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
With plotter, although such thing is not unsignificant, is just small part of larger scale of misunderstandings...Bigger things are annoying me. The lack of responsibility is one of them. Maybe I am too strict and should be easy going like rest of them. But that is not in my nature. And that is probably not jazzy...
You work with people who work or dream in automatic pilot like robot with no consciousness of their own...

In contrast you are a free human soul with a moral compass navigating seriously the reality...Not surprizingly your emotions are involved.... Theirs are not.... Save for recognizing you to be a zealot...You are not.... They are dead bodies....


My best to you...
Dee Dee Bridgewater

LIVE AT YOSHI'S

Dee Dee Bridgewater(vocals), Thierry Eliez(piano), Thomas Bramerie(bass), Ali Jackson(drums, percussion)
Verve   1998

Notes: "Potentially the most volatile component of a Jazz vocalist's performance, scatting can be deadly in the wrong singer's hands.  But Bridgewater has the gift."

Cotton Tail
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHN40EJCN7o

Cherokee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HjtLsCxGuE

Love for Sale
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr2HeVwZV3M

Slow Boat to China
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeTlEJwiWqA

Cheers
Dee Dee Bridgewater

LIVE IN PARIS

Herve Sellin(piano), Antoine Bonfils(bass guitar), Andre Ceccarelli(drums)
Impulse / MCA   1986 / 1989

Notes: "Jazz is a music of improvisation, a music of feeling deeply rooted in me.  I chose to convey this music "live" to try to capture the excitement of the moment.  It's not perfect "mais ca fonctionne bien."  It's the real thing, no "artificial sweetners" and what fun we had making it happen..."

All Blues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh_8jYrJcMY

Misty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rU4IEbvgVzc

On A Clear Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRMR71RCOzo

Medley Blues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DdnCC4xmig

Cheers