Kenny Drew, At The Brewhouse.
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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Hey Alek how are? Glad to see you posting here again. I have a question about your Burmester 089 belt driven CD player. When it hit the market in 2010 it cost 30k. Knowing you I figured you puchased yours used for a fraction of the original cost. Having said that the belt must have failed by now being 13 years old. Did you or the previous owner replace it? Here is the 2010 stereophile review of the 089. |
@phogdan Welcome to the JFA thread! A few of us listen to a lot of the new jazz artists including myself. One of the benefits is the recording studio/audio engineering is way better now then back in the day making the original source, be it digital or vinyl, superior (in most cases). I see Hromi is on your list. I have all of her CDs and saw her live twice. Her latest release, in 2021, titled Silver Lining Suite, features Hiromi with a string quartet sans drums/percussion. It is a new direction Hiromi took for this one session and really shows her virtuosity on the piano. Hiromi don’t get much love here but a few of your other choices get a lot of attention on JFA especially Wynton M. |
Interesting discussion on streaming. Which do you think is superior Qobuz or Tidal. They are both superior then spotify, which I, use and I might just subscribe to one of them. I have been using Spotify because I drive a semi and am on the road 8 - 12 hours a day and it is sufficient for the noisy atmosphere. |
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