Lee Morgan is a player I would be very interested in discussing and learning more about. I only have a few of the albums he is on, and I don't think I have any that he is the leader on. I would love to hear what everyone's favorite albums of his are.
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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Loving the discussion of classical. When I invite a friend over for serious listening we always start with jazz. I play a cut, he plays a cut, etc. Then we find the blues, a little r&b and then classical. Sometimes opera and then make our way back to jazz. I've been fortunate enough to have had friends that teach jazz at the college level and very often they will ask their student in a jazz band to "sing their part." This is done for a variety of reasons I won't go into here. Bobby McFerrin takes this to a whole new level. This is a fun clip. Bob https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klc6nH8E_Qw And for those that are curious; some of my favorite classical composers are Steve Reich, George Rochberg, Schoenberg and Frank Zappa. |
Learsfool, Lee Morgan is so fantastic, that I can't think of a bad cut, when I've heard bad cuts by Charley Parker. Picking out the best is quite a job, but I pick the album, "Search For The New Land", every cut on that album is boss. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDfkkRa1VA8 Enjoy the music. |
So much conveyed by so few. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_87wul09cuA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiyO_NfPzDI Cheers |
Voted the best orchestra in the world by BBC Music Magazine a while back. They play like they are indeed. The Frogman: Only two horn players. I always thought the horns played a prominent role in the 7th. I thought there would be more. At the end of movements at, 14:19, 24:09, and 34:11, The conductor turns not one page of his score but many pages. You have any idea what's on the pages he is bypassing? Cheers T |
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