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If you liked "Agartha" check out "Get Up With It" if you don't already have it:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kGcGNSjpkYY
If you liked "Agartha" check out "Get Up With It" if you don't already have it:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kGcGNSjpkYY
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.
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.
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nsp makes an important point. "it takes a different set of ears to absorb and appreciate a new direction. Some people try and they get it , others try and the music does not resonate with them." Music can change over time, sometimes as listeners we follow that, sometimes we don't. For an example I believe I mentioned this once before. When I first heard Ornette Coleman around 1960 I considered that pretty far out (non-melodic), not something I enjoyed at the time. But time passes, we learn and our perspective and tastes can change. I can't say exactly when but at some point his music was no longer off-putting and I "learned" to enjoy it. Today it may still not be the "norm", but it is no longer nearly so far out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNbD1JIH344 |
I finally found a clip of this excellent recording by Ran Blake, from a few years back, celebrating George Russell. https://soundcloud.com/jeremysarna/ran-blake-jacks-blues |
frogman Eric Alexander - I hope that song does become a standard in the future.I've been listening to him for a little more than a year and like everything he has done. Strong tone , excellent solos, great ballad player.Wish he wrote more of his own music . He is pretty much a straight ahead bebop guy . He has stated he was influenced byMonk , Dizzy,Sonny Stitt,Clifford Brown, Rollins ,Mclean, Joe Henderson George Coleman and even ;late-period Coltrane.His recordings for Venus records are my favorite. I highly recommend that album with Charles Earland and had to post this cut: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8E7yyAvkwo8 Joe Lovano clip- I really heard the influence of Coltrane in his playing and maybe a little Rollins? |
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