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
Hair:

Those long hairs sure liked to wear the military stuff.   I see one with a fatigue shirt with the 1st Cav patch.

Great music, songs and tunes, but to me it represented anarchy.   When I was young, I was more into Motown.   Love not politics.

Cheers

Rok, back then, I led a double life; by day I was with the suited crowd that looked out from tall buildings at any protest with disdain, and by night I was getting high with the protesters.

"Hippies" anarchy; you are an alarmist. I had two major goals; get high, and get to work on time, because if I didn't get to work, I couldn't get high. While I had beliefs, I didn't get bent out of shape about them.

Today, these times are "infinitely" worse than those times. Then, there were neighborhoods to be avoided, now there are entire cities to be avoided; too many to list.

Anybody who believes the unemployment figures believes in Santa Claus; there are far too many people suffering who played no part in the reason for their suffering; they were born in the wrong place at the wrong time. A number of places could be the wrong place, now is the wrong time. Some of those places are open air insane asylums.