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

Many american Jazz players was more known in France and in some other countries around the world than in America when they were living and need money to pay the rent...

Now they are the soul of America....

The soul of Louis Armstrong is irrresistible medecine...

I think even Buddha and Christ will love him...

And Bach will borrow something from him like he did from Vivaldi mysterious spontaneous melodical gift...

 

 

 

He spoke with a guitar...He dont play it....

We can translate it....

Try.....

 

He forgot to play right now and decide that he will speak himself...

What did he say? Listen... And the other musicians did the same...

This is on par with  "kind of blue" is not it? 

Translate it....

 

 

Music played by some musicians is a language that time nor context can make

meaningless or destroy...

Soul dont age....Heart did not die....

Brain disapear but who need a brain anyway ?

It is only an antenna and a filter...

Music remind us of that in alzheimer case...

How great are  Miles Davis and his friends here?

Miraculously  enthralling!