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
pjw, good catch and thanks for listing the personell.  My guess is that “Night I T” opened their sets; hence the introduction.  It makes a great opener.  The other tunes on the record are probably from further into the various sets.  Since the producers already had their preferred “N I T” for the record, we wouldn’t have the name intros from the sets with the other players.  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnJrMTDgTBs

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


Annie Lennox, in both live performances above, was over 60 at the time. Still an amazing vocalist. Just imagine if she had taken some time in her younger days to put out more albums of jazz standards mixed in with the alternative pop/rock music that made her rich.
Well, Sid Caesar, Steve Allen, Ernie Kovacs, and Groucho were the comedic heroes of my youth.  That explains a lot about my sense of humor today. ;^)