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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
pjw81563
258 posts
 
alex,

I saw your favorite live list. Excellent choices. I was not even aware of the Coleman Hawkins Village Gate release. I already ordered it thanks!

One of my favorites, right off the top of my head at 6am, is John Coltrane's "One Up One Down-Live At The Half Note"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1kcr-dTdew&t=747s

It is a 2 disc set featuring extended soloing by Trane and his quartet. The sonics are not great but very listenable. They recorded it live while it was also broadcast live to a local jazz radio station in NYC.
frogman
4,637 posts
 
All this great talk of live albums has caused me to pull out some more favorites:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lrwp53TVjMLccwjjVqQH041aeOeDUu7B8

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeDYEULrbSfJEeZAwqR24WTKXYSz2e49d
frogman
4,637 posts
 
Personnel:

“Live At Yoshi’s”
Pat Martino- guitar
Joey DeFrancesco- Hammond B3
Billy Hart- drums 
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“Thad and Mel”

pryso
1,501 posts
 
Funny, all this discussion about favorite live recordings made me think of the most memorable concerts I’ve attended.

While jazz is my preferred music, and I’ve attended many concerts and festivals (I’m pretty old!), not many near the top of my personal list have been jazz.

Among those that were, the first concert I attended was Louie Armstrong and the All Stars with my parents at a local theater around 1952. That was wonderful and left lasting memories. While in college we drove to Detroit for several concerts at a small local club, The Minor Key. There I saw Miles, Coltrane, Evans, Cannonball, Silver, Jazz Messengers, and more. I can’t honestly say one stood out but as a group they collectively rate very high.

Other top favorite live experiences were non-jazz, including The Mahavishnu Orchestra early on at a small local club, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band at our county fair, Mendelssohn’s "Octet" with a collection of top flight musicians at our Mainly Mozart Festival, and Lang Lang performing with our local symphony orchestra. In each case it was an emotional connection with the music that made them outstanding. See, I said I enjoy many types of music. ;^)
frogman
4,637 posts
 
Wow! You saw Satchmo, Miles, Trane, Cannonball, Evans, Silver, Blakey (and others) play live. Envious is an understatement. I’ve seen my share of great jazz players, but that’s a list of some of the greatest of the great. Evans and Blakey are the only ones on that list that I had the pleasure of seeing live. The few times that I heard Evans were all memorable. Other memorable ones include, Dexter, Griffin, McClean, Phil Woods, Thad&Mel, Herbie, Hubbard, Shorter, and others....but, man, Louis, Miles and Trane!! I would have given my favorite cast iron skillet to have seen Trane live 😊. I know our OP has (seen Trane, that is).  Then there’s the annual Vienna Philharmonic concert at Carnegie.....
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