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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
pryso
2,087 posts
 
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.
schubert
7,386 posts
 
This jazz pianist lives in a world of her own .https://youtu.be/e1FCKaep2R0?t=3 .   Yes , that IS jazz.



https://youtu.be/PHi4tFz-F0g?t=8 (jazz from this planet)


https://youtu.be/agyor0ksmqw?t=2 (Gershwin in honor of frogman)


pjw81563
1,911 posts
 
pryso,

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

I for one will definitely buy it. Its Coltrane nuff said!
nsp
654 posts
 
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
frogman
7,599 posts
 
nsp, re Bobby Henderson: Yes, stride piano.  “Ain’t Misbehaving” was written by Fats Waller, considered the greatest of the stride piano players.

Great clips, Alex.  Loved that “Jitterbug Waltz”.  Wonderful player, Henderson.

nsp, great Lee Morgan clips.  Higgins is great as always.  Wasn’t familiar with that record and it goes on to buy list.  Interesting about the dates with Wayne Shorter?  Here’s a favorite Wayne Shorter record with Higgins, but with Freddie Hubbard on trumpet instead:

https://youtu.be/pFb51lJzw7k

https://youtu.be/qFZ-F4RIIQQ
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