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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
orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 

I saw both Groove Holmes and Jimmy McGriff live, but not together,in the 60's. Until you hear giants like them live, you ain't heard nothing.

Organ is the one instrument that the recorded media can not reproduce, the dynamic range and the frequency, go to such extremes live, that recorded media can not reproduce it; consequently, your imagination has to take over, but it does a good job.
schubert
7,386 posts
 
Well fellows its silly to say without hearing them live ,but, both are masters and while I suspect McGriff is a better overall player , I don’t hear him swinging like Holmes .

Great album in any event , sidemen are outstanding .

schubert
7,386 posts
 
A LOT of folks went to school on this jazz giant !https://youtu.be/lGLpczTtnEM
pjw81563
1,835 posts
 
alex a few years ago after I purchased the Jimmy McGriff album "Giants Of The Organ In Concert" I liked it so much I bought 3 more McGriff albums including "The Worm" 

Anyway I liked O'Donel's playing so I searched and bought the following disc which is pretty darn good, IMHO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rd8yJfnyozk&list=PLPIqvlnadfCzjUSQZGpjzAR9Pw_YPOpub

O'Donel Levy does have some recordings with him as a leader but I don't have any of them. The LP cover of his "Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky " release is quite revealing.
frogman
7,562 posts
 
Wonderful Tristano clip. Amazing player and one the most interesting and unusual jazz voices. That walking bass line in the left hand is incredible. Very different and unique harmonic concept and general approach to jazz that some critics considered “cold”. Funny, how the concept of “studying and learning” jazz concepts is derided by some self-proclaimed purists when so many of the giants, as you point out, went to Tristano (the first to teach Jazz concepts) to expand their knowledge of harmony and improvisation as a necessary step to take their own playing to the next level.

One of Tristano’s disciples. I find that one has to leave behind a lot of our preconceived notions of what Jazz is “supposed” to be like in order to “get” playing like this. The connection to Tristano’s approach is more than obvious:

https://youtu.be/LAufCG4rH6o


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