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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Cuba- Guajira (best known guajira as it was meant to sound. Iglesias’ version is to Cuban music as Smooth Jazz is to Hard Bop): https://youtu.be/gdYIpvnzoW8 Mambo (by the legendary Cachao, the Cuban Charles Mingus): https://youtu.be/mHWzfbBxuZA Bolero (no, the bolero was not created by Maurice Ravel): https://youtu.be/fugRvM6s5fc Cha Cha Cha: https://youtu.be/CqBL_IFfOC4 Rumba: https://youtu.be/OkHVS-o-2-w Son: https://youtu.be/kYLwPTW0NcI Charanga (flute is fixture in much Cuban music. Jose Fajardo was the Bird of Latin flute): https://youtu.be/r49cFcNdw4w Add American Jazz and American pop to the mix from about the late ‘40s forward: Salsa: https://youtu.be/AjKVxdtHVvk Timba (.....even a little hip hop): https://youtu.be/BOVFKXMSMqA O-10’s, Acman’s and grey9hound’s great Dafnis Prieto and Poncho Sanchez’ clips do a good job of bringing things to the present. |
Good Cuban music from all. Thanks 010 for the kickstart. My favorite is Dafnis Prieto. Thanks acman for posting it. I am familiar with Poncho Sanchez but was not aware of Dafnis Prieto. I am really impressed with this drummer/arranger/educator. Needless to say I have listened to acman's selections and searched the web and found many more that blew me away. Dafnis Prieto's is a wizard on the drums and I would put him in the company of many of the best jazz drummers of today and the past. Have already ordered a couple of both Dafnis Prieto small ensemble and big band. frogman great sampling of Cuban "genres". When you have the time listen to the short documentary of Dafnis Prieto the acman posted above. It was filmed after Dafnis Prieto returned to Cuba in 2019 after 20 years away from his native land. His thoughts on genre's is very interesting. Watching the doc and listening to his opinions made me like him that much more. |
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