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

While I have maintained "beauty is in the eye of the beholder", which is a subjective stance; there is some music that's objectively beautiful, and if the beholder disagrees with this music, he should have his eyes checked.


          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIJZSs2gxdo


            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLsg_Lk819s

The folks in the comments section say it’s Diana Krall singing ’Besame Mucho’. :(


Evora is the real deal.   I think she is from Peru.

Cheers


Diana Krall with a distinctive Spanish accent, interesting.


In 2009, Cesaria Evora was made a knightess of the French Legion of Honour by the French French Minister of Culture and Communications Christine Albanel, the first Cape Verdean who became one.

Horace Silver's Father is also from the Cape Verdean Islands; hence song for my Father has an island lilt; The Album I'm speaking of.


Since I have no idea where those islands are, I asked "Wikipedia"


      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde


I have her in compilations but not a complete album, that must be corrected.