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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
alexatpos
1,290 posts
 

Speaking of P.Upchurch, here is one of his albums that I have, recorded in 1967.

'Feeling Blue'

https://www.allmusic.com/album/feeling-blue-mw0000224511#review

 

https://youtu.be/A5Mo8972n0Y?si=tQSWNxYhw6_6Apjf

stuartk
4,012 posts
 

@lonemountain 

You're very welcome. I like Beato as an interviewer. He is passionate about music, is himself a player and producer and does his homework. Of course, it takes two to make a great interview and in this case, Hiromi's sparkling charisma and contagious delight in music-making resulted in one of my favorite Beato interviews

lonemountain
509 posts
 

@stuartk 

I know the fellow that records her (Five Four Productions- also Michael Bishop worked there) as he is a big ATC user.  His name is Rob Friedrich.  Follow him, he's great.  He told me she always comes in the control room to make sure the ATCs are there "because those speakers make my piano sound right".  I have been following her for while and she has really grown on me.   The people she gets to play with!  Wow.  And that interview, early in it she is demonstrating playing different time signatures at once, a different one on each hand.  That is impossible!  That's when you realize some musicians are blessed and created to play music on a different level.      

stuartk
4,012 posts
 

@lonemountain 

That’s when you realize some musicians are blessed and created to play music on a different level.   

Yes. I just watched a fascinating PBS profile of Classical cellist Jacqueline du Pre ("Genius and Tragedy")  She was clearly  in this rarefied category. 

 

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curiousjim
5,962 posts
 

Jessica Williams Trio, A Song I Heard.  (1994)

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