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 can take the boy out of Mississippi, but you can not take Mississippi out of the boy.


When Albert King was performing in the St. Louis area, he lived in "Eagle Park Acres". That's a suburb of Lovejoy Illinois; you will think you are back in Mississippi if you go to Eagle Park Acres at night, it's so dark, that when you're driving down a road there, you'll wonder if you're headlights are still working.

He lived in a good size white house, not too big not too small, but what was striking about the place was the big front yard and the big back yard. He had planted some kind of crops in the back yard, it looked like a miniature farm. Folks from Mississippi have got to have their gardens; ask Rok, I bet he got a garden.

Albert King was my favorite Blues singer, that's because I saw him every weekend.



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