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

Modern jazz, while being music, is also a form of communication above and beyond all spoken languages; that's why Bobby Timmons "Moanin" can communicate with people everywhere around the world, no need to speak English, this tune is communicated in the language of music, it's universally understood around the world.


          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNjRQo-zpKA


This "music" is communicating "down and out".


          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv9NSR-2DwM



Modern jazz communicates a range of thoughts and emotions that can not be communicated by the best linguist in whatever language; all you gotta do is listen.
Music is the universal language, in that everyone hears music and likes / dislikes it, and understands what's being said,  the problem is, are we all understanding the same thing.   We don't have to, for it to be universal.   The emotional response is what makes it universal.

Cheers

Frogman, why do you always, 100% of the time, misinterpret my words? If you wish to engage in a conversation, let us do so.

I was comparing two different points of view. While I comically referred to "Juilliard", one of the most prestigious schools in the nation, I meant no harm.


How sad that the level of insecurity and emotional reliance on being “top dog” (to use his term) is so high that it can cause an individual to stoop to such a level of negativity and condescension. Instead of, at least, simple respect for a different point of view; or, at most, use it as an opportunity to learn something new, the approach is, instead, to demean in an effort to pump oneself up. Once again, it becomes obvious that for some it is not really about love for the music; but, instead, love for how much they want to feel that they “love” the music; a calling card.



Forgive me Frogman, I had no idea I was doing all of that, it was certainly not my intention.

I didn’t know that I was emotionally insecure; I’ll have to check the budget and see if I can afford a psychiatrist, they are very expensive you know.

In regard to KOB, you are proving everything I stated; you are taking the stance that it’s objective and one should automatically regard KOB, as the best jazz ever; while I’m saying each listener should reserve that decision for him or herself.

All of those people who spoke, spoke for themselves, and when I speak, it’s for me; I don’t allow other people to speak for me.


Frogman, on this entire Agon forum, audiophiles can talk for days about this speaker or that speaker, but as you know, mine are custom made. If my rig is designed for me, why shouldn’t my collection be the same?
 The emotional response is what makes it universal.

Rok, maybe you said what I was trying to say?

Frogman, there have been albums on the last two pages that are contenders for being better than KOB. But as I stated, it's not for me to decide for others, they decide for themselves; I'm not a "Guru".