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 bought a Moon 280D recently for $4k. It's so good, I simply don't play any of my 1200 CDs anymore. If you wanted to splurge, I saw one used on eBay for $1500. It will literally make your CDs and your CD player something of the past. It has an interface on your phone or Ipad and you can pull up artists or albums or whatever really easily. My nextdoor neighbor is Greek and when he saw it he said it won't pull up world music. He couldn't come up with one Greek artist that wasn't on there. The abundance of music, however, is a function of Qobuz. 

@audio-b-dog 

PM = personal message. 

You should see a notification at the top of your screen to click on. 

I sent PM because you and I have gotten off main thread topic of Jazz and  etiquette dictates we not "hijack" the thread. 

I'd prefer to respect etiquette. 

 

 

stuartk, I agree. I do not want to hijack this thread. I see no PM at the top of my screen, however. I have gone to the beginning of the thread to see if it's on the first page and on the end of the thread where we're talking. I see no PM on either.

For anyone who has not seen Ken Burns 19 hour series on the history of jazz, I highly recommend it. It can be streamed on PBS.  It's worth joining PBS for a month to watch it. You see jazz at its inception going chronologically to more modern jazz. 

@audio-b-dog 

Perhaps look under "my profile"?

Perhaps it shows up differently on different devices.

The Ken Burns video is, in my opinion, somewhat flawed in that he spent a disproportionate amount of time on early Jazz then rushed through subsequent eras/styles in much less detail. Still worth seeing but in my estimation, a rather lopsided presentation, as a whole.

Briefly, on two other topics 1) for better or for worse, I prefer physical media and

2) I have a 5 cd set of Debussy solo piano works by Bavouzet and a single disc of Debussy Etudes by Uchida.