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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
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Definitely very unusual.  In case anyone is wondering why the piano sounds so weird, it’s a tack piano Harris is playing; a piano altered to sound (in this case) kind of like a harpsichord.  BTW, Harris was a friend of Monk and actually lived with Monk in the Baroness’ pad for a while.  Pretty good credentials for doing justice to the tune as well as being a great player in his own right.  
https://youtu.be/y79ax9ekqM4


pjw81563
1,834 posts
 
Just received this new Christian McBride Big Band album which was released this past April. It had gone under my radar but the entire album of mostly jazz standards is excellent. Not a bad song in the bunch. Great guitar and Hammond B3 playing by Mark Whitfield and Joey DeFrancesco

PERSONNEL Joey DeFrancesco – organ Mark Whitfield – guitar Christian McBride – bass Quincy Phillips – drums Frank Greene, Freddie Hendrix, Brandon Lee, Nabate Isles – trumpets Michael Dease, Steve Davis, James Burton – trombones Douglas Purviance – bass trombone Steve Wilson, Todd Bashore – alto sax Ron Blake, Dan Pratt – tenor sax Carl Maraghi – baritone sax

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9iM_6Fv9-M&list=PLAym87g-oy7re6344JCSqzoeYxWIx7ZS9&index=5

orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 

Thank you Frogman, I never heard of a "Tack piano". No wonder Harris captured the essence of the tune so well; it always impressed me when I heard it; it's like in another time zone.
orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 

Pjw, that's boss, I thought about Wes as soon as the music began. Great guitar and Hammond B3 as you said.

That tune certainly brings back memories of Wes.
pjw81563
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O10

Great version of Pannonica by Barry Harris. I had never heard that cut. I have had the "Three Wishes" book for quite a long time now but its still in great shape.

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