Kirk:
Now, this is more like it. Great clip. Makes up for all the noise you posted earlier.
Cheers
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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o10, your Ali Khan posts reminded me of a wonderful musical introduction and experience from many years ago. Sometime later in his career Ravi Shankar bought a home near San Diego. In the 1980s he opened his house for concerts, featuring touring Indian musicians he respected. I had been familiar with Shankar prior to that but only recently expanded my listening to other artists from the Middle East. So I attended many of those concerts and it was an appreciation expanding experience. Ravi never performed at any of those concerts although he was nearly always present. One of those artists was V. M. Bhatt, who later made a wonderful album with Ry Cooder - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKE3gDpgd2c All this was my push to explore what is now called World Music. Jazz remains my overall favored genre but I do enjoy many others too. BTW, for those with only a passing recollection of Shankar, his two daughters became well respected musicians. Anoushka Shankar followed her father and became an accomplished sitar player and composer. Her better known half-sister is Nora Jones who many jazz fans may know. (She may record on Blue Note but I won't defend her as a jazz artist.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_Bry7hN8Cw |
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