Rok, those tunes go together like beans and cornbread. (that's a southern reference in case you don't get it)
You're at the top of your game today, and when those tunes came out I was at the top of my game.
Keep em coming.
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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@ps Agree with you about Esbjorn Svensson. There might, however, be some consolation in the music of Magnus Ostrom... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SinHjKx4rh4 as well as that of Lars Danielsson. |
@ghosthouse : +1 - I’ve got playlists for both. :) . There are so many knockout trios coming out of Europe and elsewhere. Also especially taken with Eri: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbTWbnnmuQg This guy from Finland, Joona Toivanen can make my day. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqAnB3CMxzY |
**** To what, does ’The Sound of Red’ refer. **** Rok, I don’t know this for a fact, but I would bet that Renee Marie is a Buddhist. In Buddhism there is a concept called “chakra”. A chakra is believed to be an “energy center” in the body; there are several. One of the ideas behind the concept of “chakra” is the association of a chakra with a specific color. Additionally, there is a neurological phenomenon called “Chromesthesia” (or, more generally, “Synesthesia”) which causes some individuals to experience sounds as specific colors. This is not entirely quackery and is well studied and documented. The famous composer Alexander Scriabin devised a scheme associating specific notes to specific colors which he used in some of his compositions. Interestingly, the song “The Sound Of Red” is in the key of Bb (B flat). In Scriabin’s note/color scheme Bb corresponds with the color “Rose”. Coincidence? Lastly, I mentioned that I had briefly chatted with Renee Marie when my wife and I went to see her. The CD that she signed for my wife was signed “With Joy, Renee Marie”. “Joy” is a term very commonly used in Buddhism and one of the four “sublime attitudes”. O-10, another of those four is....”equanimity”. In case anyone is wondering, I dated a Buddhist all through colloge. Didn’t work out too well. |
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