The first song is a tip off; it's the music of Brazil, and one doesn't need to speak the language to appreciate the music of Brazil, although this language is Spanish.
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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I knew Dom Um Romao from Weather Report, and found him playing on Ms. Koorax's record, which led me to this 1964 Pablo recording by Dom Um Romao called Hotmosphere. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPNojdiFgZQ This Muse recording with Joe Beck, Stanley Clark, and Jerry Dodgion. Also, I am finding many more pretty good recordings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_2gV22EClI Any of you Latin experts know of these recordings? |
Every since my first Tarzan movie, I've been hooked on African drums; that's a long time. Whether in Cuba, Brazil, or Haiti, we're still talking drums that came from Africa. I've got this album, and I've probably got more by Dom Um Ramao; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4MWvNAo5NI I was in Cap Haitian, Haiti, riding up a mountain on a half ass (half donkey, half horse, and very sure footed). When I heard these fantastic rhythms coming from around the bend I was expecting to see some Haitian drummers that were there for the tourists; instead there were these kids, all pre-teen, beating on a steel shovel with rocks and dancing. One of them was beating on a shovel that had been abandoned by the road crew. With a rock in each hand, he was jamming the shovel while the others were dancing; they were moving like their bodies had no bones while the young drummer was beating out some mean voodoo rhythms. No matter how poor, the human spirit is irrepressible. Here is another album I have; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzVjLEzN36M The amazing thing about some drum rhythms in Brazil, you will not find them in present day Africa. My interpretation of that is; the people who made those rhythms are no longer in Africa, they all took the long boat ride to the Americas. "Authentic" Haitian drums are the most fascinating; they originated in "Dahomey"; that's a country with a history so perverse and depraved, that nobody wants anything to do with the name. Present day Benin was Dahomey, it's the home of "Vodoun". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq6UOEnsMMw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZhAxbAx72U |
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