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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
pjw81563
1,835 posts
 
Speaking of Django, his son Babik was pretty darn good himself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ4naGDkNSY
pryso
1,986 posts
 
You called for Joe Pass?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMNlLbRrZc0
pjw81563
1,835 posts
 
pryso,

I like Joe Pass and the other guitarists I mentioned plus many more I did not mention. I just find myself listening to Grant Green more then any other jazz guitarist.
frogman
7,561 posts
 
pryso, your point is well taken.  However, my take is that anyone who likes and knows what Cool Jazz is would not be confused and anyone who likes Smooth Jazz deserves to be confused 😊....and probably wouldn’t like Cool Jazz anyway.

Btw, Miles himself chose to call the album NOT “Birth Of West Coast Jazz”, but “Birth Of The Cool” instead.

pjw, your Lou Donaldson story about Coltrane reminded me of this.  I have posted or previously and I hope no one is offended for the obvious reason:

https://youtu.be/1Zn-P0ZH3_M
alexatpos
1,249 posts
 
Well, this jazz album is so smooth, I find it very cool.....

Personnel: Harry Edison (trumpet), Stan Getz (tenor sax), Gerry Mulligan (baritone sax), Oscar Peterson (piano), Herb Ellis (guitar), Ray Brown (bass), Louis Bellson (drums)

https://youtu.be/iu8aqbfGmak
https://youtu.be/S0sEOTOZmD0
https://youtu.be/1-Np8XUP6Lg

Paul, I like Green very much, but if I had to choose favourite guitar player, I guess it would be Burrell.

Op, regarding sound quality, it depends very much on the way it was uploaded to ytube.
Of course that you can hear the difference, (on web) but that does not mean that actual recordings will sound that good (or bad)
Often, the new recordirings are more compressed than the ones made long time before.
I try to buy 'original' issues as well, but truth to be told, since all jazz is recorded long time ago, there is a limit to all that recordings.
Usually, when some album is published on some other label than original, its not even remasterd, its just a copy of an old edition.
You might just as well try that edition that Paul recommended, if its not good, you are safe, he promised to return you the money...
The Shelly Manne set is published on OJC label, few times I bought albums that were just plain copies (recorded on cdrw disc) with poor stickers and cheap copy of artwork, so no guarantee there either.
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