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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
schubert
7,386 posts
 
I was more than once about to say Jo Stafford in a few discussions on here but did not as I thought nobody had ever heard of her.Her she is with Ella for creds .Her beautiful younger voice on " Moonlight in Vermont " sold millions in a country with
a third the population of today. It is a masterclass in breath control and hit every note dead center.Right there on You Tube . She wasn’t Ella but who was..With her perfect pitch she wasn’t embarrassed.


https://youtu.be/ctyT-9o4Vl0?t=3
orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 

Here are the lyrics to "Angel Eyes". Whether it's an instrumental or vocal version, we all think of the same lyrics because the song came with words. When I listen to an instrumental version of this, it can give the words even more power.


Try to think that love's not around
But it's uncomfortably near
My old heart ain't gaining no ground
Because my angel eyes ain't here

Angel eyes, that old Devil sent
They glow unbearably bright
Need I say that my love's misspent
Misspent with angel eyes tonight

So drink up all you people
Order anything you see
Have fun you happy people
The laughs and the jokes on me

Pardon me but I got to run
The facts uncommonly clear
Got to find who's now number one
And why my angel eyes
Oh, where is my angel eyes

'Scuse me while I disappear
Angel eyes, angel eyes


Hank Crawford's "Angel Eyes".


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2doxAtCfRnE


You can hear through Hank's horn, a tortured heart and a painful cry for angel eyes who's with someone else that night.

He shares his pain with people at a lounge and buys them all rounds to drink to his misspent love. "Where is my angel eyes tonight"?

I can hear Hank's horn crying for Angel Eyes, can you?

 
schubert
7,386 posts
 
frogman , if you can find time I would appreciate it if you could take a hear to the Alison Balsom post I just put on Classical Aficonados .What Pinnock can do with musicians is off the chart . Near perfect musicianship and Balsom is the most beautiful musician I have ever seen .


O-10 a dead man could hear the misery if he knew the lyrics .You can't do an experiment on your self before and after the lyrics,  I honestly don't know if I could know myself .
That Hank is a play 5  times in a row for me . You guys who know jazz will get me in the poor-house yet looking for that vinyl !
acman3
4,259 posts
 
Love Hank's version, love these too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ex73GrSTlg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If77_P8v7iE
acman3
4,259 posts
 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMT01czdwFg
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