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

I'm not exactly an art critic, but I have spent a lot of time at the St. Louis Art Museum;


          https://www.google.com/maps/uv?hl=en&pb=!1s0x87d8b5576e47b955%3A0x97a4b1dc139c963a!3m1!7e115!4sh...


As I recalled, I liked the Dutch Painters;


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwJmO3I9lWw


I don't know about Randy Westons philosophy, but I certainly liked his music. I didn't hear as much Africa in that music as the cover might indicate; just a touch of North Africa, but not too much, sounds primarily like hip jazz.

I don't think that cover would be hung in the Art Museum, but as I stated, I'm not an art critic.
Great art clip.   The Dutch were truly Masters.  The detail is amazing.

Cheers

When I lived in the city, there was a film festival that was held at night in the Art Museum, and my wife didn't want to go, so I had to go it alone, and some very strange, even scary things occurred that night on my way to the museum.

As I was driving down one of the main thoroughfares, I coincidentally changed lanes several times as a car a few lengths ahead of me changed lanes. (I hope that guy doesn't think I'm following him) He turned left on N Kingshighway Blvd & Natural Bridge, and so did I (that was the way to the Art Museum). We drove a long way down Kingshighway before he made a right turn off Kingshighway and I kept going straight.

After this I breathed a sigh of relief; don't need some paranoid dope dealer to think that I'm following him, those guys shoot first and ask questions later.

I drove for a mile or two before I reached the turnoff into Forest Park, inky black dark at night Forest Park. Boy am I glad I'm not still coincidentally following that same car into this deserted park at night. The next thing I know, this same car appeared a few car lengths ahead of me in this dark deserted park; that's when my pulse began to race and I could hear my heart beat. Fortunately, he sped up and disappeared out of the park, we were both thinking the same thing; he thought I was following him, and I thought that he thought I was following him when I was just trying to reach the Museum which was in the park.



While Paul Desmond’s "Taste Of Honey" is so sublime that I must have it, I don’t think it captures the intended spirit of the tune. I think the spirit of the tune should be seductive, like Woody Herman’s; one can not stop with just one taste of that honey, it always calls for just one more taste of honey.

It has always been interesting to see how the same music affects us diferently.
As much as I like Woody Herman’s Taste of Honey, I agree with pryso here. Melancholy would be the word I am searching for. And this feeling lives in Paul Desmond’s album. Suitable for the ancient history. Well, it is ancient.

The seductive tune I would patch to later times or even better, to present time. Something like this is coming to my mind. Hm, good verb though.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EmlOh4uNpLU

I saw this tune for the first time when you posted it I think about year ago. Nope, about two years ago...

"Melancholy", a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.

"an air of melancholy surrounded him"



"Sublime", of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe.

"Mozart's sublime piano concertos"



If we combine both of those words, we get "Beautiful sadness"; is Paul Desmonds "A Taste Of Honey" a beautiful sadness, or a sad beauty?



Now let us examine other aspects of the song;


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


      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4glzb5lVnzA


I conclude that which ever version you like the best is the best.