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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
orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 

Rok, it seems that you selected everybody's favorite Christmas song from around the world, I'm going to give you some alternate versions;


          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1HJGawdmyM


My favorite;


          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei1O04PlDHM
crwindy
121 posts
 
Thank you all so much for recommending Audra McDonald. Just finding her and enjoying her music very much. 

orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 

I want to play a game. Now in order to play this game, you have to be the real deal, you can not be a fake aficionado, you have to be the real McCoy. This game requires as much sensitivity as the musicians who create this music.

Normally I make a statement like, "In my opinion" before stating something, but this time I'm going to make statements that I consider "definitive"; objective statements.

In order to play this game, you can agree with me, or make statements that you consider equally definitive, and more objective. You must also post a link to illustrate your statement.

This is about the fewest notes in jazz that have said the most. So that we don't get off track, I will state a time frame, but if you think of something just outside of that time, that's cool too. My time frame is from 1955 through 1960.

The tune I pick is "Moanin" and the pianist is Bobby Timmons.


            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv9NSR-2DwM


The first one minute of this tune established Bobby Timmons as the artist who could say the most with the least amount of notes for all eternity.


crwindy
121 posts
 
Shirley Horn also uses "empty space" to make musical statements.
pryso
1,928 posts
 
Well o10, we know Oscar Peterson is out of contention in this game.

And while I agree the Timmons selection is great, here is the most "economical" pianist I know of.  It seemed like on some tunes you could "Count" his notes on two hands.  No matter if he simply sat at the keyboard, his band was always swinging hard!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FcWW-fMt90
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