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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
bsheckler
10 posts
 
Cal Tjader Sextet with Stan Getz.
It's all great, but I'm particularlly fond of "Ginza Samba".
Everybody is at their peak and its very well recorded.
The CD on Amazon sounds good.
The Download at HDTracks sounds better. 
pjw81563
1,829 posts
 
acman,

I have listened to JC's "Out Of Nowhere" the "full album" at least a hundred times. I own all of his recordings and that's one of my favorites.

I'm partial to Gene Ammons' version of "Angel Eyes" but Sonny Stitt's rendition is excellent as well.

Yesterday I watched the Showtime documentary on the tragic life of Heavyweight Champion Sonny Liston. After his 2nd controversial loss to Muhamad Ali he was dealing heroin in the seedy suburbs surrounding the Las Vegas strip.His supplier was the jazz trumpeter Red Rodney (among others).
Red Rodney was, unlike Liston, a user of heroin as well as a dealer. Red did a few prison stints for dealing and using.

Red Rodney, IMHO, is very underrated. He was a part of Charlie Parkers band at numerous times between 1945 - 54. Here is Red Rodney in Lee Konitz' band for the "Live At Laren" recording:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJxidEKin0o


Red Rodney on Charlie Parker:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z58VJmAMxA

Red Rodney with Dexter Gordon:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qlYsxkpcN0

I'm sure most of the members here have seen the famous photo of Charlie Parker and Red Rodney sitting in a booth - The skinny red headed kid and his idol

https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&id=0C0C4550103AA1ACE4C7879A7923ECB1D29D9B77&...




pjw81563
1,829 posts
 
I have been listening to my Kenny Wheeler collection a lot lately. Especially his ECM sessions. Great music. Great engineering at the ECM studio = great sonics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p096UTjQgeI&t=87s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCDBFl6Yc2c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXkyRh3Ufpc
pjw81563
1,829 posts
 
Wow! been searching around You Tube all morning and just found this gem with Charlie Parker and Lester Young playing a beautiful rendition of Embraceable You:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9cZF2dOZPM

And the best part is I found the CD of the complete session for a great price here:
https://www.discogs.com/Charlie-Parker-Jazz-At-The-Philharmonic-1949/release/1651575

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