Habana is my favorite Roy Hargrove album. Gets lots of repeated listening's:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6FA5to0BKI&list=PLG7X1bcLhgVImVYs4nhADQnSzHZ1Tsew0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6FA5to0BKI&list=PLG7X1bcLhgVImVYs4nhADQnSzHZ1Tsew0
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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Miguel Zenon is a favorite of mine as well. Not Cuban (born in Puerto Rico) but nevertheless I think he’s a fantastic player/composer/arranger. "The Puerto Rican Song Book" studio session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-l-9ucvSrI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWR-HB6L8AI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mhpe7t1wa0 Live session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nntTr-uT5Q4&list=PL-QYPAh7r9fxHynEtAP8EjYFhHMzGRAwB |
Xavier Cugat was born in Cuba, but he was not Cuban; he was American Commercial all the way and he made a ton of money, plus he married the worlds foxiest women; he was even married to the "hoochie coochie" girl Charo, who said he had hootched his last cootchie and needed to rest. https://www.google.com/search?q=charo&rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS858US858&sxsrf=ALeKk011o4d585-gLhFUpZ0... |
Well, as is often the case, the truth is somewhere in the middle. First, Cugat was born in Spain, not Cuba. So, from that standpoint he was not Cuban, but his music certainly was. To say his music was not Cuban is like saying that the music of band leaders like Benny Goodman or Artie Shaw was not American Big Band Jazz and that only that of leaders like Basie and Ellington was; doesn’t fly. Sure, much of it was commercialized, but as with Jazz in the US there were different levels of commercialization designed for the masses and not necessarily for “aficionados”. The Andre Rieu analogy is not a bad one actually; but, say what you will, the music his orchestra plays is still “Classical”. Much of it is watered down and the “packaging” can be cringe worthy, but a lot of it (Strauss waltzes) is what it is and as originally composed. Rok mentions Buena Vista. I agree, great stuff. It is Cuban all the way and I agree that it qualifies as Jazz, but much of it is closer to what one could call Cuban folk music and a throwback to a bygone era (pre Cugat). The simmering hot, more aggressive brass laden salsa sound that many associate with Cuban music would not come until later. pjw, great player Zenon; been a fan for some time. And, no, no difference between Cuban Jazz and Afro-Cuban Jazz. All Cuban Jazz has a very strong “Afro” component in its rhythms. Actually, all Jazz does. Not exactly my cup of cafe; but, not Cuban?: https://youtu.be/3A0zahhdyrk https://youtu.be/kxTWdvU9eCs |
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