Circa 1959, the other (3) Jazz cornerstones are rounded out by;
Kind of Blue, Ah Um and The Shape of Jazz To Come, IMO.
Happy Listening!
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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An interesting conversation has been taking part here ...so will just shortly jump in here and jump out (it’s good for muscles), just to say hello. *** *** Little bit of Django and Debussy... Django Reinhardt - Anouman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tDkaRvNHl8 Django Reinhardt - Claire De Lune https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdjPZQnPGHA Debussy plays Debussy - Clair de Lune https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yri2JNhyG4k |
There is some cool music links on this page intertwined with an ongoing debate on racism as it pertains to music. I just googled " the difference between black and white jazz musicians and found a mountain of articles. https://www.nyu.edu/projects/sciabarra/essays/jazz.htm https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1999/02/black-and-white-intertwined/377456/ read:https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Chords-Musicians-Contribution-1915-1945/dp/0195055853/ref=sr_1_1?s=books... http://chnm.gmu.edu/courses/hist409/jazz/jazz.html And I leave you with a song, one of my favorites, not just of Lee Morgan or trumpet players in particular, just one of my favorite "jazz" songs. (the first 5 minutes and the last minute sounds like it could have been included on John Coltrane's A Love Supreme LP)...just an incredible song all the way through! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDfkkRa1VA8 |
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