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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
mary_jo
252 posts
 
Call me the Breeze man, the inspiration to musicians and one of the most important artists in the history of rock; as Clapton himself once said. The man is responsible in great part for popularizing that deep groove, blues and country flavored rock 'n' roll style usually referred to as the classic Tulsa Sound.

Tijuana...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub1SGEVP6oA

But yes, yes, I know, no need to tell me, this is jazz thread, therefore Tijuana jazz...well, the name is almost the same, so close enough...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfQREMfqae4
acman3
2,267 posts
 
I skipped a lot of music, so feel free to fill in as needed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbFNwrZonT8
acman3
2,267 posts
 
Enjoyed that. One more?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE2jAW5HcH0
acman3
2,267 posts
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGsVqF-URXc
orpheus10 OP
5,988 posts
 

Frogman, you based your decision on the "superflous" reason of a small difference in personel, when "Bird" and "Diz" was what mattered. Never the less, I plugged my best set of headphones in for this audition.

"On the other hand, the solos by both Bird and Dizzy on the version with Al Haig are incredible. Bird’s solo break is a wonder. Tough choice, aren’t we lucky?"

No, it wasn't a tough choice, for the very reason you stated, plus Curley Russell comes in smoking on the intro. That's followed by Diz's "riffs". Max Roach is white hot on drums, Al Haig gives us a nice piano solo, but the best is yet to come. At 1:16, "Bird's" lightening fast riffs, that are as smooth as silk lets us know who is the "riff king".

At 4:44, after Diz heard Bird, he knew he had better not come back "shucking and jiving", and he lets loose a flurry of crystal clear, crisp clean riffs.


Without a shadow of a doubt; "The Town Hall Concert" is the best.
   
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