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
@frogman & @acman3 

I use a DELL desktop running windows 7.  Seems as if the problem is with the site.

Cheers

Acman, you are consistently coming up with must have music for me;


      https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dom+um+and+jadir+de+castro


Check those rhythms; they are ripping Brazilian rhythms that say "Carnival" and gyrating hips with scantily clad, beautiful ladies doing the Samba; this is Rio.


        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_6uIS5Whoc


Hard Bop Brazil;


            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHbEDepj3Zs


How about a little Santana; this makes me want to get up and shake my bad hip, if I had two good ones, think what I could do.


              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjaQ5_JKxSY


       


rok, frog, acman, I’ve been having problems with loading since at least Thanksgiving, frequently receiving "Application error" or (500) error screens without loading. I use an iMac. This can happen when I first attempt to open the Jazz for aficionados site, when I jump to the last page, or when I try to post a response. It can be particularly frustrating in the case of the latter if my post attempt was more than a few lines long and is lost.

Sometimes, immediately attempting to reload the site/page works, although any new post is lost. Other times I must back out to the Forum list and enter Music again.

I’ve contacted Audiogon twice so far but no improvement. Perhaps if everyone having problems would complain it could get their attention?