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
O-10, speaking for myself, I can deal with stubborness, close-mindedness, rigidity, illogic, anti-intellectualism, sarcasm and even plain bone-headedness; however, most disappointing of all (after three years of participation and seeing and overlooking the many signs) is the realization that you are not a person of good will.  If it weren't for the silliness in behaving like a petulant child who doesn't get his way it would be even sadder than it is; and, with your sarcasm and cynicism, you simply create more rancor and exclusion.  You consider yourself an aficionado and champion of the music and you are so self-serving in the place that you hold for it in your own personal sphere (agenda) that you don't see how you let that personal agenda and the resentment of not getting your way color your perception of the very music that you claim to love so much.  You let it influence your perception of what is worthy and what is not simply based on whether your "opponent" (in your mind) thinks that it is, or your "friend" thinks that it's not; just as you refuse to even consider information presented to you in good faith that could help you appreciate your musician friend even more than you do because it would help you understand more the depth of what is required to do what he did.  Sad indeed.  


Acman, I had to check the calendar to make sure it wasn't "April fool day". Since that's not it.... I'm going to pass on this one, and let Frogman make the judgement.
Hi Orpheus - I have a couple of questions, and a comment.  First, I for one am very puzzled by your use of the term "wire-worshipers."  If this is a reference to something on this thread, I must have missed it.  What do you mean by it?  I am assuming this is not a reference to speaker wire??  

Second - this is a repeat of a question in my last post - just how do YOU think that all these jazz greats we have talked about on this thread became so good?  I really would like to hear your honest answer to this.  

Third - I for one am not "complaining" about you.  I applaud you for your love of music, and for starting this thread, which is one of the best I have ever encountered online.  I am merely trying to correct a few of your most obvious misperceptions.  I know you do not care about this, but it is not about you - it is for others that read this thread and who are interested in how music and musicians really work, of which there are clearly plenty.