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.
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Showing 50 responses by curiousjim

@rok2id 

How did you Kind Of Blue? I have it on LP and CD and as I said before, listening to it makes me 😊.

Listening to Jeremy Pelt, Identity 

Only listened to a couple of his albums so far, but I’m thinking that tonight is going to be a Jeremy Pelt night.

@alexatpos 

If you like old school jazz, It’s really hard to go wrong listening to Jeremy Pelt. It’s funny, when I looked him up, I expected to read about some dead or very old guy and boy was I surprised to see he’s about twenty years younger than I am.😁

Art Farmer this morning, but I’ll be listening to Paul Chambers,   Bass on top, by days end. Thanks for the suggestion @alexatpos .

@pjw81563 

I looked for Red,Philly & Ron album, Crossings on Amazon and Qobuz and couldn’t find it.

I’m bummed.

Today I’m starting with Oscar Peterson, Volare.

Everything I want in an album.

I took an abrupt change and went to the Stanley Clarke Trio,   Jazz In The.

with Hiromi Urhara & Lenny White.

Excelent!

@stuartk 

I have heard the first one and will be able to say the same about the second one by the days end.

Thanks.

Speaking of A. Farmer, are you familiar with this?

Thanks @rok2id 

On lazy Saturday mornings, I usually pick an artist and play album after album until either I can get my butt in gear or my wife gets on me to play someone else.

Having a Horace Silver morning. Listened to Song for My Father and Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers playing now.

The Don Friedman Trio, Circle Waltz came up as a suggestion on Amazon Music and it is playing now. 

@mahgister 

You mentioned Jan Johansson.  I agree he is under rated.  My favorite album of his might be his Folkvisor, Jazz Pa Svenska album. It is just a piano and an upright bass.  It is very well recorded and it is on my “test track” list. Really great decays and presence.

@acman3 

This is what I really like about this thread, finding new to me music! Thanks and I’ll have Charles Lloyd on my playlist today.

Haven’t listened to Kind Of Blue in a while, so I found a 24/192 version of the Legacy Edition and all it does is bring out the faults in the original recordings. I wonder if Peter Jackson would like to have a wack at it?

Just listened to Judy Arafat, Con Alma

A Tribute To Dizzy Gillespie.

 I really enjoyed it.

Just saw an ad for Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers, Hard Drive. I’ve never heard it before, so I’m happily streaming it now. If you like A.B. & The Jazz Messengers, you’ll like this!

Just stumbled upon a Christian McBride album I’ve never heard before.

The Q Sessions. Really enjoying it so far.

Today is Oscar Peterson day, starting with Night Train (Expanded Edition) HR

@pjw81563 ,

Bill Evans is definitely in my top five piano players. I really like the way he tickles the ivory’s.  I’ll try to watch the documentary.

Thanks.

@alexatpos 

I just started streaming right at two years ago. After I realizes that I have a wall of CD’s and vinyl I’m barely touching anymore and the price of a month on any of the streaming services is less than purchasing an album, I turned to the dark side.😁

So I’m trying to listen to Walter Davis Jr. Trio, Scorpio album and it is so hard for me to get past Walter’s noises that are as loud as everything else on the album.  Even my wife came out of the back room to ask what that horrible noise was.

I don’t understand why they would leave that in the recording.

Getting off my soapbox now.

As I’ve said before, Bill Evans is in my top five pianists and that’s in all genres.