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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.
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.
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No reflection on how I feel about the content of your post, O-10; but, that was perhaps your best post here. It read like a good jazz solo; but, I digress. I hope that you are, ultimately, not one who is capable of pulling the trigger. The flaw in your argument for clemency for the Queen Bee is that those who are, in fact, capable of pulling the trigger are too self-absoberd to deserve clemency. Their "love" is not what it should be...selfless. Imo. Not sure that his solo on this recording is what "gave (Coltrane) a hit record", but Lee Morgan sounds amazing on this; a real classic: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S1GrP6thz-k |
Frogman, your evaluation of my posts mean a lot to me. There is a very thin line between a true crime of passion and cold blooded murder. The nicest sweetest people who would never commit the crime of murder, have in essence done so in an instant when their lovers said the wrong words; but of course we're talking primarily lovers in their twenties. "There is no way I would ever marry you"; that one sentence has gotten more men killed, I even knew one of them. Back to the music: that solo is exactly what I'm talking about. There are many other solos by Lee Morgan on other records that drew my attention when I was casually listening, and remarked to myself, "That trumpet sure is bad", only to discover it was Lee Morgan. Enjoy the music. |
This is a 'legendary' record from the past that I haven't heard for a long time; "No Room For Squares" Hank Mobley, where Lee Morgan produces some fine solos. You pick out the best one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xcq_zg-Zw5k&list=PL0C6579B036180F3A |
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