orpheus10,
I'm with you on Jazz Samba. I've loved that disc for years. Who's playing is more beautiful than Stan's?
I'm with you on Jazz Samba. I've loved that disc for years. Who's playing is more beautiful than Stan's?
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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@orpheus10 Hi O10, got a big kick out of that "Secret Agent Man" video compilation. Well done by the originator! Thanks! As a kid, I did watch the "Secret Agent" TV show with Johnny Rivers' cool hit as the theme song. The show's opening (1:34): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG0u3-Gbu88 Johnny Rivers live video clips: 1966 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-yaT6fWTP4 1966 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iaR3WO71j4 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHu_ekAq5Js Sometimes you just can't get that old magic back. His sound on "SAM" in the 60s seemed like some new combination of surf and blues to me then. 50+ years later, not so much. |
Mario Bauza & his Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra MY TIME IS NOW Messidor Musik 1993 Notes: "As Dizzy Gillespie explained it >>When the Cubans came to the U.S., they came up here with 3/8, 6/8, 3/4, 2/4. It was very difficult for us to play that music. We were always playing 4/4. We didn't do much 2/4. We played waltzes in 3/4. Cuban music was difficult to play because the didn't have a bass drum to keep you together...They didn't pat their feet. You can get lost. Even when you're playing you can get lost." Mario Bauzá & His Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra - My Time Is Now (Full Album) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1NH2nawCIY Cheers |
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