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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
 
As we come to July 1 and 4th , the birthday of 2 lands I love , this year I am praying for the sailors of both nations who died in WW II .
An American Admiral wrote in "Naval Proceedings "the American Naval bible, a now famous article that showed how the Canadian ships that took the merchant ship convoys out of the Canadian ports  to the the Russian Port Of Murmansk
when  other Navies would  not , as the lost of ships and sailors escorting the
the huge amounts of American supplies , without which the Red Army
might not been able to do the heavy lifting that defeated the Germans  were heavy .Here is what they looked like . And the Hymn of the American , British
Canadian Navies .


https://youtu.be/2dlXmuYuAYc?t=2

And the seas were at least that bad for the last thousand miles .
P.S , The American Admiral stated, that man for man , those Canadian Sailors did more in WW II to win the war than any one else .




mary_jo
1,525 posts
 
We have an open invitation to visit and hope to make it happen sometime. Sounds like a wonderful place.
You are very welcome here as well. 
mary_jo
1,525 posts
 
I was just about to answer to schubert when I saw that Ale covered pretty much all. Great.
schubert
7,386 posts
 
I think this about the best sound on a You Tube clip I have heard .
https://youtu.be/hUtHK0WD4IM?t=3
frogman
7,472 posts
 
So, what’s worse? To have to bite one’s ideological tongue and follow clearly stated guidelines in the context of an Internet forum (!?) that we choose to participate in in spite of those stated guidelines and where one interacts with (almost) complete strangers? Or, to give up the opportunity to spread the Jazz word so as not to forsake an unrelated personal principle. As a fellow Jazz lover with conservative leanings, it seems to me that it is not a particularly conservative attitude to “resign” from the thread for having to follow rules. If so, they won.

Over 1,700,000 views and God knows how many posts of examples of this great music (thanks, O-10); many (you would say “most” ☺️) of which you are responsible for. Not to mention the very principled attitude toward the music that you bring to the table. Agree or disagree on some of the particulars, there is no question that you love the music; and possibly even more importantly you understand the music and its history in some ways that some listeners never will. Music is of much higher value than the toys we play it back on. You get that.

I hope you reconsider, Rok. Besides, it’s possible your post had nothing to do with “that other thing”.

Now, where else will you see this posted; it will surely lure you back 😊:

https://youtu.be/5UBt2Ek8f1o








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