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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
inna
8,240 posts
 
Orpheus10, I think you simplify things. Some audiophiles, me included, do hesitate to spend subjectively and objectively significant amounts on music and equipment. There are other expenses, there are family members too. Also, I don't have much and I do save on food, especially on eating out, but not only. Did you know that on average Americans eat at least twice as much as needed? I am not talking about hungry people, there are many of them too.
As an example, I just bought a great used power cord for my integrated amp for $650, which is quite a money for me to spend on a cord. I did hesitate a little before buying it. But currently I do one upgrade every year and stay under $1k for each.
I said about those overpriced records because I saw some titles on ebay from people with very good feedback for half as much. True, you got to check ebay at least once every day when hunting for something particular. 
frogman
7,599 posts
 
Thanks for your response, Inna. I still don’t know what you mean by "level". Level of "class"? Seems to me that class is a very subjective thing. Are you suggesting that the playing in the Connors clips had no class? Again, style/genre preference, no? Re the mystery saxophone player on 5th and 60th:

Best saxophone playing you ever heard? Wow!

**** That’s the reason why I listen to relatively few recordings.****

Perhaps that should change? 😎
inna
8,240 posts
 
Yeah, try to find those people recorded anywhere let alone released albums. Maybe that man with sax was well known in NYC, I don't know. It was late evening in September, I listened to him for about twenty minutes, dropped $20 in his case and left. He kept playing.
orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 

Tony Scott absorbed the blues bird felt and projected it; that's what you and Frogman heard Inna; there was no Zen meditation projected in that clip.

If you read every scrap of paper that you could find involving the life of Charlie Parker, including his childhood, you would know that he was haunted by many inner demons that never letup; Tony Scott projected the blues Bird must have felt.
inna
8,240 posts
 
Orpheus10, you are probably right, I don't know much about Parker.
How about this, something very different. That's class, at least I think so.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bl8tFcI6YU
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