Jazz for aficionados


Jazz for aficionados

I'm going to review records in my collection, and you'll be able to decide if they're worthy of your collection. These records are what I consider "must haves" for any jazz aficionado, and would be found in their collections. I wont review any record that's not on CD, nor will I review any record if the CD is markedly inferior. Fortunately, I only found 1 case where the CD was markedly inferior to the record.

Our first album is "Moanin" by Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers. We have Lee Morgan , trumpet; Benney Golson, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie merrit, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

The title tune "Moanin" is by Bobby Timmons, it conveys the emotion of the title like no other tune I've ever heard, even better than any words could ever convey. This music pictures a person whose down to his last nickel, and all he can do is "moan".

"Along Came Betty" is a tune by Benny Golson, it reminds me of a Betty I once knew. She was gorgeous with a jazzy personality, and she moved smooth and easy, just like this tune. Somebody find me a time machine! Maybe you knew a Betty.

While the rest of the music is just fine, those are my favorite tunes. Why don't you share your, "must have" jazz albums with us.

Enjoy the music.
orpheus10

The problem with "current" jazz is that somebody defined what jazz had to sound like in order for it to be "jazz", and that's what shot the horse in the leg. "You know what they do to horses don't ya". Who might I ask gave anyone the authority to define jazz.

When I was restricted to FM radio, and current jazz for 3 days, it sounded good the first day, not too bad the second day, by the third day I wanted to throw the radio out the window; that's because the 3rd day sounded too much like the first day. Maybe the guy who defined jazz does not have the required originality to come up with something new that sounds good himself.

While I stated one problem with current jazz, it suffers from the same problem as the entire globe has "not enough money". I also find that when an individual's personal financial situation is secure, he can't understand other financial situations that are not secure. More people are on wobbly financial ground than at any time in my life, and that's because each successive administration plays with the numbers to make himself look good, and that's been going on for 30 years.

No, No, No, I absolutely do not want to go into a debate about these things, it's just that my mind went from one thing to another; kind of like "Dis, Dat, and De udder"

In regard to your current picks, while Oscar Peterson is Mr. piano, he always played too many notes for me, besides that, I'm in the "Hard Bop" camp; never the less I'm also a a big "Clean Head" fan, saw him live, and that was when people went to a night club to see one of his favorite jazz musician.

Duke Ellington and Count Basie were just too much for words. Although I was never a big band fan, I got to have that; it's on order. For me, it captured a time gone by when I was too young to go to night clubs, and when I heard something like this on the radio, I wanted to speed time up, now I want to reverse it.

Enjoy the music.
Chris Hogwood died yesterday. Some of the oldest CDs I have, are of him conducting The Academy of Ancient Music. Mozart Symphonies. Another one that I was introduced to by Stereo Review.

Cheers
Arabian Jazz:

I guess all things are possible.

Interesting read.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_music

She tries to distance herself, and her music from the West(USA), while playing it. Very amusing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuj8lrE-9Qs

Not bad. At least it sounds Mid-Eastern. Mostly.:) And they do have a sax player.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETpmy_UFdzc

Cheers
****it's just that my mind went from one thing to another; kind of like "Dis, Dat, and De udder"****

It's call Attention Deficit Disorder.

O-10, after reading your post I am not sure what Jazz 'camp' you are in. Are you saying current Jazz is too inclusive, tolerant and accepting, or not inclusive enough?

You are welcome to join Wynton and me, at "Save Our Music"!!:)

Cheers