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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
 
Good catch on the  similarity to "Mysterioso", Pryso; I definitely hear why it reminded you of that tune.  My take is that it is actually a play on the classic Miles tune "Milestones", but this time done much much more slowly and dreamy.  The two horns each play the "Milestones"-like melody (or fragments of it) one beat apart from each other.  On Miles' "Milestones" the band plays the melody first in unison and then staggered the way they (Rhombal) do it.  I think that's were the "inspiration" for their tune came from.

https://youtu.be/k94zDsJ-JMU

On Valium (I think I'm showing my age 😊):

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1jirf4bPO5c

Man!, those guys could use a few double espressos.  I don't mean in order to play faster; I just don't find the musicianship to be at a particularly high level.   As much as I like a lot of "new jazz", in my opinion this not a good example of the better new jazz.  Thanks for bringing some new jazz to the proceedings here, O-10; always good to explore the new.   Try this:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UwHFbo76ll0

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oVne9WvVP40




acman3
4,337 posts
 
For Jafant and me. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5ggv-5s4bs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0DsCyUG_Kw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0DsCyUG_Kw
acman3
4,337 posts
 
Monk, Potter and Wolfgang Muthspiel were all very good though!
acman3
4,337 posts
 
This is what I meant to play

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pINzrMgPUcc
frogman
7,561 posts
 
Hope it's ok to crash the party 😉.  Fantastic stuff; loved it.  Thanks for turning me on to Lage and Thile (knew Collie and Meyer); beautiful players.  Talk about easy with its own brand of swing.
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