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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
acman3
4,337 posts
 
I will be getting this on vinyl. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5Kd1w8BkZs
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frogman
7,561 posts
 
pryso, your record prioritization “system” makes sense.

**** variety is the key word -- enough difference in other releases to make more than one worthwhile for me. ****

And sometimes the variety goes to places we don’t like. Curious, do you consider this record to be an “earlier recording” and pre-“sheets of sound”. I find that Trane fans draw the line at different points of his evolution.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PL4ypuAMic-Gjk5uhLk2jxg

acman3, nice record. The most that I have ever enjoyed Cecil Payne’s playing. Thanks! I am hoping when you have the liner notes you can solve this little mystery. At first I thought there was an uncredited alto player on the session eventhough Cecil Payne is listed on alto which is rare unto itself. On the second tune one can here an alto along with trumpet and baritone playing the melody. Then later, at 20:14 the alto starts to play a one chorus solo before the baritone finishes his solo (several choruses). They overdubbed the alto unless there was a mystery alto player.

mary_jo, that’s quite a challenge! I would take you up on it, but here there is only one person with a reputation for dancing skill and that would be our OP. O-10 has been known to bust a few moves while hanging with Saharan tribes. Even so, I would much prefer to not dance seperately. I don’t have big feet; much to my wife’s chagrin 🤔.

frogman
7,561 posts
 
Oops, sorry for the bad link:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MIq4f4IASds

pryso
1,986 posts
 
frog, that was OK.  I could enjoy listening to it but wouldn't feel moved to buy the album so I could hear it on my system anytime I chose.

Also I realize perhaps I shouldn't have mentioned the "sheets of sound".  I remembered hearing that term referencing some of 'Trane's playing a long time ago and associate it with his performances with what sounds to me like simply flurries of notes.  Those are far from favorites.  But reading on Wikipedia I see that phrase was first applied in 1958.  Many of my recordings (which I do enjoy) of/with him were produced after that.  So it was a false benchmark.

My taste favors his blues and ballad work, such as "Ole'", "My Favorite Things", "Plays The Blues", "+ Johnny Hartman", "Ballads", "Monk & Coltrane at Carnegie Hall", etc.
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