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
frog, that was OK.  I could enjoy listening to it but wouldn't feel moved to buy the album so I could hear it on my system anytime I chose.

Also I realize perhaps I shouldn't have mentioned the "sheets of sound".  I remembered hearing that term referencing some of 'Trane's playing a long time ago and associate it with his performances with what sounds to me like simply flurries of notes.  Those are far from favorites.  But reading on Wikipedia I see that phrase was first applied in 1958.  Many of my recordings (which I do enjoy) of/with him were produced after that.  So it was a false benchmark.

My taste favors his blues and ballad work, such as "Ole'", "My Favorite Things", "Plays The Blues", "+ Johnny Hartman", "Ballads", "Monk & Coltrane at Carnegie Hall", etc.
:) ok, i’ll take your word for it.

So O-10 is a dancer? Few moves are barely enough (:)) but now, when you have mentioned this, his writing style on this forum ’reminds me’ of him as if wearing a suit for dancing, showing the elegancy while moving smoothly along the dance floor. He has something special.

p.s. sorry, can’t picture him in a tribe...:)
Coltrane - plus of course everything he did with Miles and other with Monk.