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
Great minds must think alike Frogman , those were my exact thoughts when Al  laid down that line !My ears went out about 6 inches because the great beauty of Bjoerling's
 voice was THE  thing that brought me to classical and my respect for Previn was how i came to appreciate jazz .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlTgqitVZeQ&list=PLzDrkkqKmIfN_s9tz-dFLJ8MOjXZz9QA2

Fast forward the following link to the 4:30 mark. Frank discusses his recordings with the London Symphony Orchestra with Dave Letterman.

The above link is a song from those sessions.

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


This would make a great duo - Zappa and Pavarotti. Performing perhaps  Black Magic Woman by Santana.
Rok would die on the spot, I would probably survived, barely. Orpheus10 would become catatonic for at least a week. But Frogman would have fun, not sure about Schubert.