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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, thank you, very dreamy. Both those bands desperately need Jessy Cook on the guitar.
Those ladies are much prettier than Mingus, I must say.
I'll try to find something.

frogman
7,596 posts
 
One of the most common criteria used by jazz players when commenting about each other's playing is whether the player is "saying something" and not simply captivating the listener with impressive musical cheapshots. For me, few have been able to "tell a story" with the clarity that Stanley Turrentine could.

https://youtu.be/FNK6tvh1xUQ
schubert
7,386 posts
 
For whats its worth, I can listen longer to Turrentine , Sunny Stittt , and Elaine Elias longer than any other jazz players .
Worse part of jazz is the who can play the loudest contests .
orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 
Schubert, while I agree with you about all of those artists, there is one who needs to be added, and that is the one commonly known as "Jug".  

On the jazz scene,  it's not until after you have acquired your "moniker" that is well known on the street, that you have arrived.  As a matter of fact, I'm not going to tell his name, because if you don't know jazz artists by their "street names" you're not an aficionado.
pryso
2,083 posts
 
o10, I went back to listed to the track I posted and it sounded reasonably clean and about as good as other YouTube links I've listened to.  So no idea why what you heard was so poor.  Did you try any of the other links listed along the right of the screen?

I have a fairly good audio system and a large collection of LPs and CDs. So that is the source of all my serious listening.  Recording quality is important to me in so far as not wanting it to detract from the music.  The only time I bother with YouTube on my computer is to hear suggested links such as those posted here.
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