Herbie had a lot of talent on that set!
I had both the Brecker Bros and the Back to Back albums back in the day.
2 Trumpets And 2 Tenors. Now that’s top shelf.
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.
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.
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@curiousjim and @acman3, This is the first album I bought by Maynard Ferguson - Conquistador 1977 – Columbia Records as a young man. At the time, I thought this was a badass album. And to me, it still is. Check out the track Mister Mellow. On that track he had more of a cadre of musicians than Herbie Hancock had on his Man-Child album track Traitor. At this time in my life I was hooked on Bob James productions, arrangements and piano playing. I thought I was so cool in those days... Oh, and I didn’t know he was Canadian.
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Gefion by Jakob Bro I'm not sure how I missed this album. It's been in my Playlist for a while but I never really listened to it. It's one of those albums for late night sessions. It really hits hard sonically with extremely slow harmonic movements leaning into floating time with tons of space between phrases. It's characterized by conversational interplay rather than soloing between guitar and bass. Infinite cymbal textures instead of drums like you hear on Cantando by Bobo Stenson. The bass is deep and articulate. This recording is all about the resonance of the room and the weight of a single, well-placed note. |
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