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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
 
Pulled this off the shelf today; hadn’t listened to it yet. This record gets relatively little attention when talking about Freddie Hubbard. Possibly my favorite jazz trumpet player, here he is teamed with the brilliant Kenny Barron. The big surprise for me was the huge contribution by Buster Williams to the overall feel of this record. The bass player is obviously always a contributor, but on this record the bass playing defines the overall vibe to a greater extent than is usual. He kills me on this record with a amazingly propulsive groove and swagger on the bass and some great, attention sustaining, melodic soloing; not always the case with bass players. Great use of the bow also. Check out the tune "Loss".

Freddie Hubbard was one of those players who conveyed a very strong sense of direction in the soloing. You always get the feeling that his solo has a shape to it; that it’s going somewhere. Lesser players can give a sense of the music being "static"; the sense that the player plays phrases that don’t relate to what they played before nor give a sense that it will relate to what is coming next. Interesting compositions and great playing. Beautiful flugel on "You Don’t Know What Live Is".

https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLVqJNXvnGnSzaXhOKbYUmtMAXulPp-YIN&params=OAFIAVgF&v=bX6kTD...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLVqJNXvnGnSzaXhOKbYUmtMAXulPp-YIN&params=OAFIAVgC&v=-gthQn...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLVqJNXvnGnSzaXhOKbYUmtMAXulPp-YIN&params=OAFIAVgE&v=MpTdxO...


orpheus10 OP
5,988 posts
 

Well Frogman, it seems that you can go on and on like that great "Energizer Bunny". Anytime someone disagrees with you, they are starting an argument.

I've been down this road with you before, but now I have learned that one must have the patience of "Job"; dealing with you has given me that patience.

To refresh your memory; the incident in question, posed "Now Is The Time" by "Bird", and "Doing The Hucklebuck" by anyone. Since this comparison gives such wide latitude, it's very easy for you to respond, but you wont because that would bring your "Omnipotents" into question.

As I stated previously, I'll quit this line of dialog after you have responded to that conversation, but not until.


Enjoy the music.
frogman
4,637 posts
 
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PpgGwGIqccc



orpheus10 OP
5,988 posts
 

In case anyone thinks I'm making a mountain out of a molehill, they can go back through the posts on this thread and see how many times Frogman has acknowledged any mistake that he's made.

He can chide someone else for making an error, even when that error may not involve the substance of the dispute. Just recently he derided me for quoting a wrong "you tube", although that still didn't get to the substance of the post, which was the drumming, plus it was an entirely different group on my post; that was the substance of my post, but he failed to acknowledge it. As Rok put it, that is his "Modus Operandi".

Since I'm in a "Trane" mood I'm going to go with one of my most favorite tunes "Invitation". Let's try the vocal by Dinah Washington, followed by Trane. This show must go on.


                        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyp1yvSBq5I




                        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8eYVN8hAlU


Enjoy the music.
orpheus10 OP
5,988 posts
 

Rok, waiting for Frogman to change is like waiting for a leopard to change his spots or for hades to freeze over; consequently, I don't think I've got that long to live. I'm going on vacation, and you can keep an eye on him till I get back.


Enjoy the music.
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