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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To stress the FACT that language is primary in music . NO body can harmonize like a Bulgarian women . https://youtu.be/glPLnHKl-wQ https://youtu.be/GFtPbY4eHX0?t=1 |
Today's Listen: Ella Fitzgerald -- THE COMPLETE ELLA IN BERLIN: MACK THE KNIFE Recorded live 1960 in Berlin. The 12,000 seat hall filled to capacity, where she was was met with roaring approval. The 'notes' point out that Berlin Jazz audiences are known as the rudest in Jazz??? Seems as if the writer was booed when he emceed a Miles Davis concert in Berlin and Miles refused to do an encore number. I guess it's all about him. I tired to pick the best songs, but, they were all the best. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjbkdW9YjwQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsJig4Tus1o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOAfo3eDtt0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf-FAKzt7Lw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR1__k-BxhY On the back label of the CD, "Original recording produced under the personal supervision of Norman Granz". That guy is insufferable!! Cheers Btw, just his name was in Bold type. |
I've really enjoyed this thread, and have purchased 4 albums from Amazon today based on suggestions here. Someone mentioned that anyone can play music from a written score. That reminded me of a once- in- a- lifetime experience some years ago. My son (who was eight years old at the time) was a Suzuki violin student and played in an orchestra. The Suzuki group he was in sponsored a 10 day music institute each summer in Snow Mass, Colorado, near Aspen. The institute drew kids, and teachers, from all over the world. It also coincided with the annual Aspen Jazz Festival. That particular summer, Wynton Marsalis and the Kennedy Center Jazz Band were staying at the Hotel we were at rehearsing for the Aspen Festival. The kids and parents were invited to attend their rehearsals (if we remained quiet) and Marsalis and the band members made themselves available to the kids for questions during breaks. My son and I sat in a conference center room for three hours watching and listening to those consument musicians practice and struggle with the music. They were working on a Charles Mingus piece, the name of which I can't remember, and trying to both figure it out, and play it. The band had written scores, but more importantly, tapes of Mingus performing the piece live. The written scores did not match up with the tape performance, and Marsalis and company spent hours trying to reconcile the sources. It was truly inspiring to watch and listen to musicians at that level work through a very difficult and esoteric piece. Both my son and I marveled at the shear virtuosity of the musicians, and the talent they brought to bear on the music. Marsalis sought to capture the emotion, and energy of the piece, not just play the notes. So, anyone can play a piece from sheet music, but it takes masters of their craft to play it right. |
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