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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
1,829 posts
 
orpheus10

You are the OP of this thread. Do you really want to turn it into a sociopolitical thread?

Or shall we stick to music?

Just asking because I like your posts on music but the other stuff is not appropriate IMHO.
frogman
7,487 posts
 
It never fails to lead to this. Been saying it for a long time.

Schubert, I hope you reconsider.
orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 

Pjw, since this thread began, we have talked about everything under the sun. The way this works is that you simply ignore what you don't like and it will go away; however, it will stick around as long as you comment on it.

Quite often the "Deleter in chief" comes around without warning and deletes everything, so that's another thing you can count on.


In regard to Steve Coleman, I liked Country Bama, it was long and the way he developed the theme and worked it, made the music interesting.

I don't want you to take this personal, everyone knows how I feel about standards; when a musician plays a standard in such a fashion that it's unrecognizable, I feel they should have put a different name on it and claimed it as their own. Such was the case with "Round Midnight".
orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 
Frogman, what never fails to lead to what?   I believe Schubert can speak for himself.

I do understand why you detest any subject other than music; it's because that's the only subject you seem to be cognizant of.  
schubert
7,386 posts
 
0-10 I was talking only about American Black Musicians , Nothing else .Just time to go .
Thanks , frogman, your giving of your vast musical knowledge has no equal .  You are one of a kind .
A credit  to both your lands .






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