Inna, since you have less trouble finding music that I like, than I have in finding music that you like, I'll leave the music hunt up to you.
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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rok2id, White Rabbit is my favorite George Benson disc. I really lost it for him when he started singing, although I know that many people liked that. That disc just seems so perfect to me, although I've read that he doesn't care for it, and felt that he was being too controlled by the producer during the recording sessions. |
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers ALBUM OF THE YEAR Art Blakey(drums), Wynton Marsalis(trumpet), Bill Pierce(tenor Sax), Robert Watson(alto sax), James Williams(piano), Charles Fambrough(bass) Impulse 1981 / 1988 Notes: "This edition of the Jazz Messengers reminds me of Blakey's virtuoso units of the early 1960s. Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, barely 20 years old, evokes the role played by Lee Morgan and Freddie Hubbard. His substantial, clean sound adds brilliance to ensemble passages and (as evidenced in the powerhouse "In Case You Missed It"), he has the technical facility to gobble up the changes at any tempo Blakey can muster. His concise solo on Charlie Parker's "Cheryl" shows a keen awareness of form, structure and dynamics." Witch Hunt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRSfmfnsMyE Cheryl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iR_YviC63g Soulful Mister Timmons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wca3ozlaKc In Case You Missed It https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGldcFRBNhU Cheers |
roxy54, I don't have 'White Rabbit', but the reviews indicate its one I should get. Like I said before, Benson seems to be all over the place musically, but I seem to like his more pop oriented music. So, the singing is just fine with me, although he is not much of a singer, it suits his music. Captures a certain era when pop and Jazz got close enough to touch sometimes. Wes Montgomery and Al Jarreau come to mind. Cheers |
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