Kurt Elling - a little Vocal Jazz on this fine Spring day.
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.
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.
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There are similarities to the following two songs...Or could it be the bourbon I've been drinking.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smWzj-SXe9M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5i_y_ItAnQ |
I saw this really beautiful girl, and I don't recall the circumstances, but I saw her more than once; no, I never even met her, but she made such an impression on me that I had a dream about her in which "Misty" was playing throughout the dream; as a matter of fact, it was the most dominant factor in the dream. It was such a beautiful dream that when I woke up, I tried to go back to sleep and continue the dream. This was before I was even 21, so that was a long time ago, but I never forgot the dream or "Misty". While I'm haunted by "Misty", I hardly ever think of Erroll Garner. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap3P8Fpqay4 This song was crystal clear in my dream, and it never stopped playing; the girl resembled the one on the cover of that album. Or the cover of this album; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_KMMWTWOoc The music is beautiful, but neither one of these cuts is clear. Today, I would like to bring attention to Erroll Garner; he is an artist that I don't feel that I have paid enough attention to. Let's try "Ready Take One", an album with a slightly different perspective of Erroll; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72xe_0UayYU Misty by Sarah Vaugn; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ-JgK9h_MU No one goes wrong with "Misty" |
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