Interesting post, bdp24. You mention John Hiatt. My wife is a country music fan and has been responsible for opening my ears to a lot of the more interesting country music out there. Knowing that I am a Lyle Lovett fan she bought me tickets to see Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt at the Beacon Theater just last Sunday. With Jazz and Classical being my preferred genres, I knew John Hiatt as a great songwriter and not much more. To say that I was blown away by this musician would be a huge understatement. What a singer and guitar player! Soulful and completely from the heart singing and playing. He and Lovett put on a great show trading songs and stories, but it was Hiatt that knocked me out making Lovett seem a little "lite" and affected by comparison. Great musician.
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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Ghosthouse mentions the mixed (at best) critical reception that Coltrane’s "Live At The Village Vanguard" received and the state of jazz in 1962. To me, no better example of why "critical reception" needs to be taken with a grain of salt sometimes (!) is the story behind this next recording; one of the best stories in all of jazz lore: Sonny Rollins is a giant of jazz that has gotten short shrift on this thread, imo. In 1959 he took a three year break from performing/recording in order to work on his craft, practice and improve his technique. He would go to the Williamsburg Bridge connecting Manhattan to Brooklyn and practice, alone, on the walkway sometimes for sixteen hours at a stretch...for three years. There was great anticipation leading up to the release of his next record, the appropriately titled "The Bridge". Critical reception was mixed. Not because it wasn’t a great record, but because it was expected to be much more to the "out" side of things as was now the expected trend started by records like Trane’s "Live At TVV" and, even more so, Ornette Coleman’s "Free Jazz". How ironic is that?! One of my very favorite records. His version of "God Bless The Child" kills me every time: https://youtu.be/3c3pBbmmaVw |
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More diverse "Ry Cooder"; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lnys8R2fXk&index=2&list=RDEMeaGKKsEjeInkMwOGl_8bzQ |
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