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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.
orpheus10
frogman
7,561 posts
 
****In the case of East Coast, West Coast, don't get locked down to geographical area; while Lennie Tristano's studio was in New York, the music was strictly "West Coast".****

Precisely why I prefer to (and did) refer to the style as "cool school" not West Coast; really interchangeable.

Alexatpos, Brew Moore. Nice! Very soulful player out of the Lester Young school. Love his tone.
alexatpos
1,249 posts
 
Frogman, Brew Moore has a very nice tone, but I like the trumpet sound of Tony Fruscella as well, in fact he was the reason I searched for that album. Like so many others, he never made it, his personal problems were probably too overwhelming. By the way, I am reading old posts here, and yours are really educative.
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chazro
635 posts
 
I've always believed in the East/West coast sound/style difference. Of course this doesn't mean ALL the music can be automatically categorized as such but yeah, it exists. Not only in Jazz. I believe it's also applicable to Rock, Latin, and Rap. I think Big Bands are particularly revealing of their geographic's. It occurs to me that when I think east coast/west coast, in truth I'm thinking NY vs. LA.
frogman
7,561 posts
 
Excellent observation re big bands and absolutely true. It's hard to imagine the sound of the Thad Jones/ Mel Lewis big band originating in LA; or that of the Terry Gibbs big band in NY.
schubert
7,386 posts
 
Every thing good in USA started either in New York or Minnesota.
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