Ghosthouse, I would like to know what you have selected that stands the repeated listening test? After I hear them, I'll select from my collection CD's that I think you might like.
Happy listening.
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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Do you have "My Spanish Heart" by Chick Corea? The reason I asked, is because this two album set has so much music in it, that you can't go wrong here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KE_I6d5m9E This is just one cut. That's only a fraction of all the elements this two CD set contains. Enjoy the music. |
Orpheus - Thank you for asking. Happy to share. What I think I’ll do is just list all the jazz I have (not sure how large a collection that is, actually). Will mark my favorites. Please be patient. It will take a bit of time to get to this. Meanwhile going to try to give a listen to the many links posted in just the last day or so...starting with your track from My Spanish Heart. Done... Don’t own, my Spanish Heart. Found the full album on YouTube. Listened to Armando’s Rhumba from your link first. Sounds gypsy to me...reminds me of a Django Reinhardt composition. Not exactly my cup of tea...nothing against Django. Started from the beginning with Track 1. Liked Track 2 and now on Track 3. A lot of varied styles in just the first 3 cuts. Thanks for the recommendation. Obvious classical influences (not to mention Flamenco) in Track 3. You are right...a lot of music and many different elements. Thanks for the recommendation. |
Frogman - Taj and Keb…Don’t Leave Me Here. Almost tells the history of the blues right there. Great track. I can definitely hear B.B. King doing a version of it. Don’t know anything about the LP. (sampled your other tracks from it) Will enjoy looking at credits. Acman - Fusion Chromazone - Heard of Stern but don’t know much. Technically excellent but how much of this kind of thing can you really listen to. (no offense) Return to Forever - The Musician…really like the horns. Hear similarities to Zappa’s Grand Wazoo. Wonder who was first? No guitar! Instead some bowed upright bass by Mssr. Clarke. Billy Cobham’s Spectrum - I have this saved on Spotify. Never got into it all that much. Participation of Tommy Bolin was what led me to it. Another LP (along with TW’s Lifetime #1) to revisit. Thanks gents. |
Frogman - Missed commenting on the Corea Quartet #1 first time around. For whatever reason, this is interesting to me. Not sweetness and light throughout but not "shallow lyricism" either. Kinda meaty. Excellent musicianship of course. Reading about it on Wikipedia. I will definitely be listening to the 3 Quartets in full very soon (like tonight, maybe). As I said, not a Corea hater; just never liked what I’d heard of his Return to Forever work. Thanks again to all. |
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