No Frogman, we can not stop; not until you respond to the discussion between you and Rok.
Enjoy the music.
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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Frogman, I must compliment you on your resourcefulness; I have that very same CD, it was released in 64, and that was when I met the love of my life. We used to meet at a small dimly lit lounge, and we both fell in love with "Forest Flower"; it was on the juke box and we played it over and over. Since that time, I always think of her when I hear "Forest Flower". As you know, when one is a connoisseur of the very best jazz, it should be in one's collection if it falls into that category; after all, that's what this thread is about. Enjoy the music. |
Pulled this off the shelf today; hadn’t listened to it yet. This record gets relatively little attention when talking about Freddie Hubbard. Possibly my favorite jazz trumpet player, here he is teamed with the brilliant Kenny Barron. The big surprise for me was the huge contribution by Buster Williams to the overall feel of this record. The bass player is obviously always a contributor, but on this record the bass playing defines the overall vibe to a greater extent than is usual. He kills me on this record with a amazingly propulsive groove and swagger on the bass and some great, attention sustaining, melodic soloing; not always the case with bass players. Great use of the bow also. Check out the tune "Loss". Freddie Hubbard was one of those players who conveyed a very strong sense of direction in the soloing. You always get the feeling that his solo has a shape to it; that it’s going somewhere. Lesser players can give a sense of the music being "static"; the sense that the player plays phrases that don’t relate to what they played before nor give a sense that it will relate to what is coming next. Interesting compositions and great playing. Beautiful flugel on "You Don’t Know What Live Is". https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLVqJNXvnGnSzaXhOKbYUmtMAXulPp-YIN¶ms=OAFIAVgF&v=bX6kTD... https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLVqJNXvnGnSzaXhOKbYUmtMAXulPp-YIN¶ms=OAFIAVgC&v=-gthQn... https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLVqJNXvnGnSzaXhOKbYUmtMAXulPp-YIN¶ms=OAFIAVgE&v=MpTdxO... |
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