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

@alexatpos 

listening to The Art Of Intimacy Vol. 1 and it’s wonderful. I don’t know if it’s my bad memory or what, but how have I never heard this album before?

Excellent!

@alexatpos 

In answer to your question, I’ve seen others ask the Jazz questions, but they only seem to get answers, but not the suggestion to check out this thread.

@alexatpos

Its just that ’owning’ music ’on cloud’ is something that I cant grasp, for whatever reason that might be. Its same with the books, I guess, I go to library, but there are many that I just like to have at home. I am not ’old’, I guess (52) but perhaps some of my habits are not in the tune with modern times.

I am older (69) and totally relate... if you ask me, "modern times" are growing progressively more primitive.