"Alex I'm still waiting on your A. Cohen concert review...….."
20$ that he did not like it...
Who is in?
:-)))
20$ that he did not like it...
Who is in?
:-)))
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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Great stuff, all! Thank you!! If forced to choose my favorite jazz pianist I am afraid that the spot would have to be shared by two players: Bill Evans and Red Garland (deliberately in alphabetical order). In many ways extremely different players. To me, Evans was very introspective, sophisticated and with a gentle, almost feminine (sorry, mary_jo) touch. Garland is a little more forceful and has a very fun and rollicking sense of swing; what nsp correctly referred to as “impeccable sense of swing”. Then there is that distinctive pianistic technique that he pioneered of playing a solo sometimes entirely using “block chords”. Interesting, but typical, that Miles would choose them both for his bands in spite of being so different; first Garland then Evans. There has been a lot of debate about who the real composer of the fantastic tune “Blue In Green” (Miles, KOB, 1959) was. Miles claims he authored it. There is evidence that it was Evans who wrote it; including from Evans himself who in his usual understated way (like his playing) said so in an interview. Given the little bit that I know about each of them, I think that I would put my money on Evans. Go go back in time a year or so to Miles’ record “Milestones” and the title tune composed by Miles. It was originally titled “Miles”; no absence of ego there. The band is identical to the KOB band, except that it was Garland on piano instead of Evans and Jo Jones on drums instead of Jimmy Cobb. Pay particular attention to the “head” (melody) of the tune: https://youtu.be/k94zDsJ-JMU Go back in time again (1956); a year or two to one of of my favorite Red Garland recordings. Notice the introduction that Garland plays to “A Foggy Day”: https://youtu.be/JwpD3-ojtqM Coincidence? I doubt it. I can imagine Miles and Garland talking about music, tunes and each other’s records and the subject of that little intro coming up. Miles liked to “borrow” musical ideas; probably innocently sometimes, not so innocently other times. I would bet that little intro was the genesis of the tune “Milestones”. High compliment among musicians; but, Bill Evans would never get his royalty payments. Very complicated individual Miles was. Garland with a favorite alto player: https://youtu.be/uS4dFEzn5MU |
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