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
Some Heavy Metal Jazz in a shoe box.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0bhyJTXoC4

Actually, heard a great song by Drummer Mike Clark and Michael Zilber, but it is not on the tube, so you get this.

Schubert is correct!
It is not that God exist or not, like some philosopher think about....

God is that part of us that "orchestrate" everything around us and in our lives....It is this part of us in which reside our freedom...

This part of us exist if we use it....If not, there exist a visible nail but with an invisible hammer... 😁

Or we live in invisible shakles when we "externalise" this part of us in an " idol" with a collective name of our own making.... 😁

History of music reflect this relation also in reflecting the history of our own consciousness...

Music, at the end, is no more only about our taste.... At the end..... 😊




For "heavy metal" like in any genre and styles, out of our own tastes, there is always EXCEPTIONS... I dont like heavy metal like shubert in general....But might i suggest "nightwish" with his first female singer...

Tremendous poetic energy coming from the female voice of Tarja Turunen....I am in love with this album for example.... Never mind it is called "heavy metal".... There is a powerful poetic force to recount with that is nowhere to be found save for this group+Tarja Turunen ....They lost it when they lost her after some few albums...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__YBSu-tMWY


I search less a "genre" in music than i search for great musicians now.... There exist musical giants everywhere but not in too numerous quantity...

Is Bill Evans jazz? Or is Cher Baker jazz? Perhaps...

For me not at all, there exist Bill Evans and Chet Baker and i discover " jazz" with them and this coach me toward others...

Is Muddy Waters blues?

For me no, there exist Muddy Waters singing and some others powerful musicians.... We can call them bluesman....But i know i love Muddy WEaters and few others like him.... I cannot say i love blues....Like i cannot say i love jazz... I dont even claim to love classical , i love Bach more than my own life....I love Scriabin in the same way....

Music = musicians.....

And i dont like to group playing musicians in the prison  cell of a style or a genre but it is necessary when we analyse musical culture and try to understand it for sure.... But at the end any great musician is a cosmos of his own....





«I is another»- Arthur Rimbaud
Received my copy of the 8CD set of Lee Morgan at the Lighthouse.

Very tight playing.  If the first two CDs are an indication,  Ain't got it, git it.  Bebop at it's best.

Surprisingly quiet audience for a 'Live' recording.   Nothing like the typical LIVE Cannonball crowd.  When Morgan introduces the next tune, the background is dead quiet.  Only polite applause after each tune and some of the solo work.  Must be the affluent crowd.

Cheers
I will look for those 8 !

frogman, I have known well about 20 symphonic musicians and thought
of telling haircell I never knew one that ever went to any other
genre other than Jazz , but I get tired .


If it is not God that makes man the way you describe,  I fear for you mahgisters , as the present Pope says ’’, The only people that don’t get to to heaven are those who don’t want to."

Obviously you are a decent guy in the 150+ IQ club and I like to read
your posts .
Knowing the Christian God has infinite love he might have some pleasant home for those who don’t deserve the evil one, short of heaven but not bad .


One reason I believe in God is I look back at 80+ years and I see
there were AT LEAST 20 times in my life I have walked or driven away
from death when that was IMPOSSIBLE !


One reason I believe in God is I look back at 80+ years and I see
there were AT LEAST 20 times in my life I have walked or driven away
from death when that was IMPOSSIBLE !
i completely share and understand your experience....Being a few years younger though....

My deepest respect....