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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.
orpheus10
schubert
7,386 posts
 
Frogman ,  As great as he was I can never "get" his time ,.                  Was it different or am I just dreaming ?
frogman
7,487 posts
 
I would never suggest you are dreaming. I assume you mean Benny Goodman instead of Artie Shaw? Different? Sure was.

One could be generous and make a magnanimous judgment and say that his was a time feel that was pretty representative of the time feel of most Swing music. I know exactly what you mean and why you feel that you don’t “get” it; and, I suppose, why you don’t like it: on the front side of the beat; unlike the more relaxed, back side of the beat feel of other players. On the other hand, one could also make the assessment that he is too square. Dare I say it?.......too white. In some ways the very reason that the music of that era was so popular; it didn’t deviate too much in feel from the comfort zone of the majority of the consumers at the time. However, hard to argue with what Benny did for Jazz on several levels. Integrating black and white musicians for starters.
schubert
7,386 posts
 
No , I do like it and I much admire what he did in the race mess .
Just did not know what was what .
thanks !
I try to never give up when I get a bone , I tried for more than a year to figure out what Osmo Vanska had done to the Minnesota, got it (I think) he had /has laser control of rhythm at all times , first things first !
He is also taking our concertmaster with him to Korea . I guess it’s to be normal, he married her.
frogman
7,487 posts
 
Turn a metronome on....perfect time, but no feel. “Feel” is primarily where each player feels the pulse of music in relation to that potential absolutely perfect pulse. In real life music making there is, on either side (faster/slower) of those potentially “perfect” completely in control pulses, a certain amount of latitude before it sounds like simply bad rhythm. Where each player feels the pulse in relation to that potentially absolutely perfect pulse and how he is able to control and manipulate the subtle deviations from perfect (in either direction) is one of the most important things that determine HIS time feel. Some players play very behind the time and some very in front; and lots of in betweens.
orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 

I wish I could comment in regard to the time, but I'm not a musician, the only thing that matters to me is that which is projected; what emotional story does the music tell, without that, is it really music at it's deepest level. Yes. that would include the feel.

Can anyone analyze this;


        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHold6ylvEM
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