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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
1,828 posts
 
That guy on the stairs is pretty darn good. The song he is playing was written by the Flamenco master Paco de Lucia. 

And I agree with Schubert the guy on the stairs is better then a lot of "mainstream" guitarists.

Paco:

Entre dos aguas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oyhlad64-s
schubert
7,386 posts
 
WOW , pjw !

Good thing I could not play that well AND look that handsome in my younger days, I 'd have 600 kids .
Love those congo's , I could listen to them all day !Are there recordings of just them ?
pjw81563
1,828 posts
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2cV4bw5yZY
mary_jo
1,525 posts
 
I ain’t fan of Amy but schubi and pjw made me do it...
My first choice was on Nina and No good man but the lyrics where he is bad but she still longs for him are outworn and off, so, here is the right alternative.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-I2s5zRbHg

And since I am not fan of perfect and steril sound either
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DZ-V8VEWsQ
frogman
7,355 posts
 

Wonderful Paco de Lucia clip, pjw.  Wonderful groove and Paco’s usual brilliance.  Loved that.  Nina’s conga player would have done well to listen to and learn from Paco’s amazing bongos player.  

Not exactly a fan of Amy Winehouse either,  mary_jo, although she was one of the more interesting female pop voices to come around in a while.  On the subject of tempo: while there is always a bit of wiggle room in either direction, it is often felt by players that sometimes a tune has THE perfect tempo at which things seem to “lock in”.  Winehouse’s studio version of “You Know I’m No Good” gets it right even if it has that sterile studio sound.  The live version is faster than the studio version and loses some of that nice “I’m No Good” feel.  

Considered by some to be the greatest bongos (and all Latin percussion) player:

https://youtu.be/9Z6nAKIQyBg

https://youtu.be/Zp0O_bhF-wo
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