Frogman, when I heard Maiden Voyage in 66, there were no lyrics, just music.
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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I think that lyrics for Round midnight are very well suited. That, together with Angel Eyes would be my all time favourits, for certain mood. Today found and ordered few albums that I had on ’pick’ for some time. Oscar Petitford’s ’Manhattan jazz septete’ from 1957. https://youtu.be/IwV1K7X1HXo https://youtu.be/EIIhYAZ-aPs Barry Galbraith’s ’Guitar and the wind’ from 1958. https://youtu.be/vrPtqDJHTkw https://youtu.be/G1YtBT8LTM4 https://youtu.be/QBtmI-6brys Hal McKusick quartet (again Galbraith on guitar, four albums on this edition) https://youtu.be/XlO9IBcSIy8 https://youtu.be/laATMDDBtac https://youtu.be/d5GmfSFnyTk https://youtu.be/UySlkybHzZA |
This is off the charts for the fans of Fela Kuti. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie_(album) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFOc9N1kXKA |
Most jazz tunes are wordless music, it's only much later on that someone comes up with words for the tune. According to Frogman, Thelonious Monk originally wrote these lyrics for "Round Midnight" Since you went away, I missed you. Every hour, I wish to kiss you. You are in my dreams always. I need you so. You are my own. Still, I am all alone, longing, waiting. I love you so, darling. This is why I’ll go on believing you’ll be standing by my side sooner than I realize. I need you so. I have been listening to jazz all of my life, and this is the very first time I heard that. He even gave us a long story about how the song was originally called "I Need You So". You'll have to ask Frogman how the words changed to what we are now familiar with. When I hear music that normally has words, I still hear the words. When those of you who prefer words to "Round Midnight" and "Maiden Voyage" hear those tunes, do you still hear the words when the music is played without them? I find that words trap you into the same scenario even when you're listening to the music without the words, you still hear them. It begins to tell 'round midnight, midnight I do pretty well till after sundown Supper time I'm feelin' sad But it really gets bad 'round midnight Memories always start 'round midnight Haven't got the heart to stand those memories When my heart is still with you And ol' midnight knows it too When a quarrel we had needs mending Does it mean that our love is ending? Darlin', I need you; lately I find You're out of my heart and I'm out of my mind Let our… I don't want to be trapped into those lyrics every time I hear "Round Midnight", even when there is just beautiful music without words. Not only that, but if I were in that situation, I would be looking for a replacement round midnight, that's why I think it's a girls thing. When I was younger, the girls I met didn't like jazz and they called it music without words. And for the most part, I can live with that; the words are usually written for the music with words at the same time as the music, not years later. Just yesterday is the first time I was made aware of the fact that there were words to "Maiden Voyage"; thank God I never heard them before; then I would be hearing those same words every time I heard "Maiden Voyage". I find aficionados are highly individualistic, but there's room for us all. Who knew?! Who knew that Sassy, Ella, Carmen, June, Betty and.....weren’t aficionad(a)os? No, they're "Divas". |
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