Caravan is a stone Jazz standard for sure. There is not a bad version of it.
Freddie Hubbard
Freddie Hubbard
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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Following in jafant's footstep and to respond to the "Caravan" posts: Ella: Sublime. It just doesn't get better than that; different yes, but not better. Arguably the best female jazz singer ever and shows why she was called, and speaking of "royalty" titles, "Queen Of Jazz". Amazing musician in every sense of the word. Pitch like few other singers, swung like hell and one of maybe a half dozen singers of either gender that doesn't make me want to turn the music off after more than just a few seconds of scatting. From the very first note of the clip it is obvious that it is Duke's (Edward's 😎) band. The sound of the saxophone section is, in many ways, led from the bottom up by the great Harry Carney's big and rich baritone sound. Fantastic clip. Hugh Masekela: Hard to listen to this after Ella. Kind of like going from the sublime to the ridiculous. Imo, one of the most overrated musicians in all of "jazz". I put jazz in quotes because a lot of what he played was not jazz at all. A lot of it was pleasant enough with its "African" flavor, but I just don't feel that a lot of his music is on a high level of skill or artistry. And his singing is worse than the already mediocre flugelhorn playing that he is known for. Not my cup of tea. Vanessa Mae: Not my cup of tea either. Pleasant enough, but for me it's musical fluff that gets on and capitalizes fom the "World Music" bandwagon. Music that relies heavily on production values geared toward unabashed accessibility and does not shy away from also capitalizing on the soloist's good looks as part of the "package". Art Blakey: Classic. Fabulous band playing Freddie Hubbard's fabulous arrangement of the tune. Great and tasty use of dissonance in the horn writing to make three horns sound like a larger group. Freddie's soloing is on fire as usual. Blakey sounds great and is in his prime. His playing got looser and more relaxed as he aged and wasn't always as incisive as on earlier records like this one. Great stuff! A couple of other favorite versions of the tune; coincidentally all piano trio versions: The tune fits his rhythmic quirkiness perfectly; probably my favorite version: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QLOlMnNVkwA An even more modern approach: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SSOdZJSIP3Q Nothing like the composer (actually, co-composer with Juan Tizol, trombonist in Duke's band) himself playing the tune; great record! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yNoLbP5s-68 |
Would like to add two more different versions, both on albums from the same guitar player. Kenny Burrell, Caravan, from 'Blue Lights' https://youtu.be/iRXdh_SFh6Q and Caravan from 'Elington is forever'.... https://youtu.be/VBj0tvV64V0 |
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