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

Pjw, you can hear the quality of the recording on "you tube". Beginning with Alex's posts; I'm commenting primarily on the quality of the recording.

Naturally I liked Grants tune best, although Laurie and Choir had better recording quality. As long as it's not "compressed" the music is fine with me, I'm not an audio freak. I'm just pointing out the fact that audio quality can be heard on "you tube"

 






Pjw, out of all my musical experiences, the one that sticks with me most, is hearing Grant Green play for Grant Green. That's the only time I ever heard any musician play for himself. His "Feeling The Spirit" album sounds the closest to that experience, but Grant never wanders far from his inner soul.
orpheus10,


Here is an excerpt from the first paragraph of your opening post of this thread:

*********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.************

You have posted 6,768 times since then so if all CD's are much to overly compressed for you to even consider buying them (this I gathered from your recent posts on "compressed" audio) why did your OP contain those 2 sentences?

orpheus10,

Grant Green is my favorite jazz guitarist. I wonder is that such a bad thing and if the "gods of jazz" and "official aficionado's" have condemned me while shouting 

WES MONTGOMERY!!!
JOE PASS!!!
DJANGO REINHARDT!!!

I like speed and "chops" just as much as the next guy but, I like the "feeling" of Grants chords. Just my opinion.