My mistake Keegiam, it was Rok who liked "Say you're Mine" the best while you liked "Blues For Alvina" the best. Never the less, let us continue our pursuit of jazz fit for a connoisseur.
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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Not being a fan of big bands, O-10, it’s understandable why Jerry Dodgion is unknown to you; but he is hardly unknown, not even on this thread. Jerry has been a fixture of the NY Jazz scene (and others) since the 60s and is considered one of the premier lead alto players in Jazz. He is also a fine composer. He was lead alto with the great Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra for many years. I have posted his best known composition here at least twice (probably more). The original recording of the piece features Jerry on alto and a blistering solo by Pepper Adams: https://youtu.be/7YyA7NXSpps Partial discography: With Louis Armstrong
With Randy Brecker
With Ron Carter
With Al Cohn
With Benny Green
With Quincy Jones
With Jimmy Owens
With Jack Sheldon
With Dakota Staton
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I forgot I had "Black Widow" on vinyl. It features Jerry Dodgion on flute. Say you guys who were impressed with "Phantom", what do you think about "Black Widow"? https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=lalo+schifrin+black+widow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8T0HwL5Jxc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ8CRmy2QZo Not quite as impressive as the "Phantom", but I liked every cut on "Black Widow", give it a listen. |
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