Try to listen to some McCoy Tyner today.
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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Where does music come from? It comes from musicians. Where do musicians come from, specifically jazz musicians, the likes of Roland Kirk, Bobby Timmons and Charles Mingus? They have stretched all the words pertaining to "creativity". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahsaan_Roland_Kirk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Timmons https://www.google.com/search?q=charles+mingus&rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS858US858&oq=charles+mingus&am... These are the cuts that first brought Roland Kirk to my attention. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWPUKskCv7E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp_YRl1qWTk. I crown Bobby Timmons the King of jazz soul for his tune "Moanin" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNjRQo-zpKA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTMVmHUgzEs] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9azrAX45kY Chales Mingus album "Mingus Ah UM Charles Mingus" has gone down in jazz history as a classic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7hoX7golZI&list=PLiN-7mukU_REK9zBMvZoNERNvhovxnsE5 Before we examine the musicians themselves, let us examine their incredible music starting with "Rashan Roland Kirk". In each case, the music could be transformed into a short story, or a painting. "Short story; "She did it, she did it; she made him fall madly in love like he never dreamed he could fall before". Bobby Timmons "Moanin" is self explanatory. "So Tired"; a man looking for a job, and he's so tired, but he has to keep pushing until he finds one. Or, the myriad of other things that one can be in pursuit of that will not let one rest until it's found; it could be peace of mind. Mingus's works are tone poems in themselves. Let's go back to the original question "Where did they come from?". Since I gave a link to their biographies, you can draw your own conclusions and tell us your conclusions. |
Seeing Glen Moore's name in o10's post about made me think of Oregon, which then led to this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld9VEgOvjsI |
frog, before dad married my mother he had a part time gig in a dance band playing a C melody sax. As you might guess that was during the '30s when they were popular. I'm not aware of many (any?) sax players using those today. I imagine with the size of Dr. Cohen's collection he likely has one though. Anyway, it was dad's love of jazz from the late '20s to the swing bands from WW 2 that gave me my history lessons in that music. Admittedly that was subconscious at the time as I didn't care for much of it then. But years later I grew to appreciate that foundation as I could hear the influences in what developed afterward. Then too I discovered I really did love music from such as Louie Armstrong and Jack Teagarden, as I've confessed here before. |
McCoy Tyner passed at 81; https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mccoy-tyner-jazz-pianist-dead-81-963903/ |
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