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

You have a vivid imagination and I have an excellent memory; we can travel many years into the past when we were both quite young and visit one of my old haunts with the most sophisticated atmosphere and the best live music; we might even be serenaded by Trane and Johnny Hartman, who knows?
 our problems would be solved.


When all this ends,  and it will end.  all the problems will remain.   When I  used to attend Officer Professional Development Courses  in the Army, we would often get management experts from Corporate America to give us lectures.

All said this at the very start of the course:
The First Step In Problem Solving, is to "STATE THE PROBLEM". 
We can't even do that, so what chance do we have of solving anything.

Cheers

Many years ago, there was a man who stated the problems and attempted to solve them, but they assassinated him; no one wants the problems to be solved.
alex, that Beatles song is not  allowed in USA for copyright reasons ,
    The other is fuzzy on my computer but I believe you.