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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
frogman
4,637 posts
 
That is incorrect: the recording that plays when you play the YouTube link that you provided is from a different recording than shown by that album cover. This was a mistake by the poster of that link; and you.  That album cover is for a recording titled "Spectacular" Featuring Buddy Collette. "Forest Flower" doesn’t even appear on that record. Most importantly, two seconds in and one can tell that it’s not Buddy Collette playing, but Lloyd instead.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chico_Hamilton_Quintet_featuring_Buddy_Collette

The recording in that YouTube link that you provided (with the wrong album cover) is from a recording titled "Man From Two Worlds".

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_from_Two_Worlds

Can we stop now, O-10?
orpheus10 OP
5,988 posts
 

Now that you have seen one side of my personality, I would like to show the other side; there is nothing I like more than sharing my favorite tunes with you, and I guarantee they are killers. Here is John Coltrane with "Nature Boy". I know you've heard this standard by many artists many times, but until you've heard JC play it, you ain't heard nothing.



    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GozbmI5-6Zo


John Coltrane – tenor saxophone and soprano saxophone
McCoy Tyner – piano
Jimmy Garrison – double bass
Art Davis – double bass
Elvin Jones – drums


This is "Trane", live; and there is a wide gulf between JC recording on a studio session and "live". What you hear on this recording, is what you would have heard if you had been on the set; maybe even longer.




Enjoy the music.
orpheus10 OP
5,988 posts
 

No Frogman, we can not stop; not until you respond to the discussion between you and Rok.


Enjoy the music.
orpheus10 OP
5,988 posts
 

Frogman, even if the "you tube" was wrong, my statement was about the drummers; this was what the major conversation was about, and you didn't respond to that; you never respond to anything, you just go on and on like "The Energizer Bunny".


Enjoy the music.
rok2id's avatar
rok2id
4,494 posts
 
If some people are ever caught in an indefensible position, or find themselves proven incorrect,  why then,  they just go silent or change the subject.

It's called their, 'Modus Operandi'.

Cheers

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