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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Thanks for all those links, Frogman. Lots to consider. re Eric Dolphy and the bass clarinet. I wish I could appreciate him more. There is something there, no doubt, but he is beyond me at this point in time. You might recall, a while back, Rok posted a B&W video of the Chas. Mingus sextet doing take the A-Train live somewhere in Scandinavia. In addition to a great Jaki Byard solo on piano, ED solo'd at length on bass clarinet (you characterized it as "wonderfully eccentric", which it was). Mingus walked off stage in the middle of it...to use the restroom I suppose. That is a fascinating clip that bears repeated watching. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xObINuHiMGI |
I’m sorry, but you can’t call yourself a Jazz aficionado if you can’t even list artists from this century. Jazz is a living, breathing art form. Wow!! On his very first post on Audiogon, he defines Jazz and gives the criteria for being considered an 'aficionado'. Which apparently, we ain't. Save The Frogman, of course. Some folks seem to think Jazz is something akin to the old teenage music listed on the 'top forty' or 'hit parade'. Everyone was famous for a while, measured in weeks. Jazz is more like Classical Music. It does not get old. It's timeless. Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Mingus, etc....... will be listened to, and talked about for centuries after those noise makers you listed (McBride excepted) are completely forgotten. In fact, most are forgotten already. The Frogman's First Law. You need to check out the Dick Clark thread. See what's 'new'. Cheers |
It seems as if the thread has become victim to the noise pandemic. Fortunately, I have a vaccine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Hbh_-IRs8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LHMNxk8DqA Listen to these twice a day until noise subsides. Cheers |
https://youtu.be/UnPMoAb4y8U ....and probably best to be leave others out of your diatribes. Tense time, so I’ll overlook this one 😊 Btw, you really think Corea will be forgotten before McBride (great as he is)...if ever? Not a chance. |
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