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, Trane lost me in 63, and I'm still lost when he goes into zones known only by him. As I recall McCoy Tyner and Elvin Jones were also lost, and if he could lose them, who am I?

No I'm not indignant, but apparently you are. Whether or not I soak up your bits of knowledge, I still appreciate them for those who feel they're being enlightened, and in the future I will refrain from commenting on them.

Not that it matters, but my selections are made on a purely subjective basis. No one can fathom the human mind; doctors may know about the brain, but the brain is only a storage place for the mind, and I choose to let this infinite computer tell me what I like and don't like; that's what "subjective" thinking is all about.

Let me repeat, "I still appreciate your musical wisdom, for those like Rok, and Acman who benefit from it".

The next artist I'm going to investigate is Horace Silver. Do to the fact that we didn't have computers, or "you tube" I can easily see how we bypassed music that would have been very important to our collections; I've added three albums by Byrd, when I Thought I had everything by him worth having. Who knows how many I'll add by Horace Silver after we investigate his music.

Did you like the way we investigated Donald Byrd's music?




Enjoy the music.


O-10:

We all know that you do not want to know anything about anything. What we don't know is why you are so ADAMANT about telling us this at every opportunity.

We get it.

Cheers

Along time ago, someone not even on this thread, mentioned that Blakey played behind the beat, and I mentioned it with no thought of Frogman. The real question is why does Frogman always make mountains out of mole hills and think everything I utter pertains to him personally, and why did Frogman go on and on; he does that each and every opportunity he can find. He wrote three long paragraphs about "Behind the beat or in front of the beat". Not only that but he totally misinterpreted what was about nothing, without even a thought of him in mind.