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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
pjw81563
1,829 posts
 
Orpheus,
 Cal Tjader is an excellent vibraphone player that is often overlooked. My favorite disc of his is the Cal Tjader Stan Getz Sextet. It is from a 1958 recording session and features one of the earliest record dates for bassist Scott La Faro and drummer Billy Higgins. Here are a couple of songs from the session:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALs8bfhB6B0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcI9pl17xm8


 
orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 

mary_jo, Rok posted a number of fantastic women in jazz; I'll try and recall them.

I brought up a lady jazz pianist that we discussed at length; her name was Mary Lou Williams, and what made her so unusual was how she changed with the times. I thought she predated the music I was into, and didn't bother to investigate; was I ever wrong; Rok agreed.

What we need is your evaluation; that's the one that counts.


      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X4r5ZioIBw


I find her interpretations unusual; take "It Ain't Necessarily So";


            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20kDIh3q928


     
nsp
653 posts
 
frogman"Invitation" is perhaps my favorite standard tune. I love the version w/ strings which opened the movie posted by O10. I believe this song was featured in another movie from the same era but can't remember. the name.
To me the song has a certain exotic feel with an air of mystery & longing.
I had forgotten the versions you posted by Coltrane and Henderson. I own  both of those lp's .  both versions are stellar but for this listening session I enjoyed the Henderson version.
These are 2 of my favorite versions
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3pvMy9OuOIw
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1f2gSQmD5h0

frogman
7,475 posts
 
O-10, this is not a competition as you always insist on making it. Ella/Joe Pass “(not) as good as this”. Well, la-di-da!

Kurt Weill, “out to lunch”!? You missed the point.  A very important point and not at all unusual that you missed it.  Once again, you unfortunately demonstrate that you often let your asessment of music be governed by factors other than its merit or points of interest. Unfortunate; especially coming from a “connoisseur”.  

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mn423hPa2bk.




frogman
7,475 posts
 
We sadly lost the great Geri Allen recently.  One of the most important women in jazz of recent times:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f6qS05TZmME

In a trio setting with two other prominent current women of jazz:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=INcuvX6oudA










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