Frogman, on those piano-less trios, you can clearly hear the spontaneity of the improvisation; nothing rehearsed. Each individual musician was a star; none of them are sidemen on those gigs; that's what made those sets so spectacular, they were created right there on the spot, and could never be duplicated.
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, on those piano-less trios, you can clearly hear the spontaneity of the improvisation; nothing rehearsed. Each individual musician was a star; none of them are sidemen on those gigs; that's what made those sets so spectacular, they were created right there on the spot, and could never be duplicated. |
Great clips, acman3. Woody Shaw sounds amazing; and of course Farrell. Thanks. pryso, good catch re Albeniz/Corea. You bring up an interesting point re musical quotations in jazz solos. First, musical compositions which are copyrighted are protected for the life of the composer plus (I think) 70 years or so. Usually the composer’s estate continues to receive royalty payments for 70 years after death. However, there is something referred to as “fair use” which improvised solos would, usually fall under. You may find this interesting: http://1630music.com/Publications/The%20Mythology%20of%20Copyright.pdf Getting much deeper into the subject: https://wesscholar.wesleyan.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1... |
Glad you enjoyed those links, mary_jo. pryso made a good observation re players quoting other tunes in their solos: **** In fact it happens so often it can become a parlor game to identify all the other music references a soloist may include in their turn. **** As with most things it depends on the skill with which it is done. I wish I could claim to have said this: in a recent discussion on the subject a musician acquaintance said “When you are trying to channel John Coltrane, you don’t want to hear Woody Woodpecker”. To which another musician said: “Yeah, but not everyone is good at telling jokes”. Charlie Parker was one of the most prolific at quoting other tunes. Surely due in part to the fact that he listened to and studied a wide variety of musical styles and was a huge fan of Classical composers, Igor Stravinsky in particular and whom he often quoted in his solos.. Here is as great an example of just how deeply into the details of a jazz giant’s playing some insane jazz-heads can get 😎: On the subject of Charlie Parker’s quotations of other tunes in his solos (and, yes, he too quotes “Woody Woodpecker” in example #006): http://www.chasinthebird.com/quotes_e.html |
Lol, Frogman, that is absolutely crazy!! My reaction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDK7sRLn-3E But check the beginning of this song (I recommend not to listen further on): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmc8q2dcIMs :)))) |
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