@acman3
Espen Eriksen Trio... NICE
Espen Eriksen Trio... NICE
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.
- ...
- 31743 posts total
pjw, yes, i recall that discussion in this thread just recently. Each of those three descriptions has a different connotation for me: Thick: rich, warm, beefy Husky: thick with some raspiness added (kudos to frogman)Gruff: thick or husky with harshness/attitude added For me, "gruff" crosses over into attitude and connotes a bit of unfriendliness or "pissed-offedness" (as in "he was gruff with me"), so I'm hesitant to use it unless I believe the player is intentionally expressing that (which they sometimes do). Thick and husky apply to sound. Gruff brings in mood. But that's just me. What we each think of when we hear these terms is going to differ. That's one of the cool things about humans trying to describe the characteristics of musical sounds using words. YouTube certainly helps us better understand each others' vocabulary. Plus I can listen to all these tracks while writing posts! |
My english does not permits me using some of aforementioned attributes so I can just post two of Johnny Griffin's albums and read your description of his tone... Do nothing till you hear from me https://youtu.be/MEE21GrPZAg The Kerry dancers https://youtu.be/frSS6Q3b13Y |
Paul, found this performance of Tord Gustavsen with 'Blue Church Choir“ That would be very nice to hear alive... https://youtu.be/VslcUtNAexg |
The most original of all the divas ! https://youtu.be/norUV0lcvXQ?t=4 Everything is a solo in wisdom . https://youtu.be/RUjuav-olPY?t=13 |
- 31743 posts total