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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
alexatpos
1,228 posts
 
Hope nobody will be offended, but Bennett somehow does not touch me.
I could try to explain it better, but his singing I find to be ’light’. I have one his album, with B.Evans, but did not listened it much. Is it a tone, or a lack of expression (imho), but I just could not develop an affection for his singing.
I tryed, just to add, in my defence.

I respect Sinatra, but like Dean Martin more. Than again, Sinatra ’at the Sands’, with Count’s orchestra is a great album.
He was perhaps arogant, but seems to have feeling for self-irony

https://youtu.be/tro3r_DKDdY

Of course, we have mentioned Nat King Cole and J.Hartman, but maybe Lou Rawls was not mentioned often...

https://youtu.be/PFcmcH1DN2k

https://youtu.be/INKTkkLNAdk
alexatpos
1,228 posts
 
Listening now and the hour is just about right....

Illinois Jacquet ’Round midnight’ from ’The bues, thats me’ album,r.1969.

https://youtu.be/Ixc2BNuTURM

https://youtu.be/Mo4bkJDhD3g
schubert
7,386 posts
 
Can't see why anyone would be offended alex . Taste changes with age and experience in any event . 

I wore out several Jacquet  albums to include that one . Walks that thin linebetween blues and jazz better than anyone I've heard .
I keep our Jazz station on all the time in my car . Just last week the DJ played some Lou  Rawls and I was surprised how good a voice he had .DJ  said  doesn't get much play because he is thought of as a r&b/ blues
artist   though he did some good jazz stuff .
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