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
Fabulous!  What a heart warming story.  Gareth Malone is a saint.  And, the next time someone says "either you got it or you don't".......

Thanks for sharing.

Frogman, it crossed my mind, that you had mentioned we had not gone into fusion in depth. (idea) Go into fusion, and let Frogman "Lead the Parade"

You posted on page 127; 5-15-2016 10:31 AM and you did not post again until
5-16-2016 at 8:17 PM, that's over 24 hours, and you were supposed to be leading the parade in fusion. After your first post, I responded with a positive post.

What do you do; instead of going on into fusion, you go into one of your negative diatribes as usual.

Rok, does not like fusion, I liked fusion when it came out, but when Rok mentioned it did not pass the CD test, I knew exactly what he was talking about; I spent money on one of those HD down loads, and never even play the thing, I forgot about it; that says what I care about fusion.

If anything can be "F"ed up you're the man to do it. We didn't have to be here, but we are.



Enjoy the music.
O-10, you, sir, are not a music lover; you are a music opportunist.  And, you just corroborated everything that I wrote previously; not that it was necessary.  Why do I feel like I need to go take a shower?

1973?