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

Sons of Kemet:

Was that a song or was the playback thingy stuck? Seems as if they played the same thing over and over.

On Impulse?? The label that Coltrane built?!?!? Blasphemy!!

Cheers

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Sons of Kemet- "My Queen Is Harriet Tubman" is boss; I can't quite find a camp or category to put it in, and that's good, it means it's original.
Some great playing on this album by Jeep and Wild Bill Davis on the organ:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUe650EIK78

Les Spann: guitar and flute!
Sam Jones: bass
Louis Hayes: drums

I have all of the Johnny Hodges/Wild Bill Davis recordings and the newer remastered discs sound great.

Grant Green and Kenny Burrell play guitar on 2 of the discs


Kamasi Washington's music was like a breath of fresh mountain air; no pollution, just pure clean music.

I haven't heard music that I could get lost in, in a long time; this music takes me to places that I have never been but always wanted to go.