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
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Candidate for 'Great Jazz Album You Might Not Stumble Across:' Benny Carter (and "All-Star Sax Ensemble"), "Over the Rainbow."  Not just the title cut, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9ghNro_8eg  but the whole thing.
Very, very nice, lohe.  Big Benny Carter fan here and this one is new to me.  What a great arranger Benny Carter was!  Thanks, and welcome to the thread!

OK, you jazz “Aficionados”, put your “money” where your mouth is; let’s see what you got.  Five well known saxophone players in a typical saxophone section setting.  They each take a solo.  What’s the order of the solos?  Hint:  the players are:  Benny Carter, Herb Geller, Frank Wess, Jimmy Heath and Joe Temperley (the picture accompanying the link is not of the players on the session).

lohe, sorry, you can’t play since you presumably have the record and hence the answer; but please confirm the answers.  Contestants, don’t bother searching for clues on line, there ain’t any (that I could find) except for personnel lists.  lohe, if my answer is wrong (it’s not), I’ll eat my copy of “Breezin”.  Well, the jacket, anyway.

Take a shot.  All in good fun.

Elementary:

1 *Tenor

2 Benny Carter

3 Temperley

4*Tenor

5 *Tenor


* subject to The Frogman's First Law of "who the hell is that".  Therefore, unknowable by sound or style.

Cheers