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
Frogman;

This debate boils down to one Letter of the alphabet in one sentence, not Wes Phillip's life history, and Rok spelled that out. This is the same as the last debate that revolved around 1 individual who did not practice for 1 summer when he was performing three times a week.

Serena Williams lost an early round match in Australia after coming off an illness that prevented her from playing in tournaments. When asked about that loss, she said she practiced hard and prepared for the match, but that's not the same as tournament competition. The only thing that can prepare you for that, is playing matches.

My friend was playing his instrument before he started school, similar to Mary Lou Williams; performing in front of a live audience is what he needed, not practice. Just as Serena Williams could only get tournament tough by competing in tournaments, he needed the live audience; that was his competition play, especially since this was new music. You and Learsfool took what I said, to mean that I said no jazz musician need ever practice.

What I said in regard to making a fire in the fire place was in jest, how else could I have had a September 97, magazine in my possession. Since I have many more before and after that date; evidently I consider the magazine worthy of better things than starting fires.

Have you ever heard the expression of "Making a mountain out of a molehill"?
Any Coltrane, is good Coltrane.
Get all of his boxed sets. Happy Listening!

I was trying to find something about the time I saw Dave Brubeck at "Our Lady Of The Snows" shrine, and I got lucky, here it is.


      http://livemusicstl.com/a-concert-pitch-episode-10-dave-brubeck/




I even found where we discussed it on Audiogon, and here it is. Have a good time reading your wise comments.



    https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/dave-brubeck-2




Enjoy the music
Brubeck and the 2012 posts:

I am surprised I am / was so consistent.   Would not change a word.

Thanks.  I enjoyed reading all that.

Cheers
O-10, to quote Rok himself in the Brubeck thread:

****First, this is not an argument. It’s a discussion. ****

A very good discussion in that thread, btw; of the kind that, frankly, I wish we had more of here. To quote Rok again (imagine that ☺️), "words matter". Let’s try and not be so quick to blame others for misinterpreting what we write. I think it would be far more productive if we tried to be clear about with what we write so that we don’t have to keep going back to the same tired issues like that of your musician friend who supposedly didn’t practice. Again? Yikes! 😬

re Brubeck:

I love Brubeck. Of course it’s jazz and it is obviously good jazz. I love Paul Desmond even more. But it’s a different kind of jazz that is more genteel and SEEMINGLY (!!!!) more disciplined and "controlled" than the jazz represented by...let’s, for lack of a better term, refer to it as "Blue Note" jazz. This goes to some of what is at the root of some of the disagreements here about jazz and segues nicely (I think! Coffee hasn’t kicked in yet this morning....sorry) to the Marcia Ball clips:

O-10, your description of Ball and her possible influences is spot on; in answer to your question, I think you gave an excellent description of her music. The problem for me is that she, while she is clearly having fun and is a good singer, is just too....dare I say it?.... white, for that music; not enough grease in her singing (her tenor player has some grease ’though)..

Grease:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=65nDprifGek

One of my all time favorite Jazz quotes: When asked how he got that amazing sound on the alto, Paul Desmond said: "I try and sound like a dry martini".

Polyunsaturated:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7ak2aOWiYUo