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.
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.
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Today's listen: Gene Ammons -- BOSS TENOR Ray Barretto on Conga Notes: ..."his playing is a perfect (albeit weird) assimilation of two seemingly widely opposed ideas of playing the Tenor saxophone. Gene somehow manages to sound like he comes right out of both Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young, the two farthest poles in the business of playing the Tenor Saxophone"....LeRoi Jones I thought Jones was a writer / Poet. Everyone's a critic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vl4_f8Emtw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK85sqy8OLg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnAQylm5kqg Cheers |
frogman, From now on I wont assume anything I will just ask you. And, btw, I like Paul Desmond. I have 8 albums with him as a leader and of course many Dave Brubeck albums as well. Here are some I like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI7h6t3zUeI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2cTgUK3MQY&list=PLQQLNys0yJ0sI-DMKnb0JAJ49VfNYnC_d https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDjTc8GzstQ&list=PLvxWibFr0wiJmG_PfoH_rWJrssctL7MOL |
Schubert, "Cherokee" is in the domain of the "heavy hitters" like Bird and Stitt. Many people thought that Stitt tried to copy Bird, but that's not true, they just developed similar styles independently. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf9b86WWfjw |
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