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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
 
Just dawned on me that most would not know that it’s his monsters saxophone man Joey "G-clef "Casaseno playing "Willow Weep for Me " .My mind was on would he could get from his players..
https://youtu.be/IS9lnNP6xtg?t=2
frogman
7,561 posts
 
I just pulled into a parking lot in Margaretville, NY. Margaretville is one of the few places where a satellite connection is available for many miles. I made a quick check on you guys while listening to SiriusXM- Real Jazz. I read Schubert’s mention of Sonny Stitt while listening to Sonny Stitt’s fabulous tenor solo on this cut and thought “I wonder how Schubert’s doing?”

https://youtu.be/4Dhc-GAU1Po
mary_jo
1,525 posts
 
Good to see you back schubert.
pjw81563
1,834 posts
 
And what a great album you chose frogman. Art, Sonny and the rest of that band are truly in the category of "The Giants of Jazz"
alexatpos
1,249 posts
 
Paul, Jacquet-Webster album is knew for me, will try ro listen it.

Frogman, I know the story of Martino, its fascinating, also never heard that Blakey album, will have to check it

Regarding 'new horizons' few days ago watched documentary on tv about Jaco Pastorius, it was on ytube as well, looks like it was removed.
Here is the trailer
https://youtu.be/xYE-tm8UBSM

Anyway, I was never a fan of fusion and in fact I always wondered how such transition (from 'classic' jazz) ever happened.

Shame on me, but after I watched the documentary, I understood. Meaning, heard what the protagonists had to say about their thougts and feelings towards the music, about social circumstances and about that moment in time in general.

Its just one foreigner's opinion, by looking America from distance, but its only natural that with all that social and other changes, the music took new turns as well. In fact, it would be strange if it did not. 

I still do not like that music,ha,ha, but I understand where it comes from and it finally made sense (to me,at least)
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