This is to correct my mistake on Bobby Timmons;
This song projects someone who is too tired to walk, but for whatever reason he has to keep going.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTMVmHUgzEs
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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What is it about human nature that causes some of us to see only what we want to see in order to buttress our personal points of view? Why, in spite of all the great advances in medicine, life expectancy, personal liberties, general world wide standard of living and on and on, do some of us insist on seeing the present state of affairs as so much worse than in the past? Of course real problems still exist and there still is much room for improvement; but, really?! I would like to read a good answer to why it is meaningful and/or fruitful to continually decry the death of jazz (as anyone of us might define it), the whole while putting down and shutting ourselves off to potentially great music simply because it is different stylistically from what is our personal musical comfort zone; especially in the face of the obvious time proven and verifiable tendency of jazz to evolve. Just what is accomplished other than to stroke our personal ego for being so “uncompromising”; especially when so many others feel differently and make an informed case for a different viewpoint? No other than the great Duke Ellington said that he didn’t like the word “jazz” because it is so limiting. This is all such a tired argument here that it almost doesn’t deserve any further comment. There is actually little that is “interesting” about the use of the term “improvised music” in pryso’s linked article. That is a term that is used by some jazz heads to refer to simply “jazz”; there is no other real or implied meaning or suggestion. The reason some use that term is simple: contrary to a recent assertion here improvisation is one of the most (if not the) most important elements in jazz....and it sounds kind of hip, like actresses now referring to themselves as “actors”. Now, one could argue that it is bad use of the term since it is true that not all improvised music is jazz. However, in the context of that article this is what is meant. Btw, one use of the term “improvised music”....over fifty uses of the term “jazz” in the article. Me thinks we are seeing what we want to see 😎 On a different note, a friend’s recent interest in the clarinet reminded me of this clip which I listened to recently. One of the greatest players on the instrument today and a freak of nature technically. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O_JkhFuzEoo Speaking of Duke and the clarinet: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej29CkjSt-4 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dkgTv8M_yj0 |
Just ’out of head’, first thought, when I think about pianists with’soul’ in their sound...couple of tunes.. Wynton Kelly... https://youtu.be/B2nyZC6KLO8 https://youtu.be/ldTIXsCXJhc https://youtu.be/skB21XR1klc Ray Bryant too... https://youtu.be/6Q4EYUkmBg4 https://youtu.be/ToWh1yZv-z8 Junior Mance https://youtu.be/ecJLZZ509C8 https://youtu.be/NbxAIeKdJfg ...about ’present state of affairs’, one funny saying comes on my mind...it says that ’pessimist is the educated optimist’... |
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