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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
frogman
7,532 posts
 
I love many of the post-Coltrane tenor players; and, of course, none as much as Trane himself.  However, I have a soft spot for many of the players that came out of the Swing and Big Band eras with a tone approach which was both softer edged, but very still very husky.  One of my favorites is Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis.  One of the most expressive and exciting players from that era with a wonderfully traditional and “slippery” tone approach, but with note choices that lean more to the Bebop era.  Really interesting way to walk the line between the two eras.

https://youtu.be/5Nb1GWx_tPo

Those familiar with Quincy Jones’ “Killer Joe” might recognize the great flute playing on the following cuts.  Jerome  Richardson; someone deserving more attention here:

https://youtu.be/0N_tzcg5MqY

https://youtu.be/t0I0OIAY5rc

Interesting commentary:

https://youtu.be/-6Oz10Rho4A


(( https://youtu.be/aASXNyc6xmY ))
schubert
7,386 posts
 
The greatest ïnside man save Sonny Stilt with as good a piano comp as you will ever hear .

https://youtu.be/FnsycHk8VBw?list=RDFnsycHk8VBw&t=4

Body and Soul and so it was !
https://youtu.be/neVIycqDdL4?list=RDFnsycHk8VBw&t=4

IMO Phil was beyond genre , a superb musician who also composed music masterpieces with a saxophone !
https://youtu.be/ai3oU-O4h7k?list=RDFnsycHk8VBw&t=4
Selmer 6 Myer5

frogman
7,532 posts
 
Great!

Boy, you sure do know how to get my attention. Great mp. One of the reasons that a vintage NY Meyer 5 (must be “NY”) fetches the price it does; at one time (and still) “everyone“ wanted to sound like Phil. Awesome player and composer. Besides being as great a soloist as he was, he was also one of the greatest lead alto players ever.

Speaking of Quincy Jones:

https://youtu.be/XRBwOrxDrCs

https://youtu.be/fZCeGkpPVdU

https://youtu.be/qcCO174zQl8

https://youtu.be/kcm5iDT5l-c

I have posted this at least twice before. If you want to know the history of that NY Meyer 5 (and much more):

https://youtu.be/6SJxmCzYpoo


pjw81563
1,834 posts
 
Hey frogman great "Lockjaw" selections. I have all 3 volumes of the "Cook Book" sessions plus "Smokin' (which is really volume 4) in my CD collection. All were recorded in 1958 with Shirley Scott on Organ, Jerome Richardson on flute, baritone, and tenor. I think there may have been different drummers and bassists on the session dates but "Lockjaw", Scott and Richardson are definitely on all 4 recording dates.

I like the "edginess" of Eddie's tenor playing and you can tell, like he says to Oscar Peterson, that Ben Webster and Coleman Hawkins were his biggest influences (same slightly edgy sound if that's the way to describe it)

It was interesting how Eddie said the solo's in Ellington's Big Band were unique to whoever sat in the soloist chair that night while in the Count Basie Big Band all the solo's were pre - arranged/charted.
pjw81563
1,834 posts
 
Schubert great Phil Woods selections.

You should check out the "Live at Yoshi's" album titled "Bouncing with Bud and Phil.

I have a large selection of Phil Woods in my collection but over the last 6 months I have been beefing up my Bud Shank collection. The live at Yoshi's album Bud was 78 and Phil 73 but they sound like they are in their 20's!

They both have 2 different distinctive alto sounds that complement each other well. I would say Woods is a little "smoother"

Btw did you know Bud Shank plays that famous flute solo on the "The Mamas and the Papas" 1965 hit song "California Dreamin'. Its an alto flute.
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