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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
nsp
654 posts
 
FrogmanLove your comments about Tony Bennett ie " the joy of singing "and" he has the smile in his sound ".Thanks for the additional Bennett  posts BTW I have compared Tony'sversion of " lost in the Stars" to Frank Sinatra's And Tony's comes out on top but I don't want to drag out this comparison I enjoy both of them on different songs.I wanted to post this song by Frank. He really feels it and makes me feel it also:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jHr5JbTeRY
Listen to his voice crack at 1:25 and again his feeling at 2:15
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schubert
7,386 posts
 
Thanks nsp .When your for real love and truth rushes in .

The more I hear Evans the more I hear a classical pianist playing jazz .
Not a bad thing . A lot of his advanced technique sounds like  Bartok to my hears .
nsp
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SchubertThat's an astute point you make about Evans sounding like a classical player. I cannot speak directly to this because I am not familiar with bartok's music. But I can tell you I have read in several places and maybe an Evans interview  that he practiced playing classical music as an exercise at home. So it stands to reason that when he played professionally this classical influence would come out in his playing. I can't speak to the similarities between jazz and classical music maybe someone like frogman  would be better for input on this matter but I do believe you are onto something regarding Bills playing.
frogman
7,557 posts
 
Bill Evans was a classically trained pianist. His training was strictly classical as a young pianist and he graduated from a conservatory with a degree in piano performance. His admitted biggest classical music influence was the music of Gabriel Faure who was one of the earliest Impressionist composers. It is often stated that the influence of Ravel and Debussy, two other Impressionist compsosers, can be heard in his playing. Schubert’s comment about a possible Bartok influence is interesting and I agree. Bill Evan’s use of dissonance is closer to Bartok’s “edginess”.

Sound familiar?

https://youtu.be/X6BbTo9JaHs
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