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
schubert thanks for posting thanks for posting Trish clowes. I listened to the entire album and liked everything except for one vocal cut. Unique approach to the music neither inside or outside but walking a fine line between both. I like her approach to the group concept and her soloing. each song seems to have an air of mystery to it. I cannot I cannot find any WDR big band recordings on CD with Karolina Strassmeyer in the band. Damn would like something in my collection. Love her sound on sax.
nsp, Dr. Lonnie Smith and Lonnie Liston Smith are two people. Both play the Hammond B 3 but the Dr. is the more well known of the two. 

The Dr. playing a My Favorite Things live .I have the studio disc Afro Blue but I could not find any of the songs off the studio version on You Tube either.

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

Lonnie Liston Smith 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92Xz87WGa0c


alex, thanks for all the Akiyoshi clips , had forgotten just how good she was.Ditto for  Doc Severinson .
pjwThanks for the clarification i didn't mean to merge two artists into one. Lonnie Liston Smith playing acoustic piano on that first Lonnie Liston Smith playing acoustic piano on that first cut Sun Beams was great.
 I found another Trio album led by Pat Metheny this time with Billy Higgins on drums:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol33IdtDL4Y 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUzJRf72aYg