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

Thanks @stuartk, but I got rid of two turntables and probably 90% of my vinyl maybe fifteen years ago.  I do still have two other turntables, but I haven’t spun a disk in more than a decade.
 

It’s so sad how much talent is lost to hard drugs every day.😢

@curiousjim 

Ah, OK.  No vinyl?  I guess you're not a "serious" audiophile, then!  ;o) 

Yes; my best friend was a very talented artist who eventually OD'd on meth. He'd started out smoking pot, like so many of us in the early 70's for whom experimenting with drugs was just a passing phase.

The list of Jazz musicians affected by drug use is quite long. 

 

 

 

@stuartk 

Yep, I’m a posser. 😇

And sadly the list is huge and some of the names makes me really scratch my head. Ray Charles might be on he top that list for me.