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
Orpheus10, Tuatara is a very interesting band, never heard of it. I listened to almost the entire album. The second track that you posted especially resonated. But I will listen again all the tracks. Now that's modern jazz or whatever we might want to call it. It's got a mystery.
Good posts and commentary, pjw. Couldn’t agree more on Byrd as a composer
Good Morning frogman. And, as I pointed out, he wrote "Tanya" for Dexter Gordon’s "One Flight Up" session which, IMHO, is one of the best Hard Bop compositions ever.

Byrd with Hancock, another great composer, with Pepper for the icing on the cake):
Great album that I have in my Donald Byrd collection. Hancock’s career as a musician and composer from the 60’s until now may be un matched by any other musician during the same time period. He has been at it for close to 60 years and still looks like he just turned 60 years of age.

He definitely takes good care of himself. One wonders how he managed to do that surrounded by myriads of substance abusers all these years.