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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
alexatpos
500 posts
 
Orpheus, I guess it all came with lots of listening, when
I hear someone 'good', playing some instrument on some album, I try to find more of his music. I would like to think that I have a 'good ear', but you would not want to hear me singing... Also I read about jazz and its protagonists. Years ago it was not so easy to find many albums in shops, I would often travel abroad and than serach for some editions. Now its easier with internet, but aldo the music is more accessible, it looks to me that jazz is still 'terra incognita' for younger generations, which is great pity.
Here is another great guitar player that has recorded only one solo album, Billy Bauer 'Plectrist'...

http://youtu.be/G9x_74wc71c
http://youtu.be/XjiyZVQLnM4
frogman
4,637 posts
 
Alexatpos, thanks for sharing. Billy Bauer is a legend among guitar players; in part for his affiliation with Lennie Tristano and Lee Konitz, two of the most interesting players to come out of the "cool" school. Great player!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RK4U0Q3LbWE

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=38AwFL_3gSY
orpheus10 OP
5,988 posts
 

Did you know, that according to a search of The Jazz Discography, Milt Hinton is the most-recorded jazz musician of all time, having appeared on 1,174 recording sessions.

Also a fine photographer, Hinton documented many of the great jazz musicians via photographs he took over the course of his career. Hinton was one of the best friends of jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong. He died on December 19, 2000, in Queens, New York City, at age 90.

See if you can find that photography book to add to our photography library.

Here are just a few of my favorite cuts by "Old Man Time".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2-CmJtkLW0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlpfoxYIcW8

And last but not least "Heavy Soul" with Ike Quebec. I know I've posted this before, but now I want you to try and focus on the bass alone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1cTgZDUsSc

Enjoy the music.
orpheus10 OP
5,988 posts
 

Alex, you are blowing me away with these fantastic artists I don't recall, or never heard before, when this "Aficionado" prides himself on knowing everybody who was anybody; that just goes to show "It Ain't Necessarily So".

Enjoy the music.
orpheus10 OP
5,988 posts
 

Alex, you are blowing me away with these fantastic artists I don't recall, or never heard before, when this "Aficionado" prides himself on knowing everybody who was anybody; that just goes to show "It Ain't Necessarily So".

Enjoy the music.
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