Thanks frog. An audio pal and good buddy used to argue that Torme was one of the best jazz male vocalists ever, better than Sinatra. That usually resulted in arguments. ;^)
And yes, liked Woods too.
And yes, liked Woods too.
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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Glad you guys liked it. Not going to get into an argument between friends 😊, but this comes to mind. What is a good Jazz singer and not just a good interpreter of songs. Seems to me that same as with instrumentalists they should be able to improvise at a high level. Not just “shoobie doobie doo” their way through a phrase or chorus, but do it at close to the level of a good instrumentalist; and, for starters, actually make the changes and not just gloss over the harmonies like most do. Few have been able to do it. I like Sinatra a lot, and in some ways he was the best, but I never heard him improvise (scat) anywhere near like this: https://youtu.be/UWupeqhBoJE https://youtu.be/UWupeqhBoJE |
Scott Hamilton still great with on this entire album with a a good German trio . From what I hear he is a King in Germany, I saw him in Sweden and he was a God there! https://youtu.be/AAbAYR9gGOE Bernhard Pichi , the leader is a top pianist , whole rhythm section sounds very good to me . Just a beautiful album . |
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