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

I apologize because it is not jazz       true

 

but somewhere it is in the tree of jazz roots    nonsense

 

Cheers

You are more purist than some jazz musician going back to Africa to study drum tradition and trying to understand when ANY music "roll" or not...

i dont remember his name...

A music "roll" when his tempo is not external to the melody but emerge and "roll" inside it not with it or beside it...

Then "non sense" is not the right qualitative word for my remark and my post...

Anyway it is not "pure" jazz...

Happy Easter

 

but somewhere it is in the tree of jazz roots nonsense

I believe that this is the first time that both nights (and albums) were issued on cd. Previously the second night was on separate album (Just the way it had to be) that was possible to find only on lp.