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

Frogman, the voices worked for me; "I can imagine a couple speeding along a narrow mountain road in their Citroen. Getz, as usual, kills on this:" I'm with you on that.

I recall a white Citroen in the movie "Diva" that would fit the bill.

Schubert, I told this story, but whatever, we go in circles.

A Sax teacher I knew 25 years ago, said at North Texas they made the classical player and Jazz players take the same bands. He said you could really hear the Jazz players individualism when playing in Concert Band, but the Concert band players, though more perfect sounding, could not improvise like the Jazz players.



Btw, we were working through a Lennie Niehaus book,"Jazz Conception for the Sax". It was a lot of fun for me, but not my dogs and cats. ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-MVbN5kNLo