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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
pryso
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Sorry folks, I relied on my memory which failed me again.  I intended to reference Freddie Green as Basie's rhythm guitarist, not Grant Green.  Just a steady foundation to each tune.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVwB7_CS6rk

frog, I have that Richard Greene album in my collection but haven't played it in years, so I'd forgotten about it.  Do you see a thread here? ;^)
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rok2id
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Jazz Musicians:

The Oscar Peterson interview drove home one point to me, and that is, there is a method to jazz improvisation.  It's not just, let me start from zero and make up something.   Building blocks are involved.   Did you notice how easily they talked to each other.   No explanations required.   They both knew all, oh Lord, The Nuts & Bolts.

There is a method / system.


Cheers

frogman
4,637 posts
 
Bingo!!!

You are exactly right. “Method” and “building blocks”; and in most cases a strict framework within which the player has to work. A strict and predetermined framework of form and harmony and, if the improvisation is to be good, respect for the melody of the tune in that improvisation.

Moreover, to suggest that because a concert pianist has the music written out that the music that he creates comes from a place that is “external”, not “internal” or not from the heart and that it doesn’t reach people on as deep a level as jazz is simply mistaken. This is not a matter of opinion; it may be so for a particular listener, but that is a statement about the listener and his tastes and not about the music. I would suggest to anyone who would dispute this to take a sheet of music (a Beethoven piano sonata would do just fine) and look at it long and hard. What do you hear? Anything? ...... I didn’t think so.

“Building blocks”. I like it; but doesn’t “nuts and bolts” have more charm? 😉


acman3
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Another very good Bill Frisell recording for us to enjoy.

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLGgdbMWSwE
acman3
2,267 posts
 
And for Frogman!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLTY214-gI4
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