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
I believe I saw Miles more often than anyone else.  In addition to a couple of times at the Minor Key (quartet/sextet), also both the Detroit and Saugatuck Jazz Festivals, in Hawaii at Punch Bowl in the mid-'60s, and lastly in San Diego in the mid-'70s.

For that last one when we walked in the stage was arrayed with big speakers and amps.  The crowd at the Civic Theater was a near sell out but almost half the audience left at intermission.  That was after the conversion to electronic-Miles but many in attendance apparently weren't prepared for that.
Good afternoon pjw81563,

thank you for the song! Great artist, Annie.

p.s.
It's six hours of time difference, about 16 h at your place now, +6 here. This now reminds me of...(if there are any blondes here, I will kindly ask you to skip the post)

Time difference

A blonde called a telephone operator.

Blonde: “Could you tell me the time difference between Singapore and London?”

Operator: “Just a minute…”

Blonde : “Thank you” puts down the phone

***

pjw
Sorry I did not fully explain myself. I don 't want to sell any o f my SM collection I just mentioned them in case you were interested about information on other SM  titles/groups in future. For now you h ave plenty SM to listen to. L et me kno w what you think. Been a SM fan 40+ Years.Alvin Lee was surely a guitar virtuoso who belongs with Jeff, Jimi, Eric, Jimmy Page.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGbi-_vQ2sk
Pryso, respect....Frogman, not bad, either...

Just to mention, saw Pat Martino alive, couple years back...Paco de Lucia too, with sextet...
Than, of greats, McCoy Tyner with Latin all stars,Frogmans very favourite Michael Brecker, Abbey Lincoln, Randy Weston,Charlie Haden,Joe Zawinul sindicate...
More interesting, all of them and some more in my hometown...

Reuben Wilson,Fred Wesley, Marc Ribot, Manu Katche,  Trilok Gurtu are also comming to mind...

But than again, I enjoyed the Gorillaz, Massive Atack, Stereo McS and Nick Cave, as well...

Also, I missed some that I have already bought tickets..
If I may share a story, for one such 'sad' ocassion...once I bought a ticket for a Ernest Ranglin and Monty Alexander,performing  together...
https://youtu.be/H0tpI4Y4W7I
The concert was a part of their world tour, at time held in Berlin. To cut long story short I was dating a girl for a few years, that lived in Berlin and I was quite often there...and vice versa....at the time of that particular concert I was already there week before, visting (my turn) and was very excited looking forward to see them...
One evening we went in a quarrell and after sleeples night, in the morning I was leaving Germany, heading home...eventually we get back together again, but I never managed to forget about that concert,ha,ha...