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
Sorry O - I'd missed the documentary link you posted when I was writing that 1:30PM post.  No problem.  Sometimes it's good to hear things in a wildly different context.

Pryso, there is nothing I like better than oriental mixed with jazz. let us hear your favorite.

Before now, I thought I had almost all of Mingus, but it seems that I'm missing more than I thought; that's because he recorded so prolifically. I see that he has the same group as on his most famous album "Mingus Ah Um". He can work things around so many different ways, that it's essential to get "all" of Mingus in order to know him; this is on order.


Both "Mingus Dynasty" and "Ah Um" were from his brief contract period with Columbia, most likely why sidemen are the same.  Of course Danny Richmond stayed with Mingus for years regardless of other changes.