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

Frogman when I saw "Trane" he was playing a "Soprano Sax" and this is what the group looked like. The nice part was the fact that it was in a small club and I was no more than 20 feet away from the group. As I recall "My Favorite Things" was over a half hour long, because "Trane" went off into his "private thing" to parts unknown. Now I ask you does that look like any kind of a "Sax"? No, it looks like a clarinet. Envy is eating you alive Frogman because you never saw Trane playing any kind of sax.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kPXw6YaCEY

I didn't see Trane in some "monster auditorium" or huge place like this one, but in an intimate night club where I sat at a table with another couple, a professional drummer, and a beautiful sexy lady; it was the kind of setting you dream about.

Since you like to check details, the name of the club was "Gino's" in St. Louis.

You have been claiming to have heard Trane live since this thread's inception. Now we learn, as I always suspected, that it was, as you say, an "overstatement" (lie). Bottom line: wether he had heard Trane live or not, any true "aficionado" would have been able to tell it was not Trane in the video for a variety of reasons: alto not tenor, rhythm personell, electric guitar player (?!), video quality (way too modern); oh yeah, and a minor detail, the saxophone playing itself is clearly not Trane's. As far as your comment about being "hip", please don't embarrass yourself any more than you already have.

Now you're saying my claim to have seen Trane was a lie. I can only say, "Peace be with you Frogman".
Quantum Mechanics allows for Something to come from Nothing. Sort of like this 'Ruckus".

Cheers
Thank you Acman3 and Rok, very timely both. Humor is a good thing eventhough it goes over some folks' heads. You know, doctors say that it is very healthy to laugh; even when it is not sincere and one simply goes through the motions. O-10, I am befuddled and not sure where all your anger is coming from. Re Trane, I am reacting to your words. What, then, was the "overstatement" by you if not about having seen Trane live? Anyway, I am willing to move on and forget this idiotic exchange. As ususal, and as I recently said in one of the other threads where I "don't fit in": "Usually, the smeller's the feller" 😉
Acman3:

Great clip! Loved it! The Pigs were great, but I didn't think the Wolf was THAT bad. Of course, I listened to 'Bitches Brew' yesterday, and it could be some sort of Jazz Post Traumatic stress thingy.

Thanks for posting.

Cheers