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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Nsp, I like him too. His last session and most touching, for me, is ’Soul Samba’. But, in case that you wish to hear some less known albums where he plays you can check Jimmy Smiths ’Open house/Plain talk’ albums, recorded on the same day but not issued untill much later... https://youtu.be/lnGBpc3mq1s with singer Dodo Green https://youtu.be/V5cu3C0kKo0 with Grant Green ’Born to be blue’...(also on two extra track on ’Latin Bit’) https://youtu.be/8g5Mfxoe6BU alo, Blue Note ’45 rpm sessions is nice double album...and ’Easy living’ is not mentioned often.... https://youtu.be/f3D1Yr0u7VQ |
Very nice Ike Quebec clips; thanks! Fans of Quebec may also like this tenor player. A contemporary of Quebec they both played with a somewhat similar style rooted in the Swing tradition more so than bop. Both had a big robust tone although Jimmy Forrest, to my ears, sounded a little more contemporary and with less breathiness in his tone. The first tune on this record is the theme song for Newark’s (Quebec’s birthplace, coincidentally) WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM’s “The Blues Hour” show. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cFNc3D_kCi4 |
acman and frog, thanks for all the Mose. I love him but you subject yourselves to the wrath of rok with that. ;^) o10, you ask about Mingus in Europe, do you have this? It's highly recommended - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNWqqGTgwew&list=PLsdS8zrgFeFH0wABPG8KyIjgxUH-uPGdK |
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