Kawaguchi Triangle pops and sparkles but that doesn't mean I'm going to load up with it.
Sometimes I have to have greens and cornbread, or maybe black eyed peas and okra; "Soul Food"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SHdqD077yY
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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acman, thanks for those postings. Many new/young musicians I'm not familiar with. In addition, one of those links led me to finding this, a brief "school" in jazz piano by the great Oscar Peterson - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec-FrnaU0rs |
Ahmad Jamal's album "Marseille" is a winner, it grows on you, the more you listen to it, the more you like, Marseille is a name that reminds me of "Bouillabaisse"; that's a dish I had for the first time in Atlanta and could never get enough of it (everyday for lunch); too complicated for me to make, and too complicated for the other places I've been that had it on the menu. it also reminds me of "Our Man Flint" the movie. It seems the bad guy favored this dish so much that he had to go to Marseille because it was the only place that prepared it to his specifications. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epCQ7hOhdKM Bouillabaisse was originally a stew made by Marseille fishermen using the bony rockfish which they were unable to sell to restaurants or markets. There are at least three kinds of fish in a traditional bouillabaisse: typically red rascasse; sea robin ; and European conger. It can also include gilt-head bream ; turbot; monkfish, mullet; or European hake . It usually also includes shellfish and other seafood such as sea urchins , mussels ; velvet crabs ; spider crab or octopus. More expensive versions may add langoustine, though this was not part of the traditional dish made by Marseille fishermen. Vegetables such as leeks, onions, tomatoes, celery, and potatoes are simmered together with the broth and served with the fish. The broth is traditionally served with a rouille, a mayonnaise made of olive oil, garlic, saffron, and cayenne pepper on grilled slices of bread. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmSJYD88wVw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-kAvMJo08k |
Pryso, it's absolutely astounding how one jazz pianist can mimic another; Miles had a beef with Monk on a session and Monk walked. Fortunately for Miles, Horace Silver was handy. Miles asked Silver to do that "Monk thing" when comping, and till this day, I think it's Monk playing when I hear that cut on the record. Frogman said he could tell that it wasn't Monk, I don't believe him. |
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