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
O-10:

Lord lord, my burden is great.

There is only ONE blues and it was created in the Mississippi Delta.  All others are bogus.

Here is one of the all time great Blues players, from Mississippi of course, playing with one of the all time great Jazz players.   They both seem right at home.   They both seem in their element.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY4YB_6P4qk

Anything Miles is quoted as saying must be taken in  light of the fact that he did go off the deep-end eventually.  I love him, but, Just saying.   And we don't know the exact moment he went over.

Pops, one of the founding Fathers, wrote many many tunes with the word 'Blues' in the title.   I hope you are not about to argue with Pops?

Stop trying to deny the place of Blues in Jazz.   You have not been taking correspondence courses from that Julie Ard  place have you?

Cheers

Ok wise guy, what do you call "Sandra's Blues" with Bags and Bean, hence the LP Bean Bags?