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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
7,562 posts
 
Coltrane had an uncontrollable sweet tooth. From “John Coltrane: Impressions Of His Life And Music”:

+++Now twenty-six, he was using heroin, smoking cigarettes, and drinking fairly heavily, gaining weight, and generally not in good spirits. In addition, his teeth hurt him constantly as a result of his inability to control his love of sweets. He consumed candy bars, other sweets, and Coca-Cola so rabidly that his teeth began to deteriorate.+++

Nice to see you back, Mary_Jo.

https://youtu.be/tXy0LvwYCW8


pjw81563
1,835 posts
 
Big fan of Red Garland. I have the album alec posted and the Red Garland trio albums frogman posted.

I also have all of the Miles Davis Prestige sessions with Red on them.

I like his "sound" a lot and thanks frogman for posting about the block chords which evidently is part of the reason I like Red’s playing.

I am probably one of the only members here that have more Red Garland albums as a leader the Bill Evans albums.
keegiam
731 posts
 
Another Keegiam gaffe.  I was thinking of Wynton Kelly, not Red Garland.  I even had my example track mixed up; it's "Freddie Freeloader" that has the noodling Kelly solo, not "So What."

Don't get old folks - the synapses connect in strange ways.
frogman
7,562 posts
 
No worries.  Some of them connect in wiser ways; we hope.  Those wrinkles, ‘though.....

https://youtu.be/r4P6c8EH6g0





schubert
7,386 posts
 
pjw81563
That Phil and Bud CD you led me to is outstanding .Esp. cut # 6, Gemma's Eyes, 14 min  of as sweet music as I've heard .
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