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
frogmanI listen to all three Fred Kaz cuts & I would have to agree his compositions were more interesting then his solo playing. Didn't seem from his bio that he pursued a Jazz career. if you get a chance to listen to the Bobby Henderson Cuts Alex posted I was wondering what style he was playing in. It's old school I wasn't sure if it was stride?
Did I miss it, or has there been no discussion of the new Coltrane album "Blue World"?  OK hard to say much until one hears it but I expected to find talk of great expectations. ;^)

https://jazztimes.com/blog/previously-unreleased-john-coltrane-album-debuts-september-27/

I did hear about one minute in the car on Sirius but that wasn't much to judge by.
pryso,

Coltrane's Blue World has received good reviews thus far on Amazon.

I for one will definitely buy it. Its Coltrane nuff said!
pjw -Eddie Higgins stated in an interview that he did two dates with Lee Morgan and Wayne shorter for veejay records. This was in 1960. The records were done in Chicago where he lived at the time. Not sure if he confused Clifford Jordan with Wayne shorter but I did find one of them with lee Morgan is the leader.  he stated that his reputation in the Jazz world was enhanced more by those two dates than any other recordings he did.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43RITTTUiOM
.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5Ahqkb_8iA 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Resk15Akf-E