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
’Sweet and Lowdown’ directed by Woody Allen from 1999.
Can’t remember anything from it. Is it possible that I did not see it? (Please spare me your kind of irony here. :--)) I have watched so many Woody’s movies. But where suppose I should watch it?
Obviously, we all have different tastes, but seriously, there is a huge difference between saying one doesn’t like a style of playing and saying “he can’t play”. I think it’s important to separate the two things before making grand statements like that which can easily be disputed by objective (yes, objective) criteria which define a music.
well said, fro
Ghosthouse, your link doesn’t work for me. Please repost, I’d love to hear it.

Just taking a guess here. “The Man I Live” is one of Gershwin’s most beautiful tunes. Is the link Herbie talking about his gorgeous record “Gershwin’s World”? If so, the singer would be none other than Joni Mitchell sounding awesome and much more “mature” than on her earlier, more folksy stuff. Like I said in my recent post about her, “More of a Jazz singer than many claiming the title” (or something like that).
Thanks.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kaIbrPndteynw7ZmIVD0apUmgVYf2Xqi4