@schubert
Have a good and safe trip to 'The Land of The Morning Calm'.
Cheers
Have a good and safe trip to 'The Land of The Morning Calm'.
Cheers
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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Somebody say “great sax section”? https://youtu.be/LcL0Qxa7RLY https://youtu.be/EM5b_SC4hW0 https://youtu.be/EXm5tMYBCiU https://youtu.be/UOjXWKNWQDw |
Since I'm "ambidextrous", I can walk and chew gum at the same time, that makes me quite talented. (almost correct) Like Fords and Chevies, we all are products of the factories that made us: urban, suburban, rich, not so rich; etc, you get my drift. Even in jazz there are a multitude of distinctions, and who knows what determines what we like best. I would like to carry those thoughts to the players. Stanley Turrentine was born in Pittsburgh's Hill District into a musical family. His father, Thomas Turrentine, Sr., was a saxophonist with Al Cooper's Savoy Sultans, mother played stride piano, and his older brother Tommy Turrentine became a professional trumpet player. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Turrentine He was born into a factory of musicians; that could explain why he has been so prolific in regard to his out put of good music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4igZ7o75-ZM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9S-kMiNT5c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpvCGBiCxUw |
Today's Listen: Cannonball Adderley Sextet -- LUGANO 1963 This was recorded in Lugano, Switzerland, of course. The note writer, Norberto Gimelfarb, actually had the audacity to take a swipe at Wynton. "You can instantly tell what separates them: as far as I know, Cannonball only preached through his horn". "But there are common features. Cannonball carries in his approach the entire Jazz tradition as much as Marsalis does- or pretends to..." Wow!! I guess Wynton must have said or done something that irritated the 'Professor'. So much for auslander critics. The music: Lateef on sax, flute and oboe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5YC7N7biTo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mpk6AFwqhQw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew2tnZIodgw Cheers |
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