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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June Christy sounds so good late at night; she took me back to a time before I was 21, when all dreams were possible and emotions ran high. She made me remember that night I saw "The Midnight Sun"; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoUFb5KP4m4 |
"Dililah" is one of my favorite jazz tunes, and out of all the charming ladies in the Bible "Delilah" is the one I would have most liked to meet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkFSM9Frx3w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qrfUA1EwqQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6JghaB-4-M |
Today’s Listen: Dee Dee Bridgewater -- DEAR ELLA with / Duet, Trio, Combo, Big Band, Orchestra. Dee Dee’s tribute to her Idol. Excellent Booklet, that includes a picture of Dee Dee and Ella sitting together at an reception at the American Embassy in Paris, where Ella had received an award from the French State. ...."there I found an exhausted Ella Fitzgerald, sitting all alone on a couch. All the perfunctory salutations had been made, and everyone had gone off to bask in the glory of being the privileged elite invited to the embassy, where Ella was the pretext for being seen. We spoke at length about the solitude of being on the road, the hardships of absentee motherhood, the woes of keeping ones voice, the problems of remembering lyrics, due to fatigue and the constant changing of countries, hotels, venues. I remember being angered by the superficiality of the invited guest. At least that’s how they seemed to me." I like this woman. a-tisket, a-tasket https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igEkzTh_F6M mack the knife https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t40OSTPU6y8 how high the moon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvYq1Vh4PB4 my heart belongs to daddy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGcMv34fNk8 if you can’t sing it, you’ll have to swing it (mr paganini) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDb7upj-uBI Cheers Btw, Outstanding playing by the backing groups, of all sizes. |
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