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

What is an aficionado? According to this: a person who is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about an activity, subject, or pastime; aficionados of the finest wines.
Synonyms: connoisseur, expert, authority, specialist, pundit, cognoscente.

As jazz enthusiasts, we primarily focus on instruments: trumpet, sax, guitar, piano, etc; consequently, we may not know about what I call a "jazz stylist" as opposed to a vocalist, that's because he imitates musical instruments.

Although we don't know everything there is to know, as "aficionados", it's our duty to learn.

After "Don't Worry, Be Happy", it's possible that Bobby McFerrin was taken as a joke by many of the masses, but as aficionados, we should know better.


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


Here is a man who worked harder than most musicians honing his craft, and becoming a superb musician;  he has earned this aficionados highest respect.


pjw, while you have all the trombones that I enjoy and love, you left out my favorite, "Benny Green";


          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZyFKfPyi6Q

     

That is one cool piano intro;


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


As many quarters as I put in the jukeboxes over the years in many cities while traveling, plus all the times I have played this jam at home, I had the thought "That's one cool piano intro", but I never delved into it.

His name is "Richard Wyands"; who the devil is Richard Wyands?


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


My collection is full of Richard Wyands, but as a sideman; these are the things you find out when you listen and focus on what you're listening to without any distractions or distracting thoughts; the jazz life is beautiful.

For over 20 years, my vinyl collection did no more than occupy space. That's because CD's sounded so much better.

After perusing the "Analog" forum, and reading about how inferior CD's are to my old fashioned records, I decided to investigate; it takes "money", and quite a bit of it for a record player to sound better than CD; that's what they don't tell you.

After a few years and more time and money than I care to talk about, I'm really into vinyl. Beyond this "audiophile stuff", I keep discovering records I didn't even know that I had; this is one of them;


            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO0-mfey2BM


How about my main man Grant Green; ain't he funky;


            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLBTSrD42QY