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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.
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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Something to wake up all the stodgy Blue Note types... Sao Paulo Ska Jazz - Track 7 from their 2009 self-titled release... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc3TzkCDiNc Can't recall who on another A'gon thread turned me on to these guys. Bet they would be fun to see live. |
Apparently the pointer Sisters can sing anything and make it sound good. "Diamonds And Rust"; Joan Baez might be the only folk singer in my collection; that's because her songs were always about subjects I could relate to, with good music; that's the bottom line. She also seemed to be timely, I wonder what's she singing about currently? "Big Joe"; that was tough, I liked it a lot; I'll have to get it. Never heard of the artists. That's the nice thing about this thread, always something new. Sao Paulo Ska-Jazz; now this is something new, a new type of jazz even, what's next; it's cooking. Acman has more Sao Paulo jazz; where have I been to not know about this? It's fast hard driving jazz. Kenny Dorham, I certainly don't have enough of him, for sure. This is some deep introspective jazz, the kind I can listen to all night, and just let the world sail on by. With a lineup like that, it couldn't be anything but the best. Although some of these guys are dead, to me they will never die; that's why I refer to them many times as though they were still alive. Enjoy the music. |
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