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

When I was going out a lot, it seems that almost everywhere there was live music, there was an organ, and that is the only instrument I can think of that can not be adequately reproduced on recordings, or maybe I'm too aware of the reduction in dynamic range because I became accustomed to live organ.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ch6JA5isa8


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlxxmNP2MKw


The organ solos on these cuts would be mind blowing if you heard them live, but recorded, the dynamic range has to be compressed.

Acman, there are things we discussed that are between me, you and the gatepost, and the gatepost don't talk. We'll just have to let everybody else guess about that statement.