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

All Hollywood/western BS. Without a doubt, you must be speaking of "Les Baxter".


      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDMI7ez0NZo


I thought it sounded pretty good, but it most certainly was not authentic.




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Kenny Dorham highlights Stereophile's jazz review for January 2018; they give him 4 out of 5 stars for his "K. D. Is Here". He died at 48 in 72.

If "Stereophile" has to go back to the 60's for music, I don't feel at all lame for not finding "new jazz".

I like this album a lot; it's like being with one of my old flames, I get a warm comfortable feeling, this music is good jazz personified.


          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKyt1nqpnNc&index=2&list=PLpqsnWtrepGqfeaVbHQYyfIR6PIGsvvby

Pryso, I saw Albert King almost every weekend, 59, 60, at the Club Manhattan in E. St. Louis; Ike and Tina Turner appeared at that same club, just prior to when Albert King was there.

The sound of his guitar is so familiar to me; I could tell when I first heard Stevie Ray Vaughan, that he had spent a lot of time with Albert. .
@orpheus10 
Les Baxter:

Did you notice the comments under the clip that compared him to, or said they were reminded of Stravinsky?    We all know Stravinsky, don't we?   He's that guy that ranks right up there with Mozart!!!  Les Baxter is in tall cotton indeed!!

Cheers