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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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Rok, interesting question and excellent comment on the possibilities. If you think about it, it is both. If one starts with the premise that everything that a great improviser does is done “on purpose”, which it is, then there’s your answer. Sure, they get “lost” in the moment, but they are in control at all times. However, “quoting”, as we know, is sometimes more effective than others. Sometimes a player wants to throw in some humor (speaking of humor) into a solo and throws in a quote of a tune in a way that isn’t in context logically as you say. Great as he was, how many times do we have to hear “Mona Lisa” in a Dexter Gordon solo? To me, it often sounds forced. Quoting is most effective when it is used more organically (hate the overused word, but appropriate). For instance, and I suspect this is what you refer to: Kenny Garrett quotes twice (quoting the tune one is playing itself doesn’t count) in “Straight No Chaser”. Around 3:10 or so he quotes the beginning of “Camptowm Races” (!); then, around 4:00 or so he quotes “When The Saints ....”. Go back and notice how he starts his solo. He begins his solo with the very note that Hargrove ends his solo with. That very note happens to be the first note of the tune “Camptowm Races”. Perfect logic. These guys are brilliant. They have a huge “vocabulary” to draw from. Great clips, thanks. |
Re the intrepid poster: I just don’t see it that way. He wasn’t dismissing the old stuff at all. For some reason he wasn’t aware of the fact that the new stuff is covered here as well. I would bet that he scanned the first couple of pages of the thread (old stuff) and posted. Too quick on the draw. I prefer to give him the benefit of the doubt and get a better read on what he has to say. Are our skins really that thin? Btw, I notice you took Corea off the “list” 😎 |
Boy, that MacBride sure likes to play with noise makers: https://youtu.be/R1iav-4nAy0 https://youtu.be/cwn6dgDFJlE |
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