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

@pjw81563 +1 on the "Stockholm 1960 Complete" set. Love it!

In his solos, Coltrane does some astonishing things with harmonics! 

@pjw81563

My observations are based on my subjective personal musical tastes as a "knowledgeable listener" and not a musician. When @frogman , himself a musicians peer, who I’m sure has countless musician peers as friends in the same line of work states that the musicians consensus of the best tenor players is Coltrane, Rollins and Henderson in that order he is not saying that we should all accept that as the "written law" and forgo others as second rate imposters.

Thanks for your clarifying remarks. 

 

 

just line your cabinet with Dave Brubeck and don't worry about anything else.  

All musicians can emulate an impressive and gifted player and they will do it...

But a moving playing is "impressive" in a way that is inimitable...

It is the reason why i love so many musicians for their difference and less for the comparison...

The road from complexity to simplicity is a purification road  as in Wayne  Shorter case for example is as difficult than the reverse road from simplicity to complexity which is the road to initiation ...

I admire the two pilgrimage musical roads...

Music for me is not on the paper not even under the improvising musicians hands but from their heart...

And sometimes two hearts create a road of their own, the road toward a true dialogue which is at the same time an initiation and a purification , a loving road:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHW7HOrlVVY&list=PLCJOOM7kDf23o9XYls2zbBgIUbQ86qyP_&index=6

@mahgister 

That is indeed a lovely pairing!

@bpoletti 

I don't know how long I could endure being limited to just one artist but if we are talking Jazz, then Wayne Shorter would be the one I'd choose.