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

While fishin in lake "you tube" I caught a nice pair of swingers who can scat like you wouldn't believe;


          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SX_hXkdoWEg

Enjoy the music.
Jeri Brown and Leon Thomas:

Nice enough, but she can't hold a candle to Dee Dee Bridgewater.   No sense even mentioning Ella. Leon seems to be stuck in the same narrow range all the time.   Does he ever go any lower?

The good ones sound like an instrument when they scat.

Cheers
@acman3 


Normally I would be amazed at a combination of Pat Metheny and Ornette Coleman, but just yesterday I ran across a CD of Johnny Hodges and Lawrence Welk.   They say it worked!

Like you said, just not my sort of thing.  I used to try to like DeJohnette, in my early years, but he just didn't play my type of stuff. Just like Keith Jarrett.   Just too 'cerebral' for me.

Cheers