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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
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alexatpos
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Frogman,i think its possible that you have mistakken kaz for katz....
https://www.fredkaz.com/bio.html


frogman
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Yikes!  More later.  But, thanks anyway.
frogman
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Well, Alex, that explains why I couldn’t find the album you posted in his credits.  Please note that in your post with the clips you wrote Fred Katz, not Kaz; that was the beginning of the confusion.  Anyway, not a total loss for me since I was able to rediscover Fred Katz.  Re Fred Kaz:

The crazy thing is that there are a lot of parallels between the two different players.  Both were film composers, both Classically trained and how they started, and both had an interest in Eastern music.  

My earlier comments about his piano playing also apply.  There is nothing “wrong” with his piano playing.  He certainly has good “command” of the instrument as you point out, but I don’t think he is an exceptional piano player nor stylist.  He has a certain swing feel and general approach that is not, as you say, rooted in the blues; what some, fairly or not, refer to as “too white”.  As with Katz I find his compositions more interesting than his piano playing which is good, but not anything that I would consider exceptional.  In the clips you posted the compositions are the focus, IMO.  In fact on the third clip, “Sand”, there is not one single note that is improvised; it is entirely through composed.   Still, interesting musician.  I’m glad to have learned about him.  Thanks for that.
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