Rok, she’s no Dan Nimmer; you’re right. Not too bad, though; and I like her composition. What makes the piece is the arrangement by one of the biggest talents in that band, Ted Nash. One of the best solos I’ve ever heard Wynton play; completely idiomatic and creative. He sounds great on that. Thanks for that. Great band.
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.
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.
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One of the biggest talents in Wynton’s band, Ted Nash won two Grammy awards for this. Very interesting work with some wonderful playing and featuring much of Wynton’s JALC band. https://www.allaboutjazz.com/presidential-suite-eight-variations-on-freedom-ted-nash-motema-music-re... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bGQDTpznzU&list=OLAK5uy_kUrSXjrpOD_Y7Cpnl7F2dAqJal8eZ8ubY |
Great clips, acman3. For me, one of the most interesting things about Sarah Vaughn is how the timbre of her voice changed as she aged; it deepened and got thicker sounding...a lot. All three “Misty’s” posted so far and this next one make a good example of this. The studio recording is from 1958, the live in Sweden trio version is from 1968. I could not find any date info for the clip you posted, but I would place it at around ten years later or so (1980?). This next one is from 1990, the year she passed. Each one shows a progressively deeper and thicker sounding voice. The earlier recordings sound almost as if she is singing the song in a higher key. She’s not; same key every time. Aside from the change in the timbre of her voice it is interesting how much the live recordings differ as far as interpretation and delivery. Fantastic artist. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vrc3awPUZgY |
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