went and saw War about thirty years ago. The only original member was Leroy Jordon. Because he was the singer and the keyboard player everything sounded great.
Good times.
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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I have the double CD set called "The Harold Land Carmell Jones Quintets" which has all of the tunes from Hear Ye on it. I am positive I purchased the Mapenzi album on CD so I'm gonna try and dig it out of my collection. I have a couple of the Timeless Allstars featuring Woody Shaw. Speaking of trumpet players I have Carmell Jones's debut as a leader called "Jay Hawk Talk" which feature Jimmy Heath on tenor sax and Barry Harris on piano. Its a really good session of Hard Bop tunes with "What Is This Thing Called Love" as the standout track: https://youtu.be/uBetQg4MkoY?si=Kwo96wPZcC3uLS75
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I have an eclectic taste when it comes to music. I love classical, jazz, r&b, blues, soul, rock and roll, jazz fusion and yes, funk I love Chicago and Terry Kath. Kath is one of my favorite guitarists. I would not say he is underrated, at least not by musicians or guitarists, he just died, sadly, way to young (don't ever play with guns)😔 I have plenty of Eddie Harris CDs in my collection. Same with War, Kool and the Gang, Tower of Power, Sly, and yes I have one Larry Graham CD which happens to be "Graham Central Station" (I do not like the opening track, "We've Been Waiting"). But I would not categorize Graham as jazz/funk, its more like pop/funk. Have you ever listened to the great jazz trumpeter and composer, Donald Byrd's jazz funk recording sessions, 1969-1973. 6 good to very good albums (depending on the listener). Here is Byrd's 1971 release called "Ethiopian Knights" https://youtu.be/Ofa8VEkCnFQ?si=QnJBEIBMx-8r1L5V Another great jazz musician, guitarist Grant Green, recorded a few jazz/funk albums as well. Hear is a live album that is a killer jazz/funk session: https://youtu.be/f2y3vttWeNU?si=4d_OAsIM3uFYryZS
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@tyray Check this band, its called the 'Liquid Soul' . This album is from 1996. It seems that they were Chicago based, but played all over the country. Definitely the music I would like to hear somewhere in a club https://youtu.be/OkJjhC2790g?si=uQOH99Ds40iuV868
There is so much different music, for every occasion and aldo I almost exclusively listen jazz music and like to believe that I have almost enough such music to accompany my thoughts and emotions, I am often 'surprised' that is not the case. Just an album that I have listened a lot recently, Not a jazz music, hope it would not be a problem O.W. Wright 'Memphis Unlimited' from 1973. few clips... https://youtu.be/MxRXtTNvFHc?si=CQe5jumZQonzXub4 https://youtu.be/4LtUue836So?si=qCX9lgYx4vwDlpCx https://youtu.be/lMpCl73X3Q8?si=d_Lri4sRbLM6xSrX
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@stuartk Its an interesting thought (what is the origin of our esthetic taste) There are lots of rational explanations and I would agree with lots of them. On the other hand, I always thought that my taste in music is born and ’developed’ since my early age, from the music I was exposed to as a child at home. But, than again, I am quite sure that my parents, who listened that music and even bought me lot of records did not listen that same music in their early childhood. (beeing generation that lived thru ww2 since they were born) So, just a rhetoric question that ask myself is who and when ’influenced’ them... |
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