Have you heard the recordings by the Three Sounds with Stanley Turrentine?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V8_-n_1AAI&list=PL0q2VleZJVEm9n_pGu3Wa2b7uZDkIMxk3
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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You're familiar with this, right? : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylGjvwXV3HA&list=PLL-NbN8uTOihuoZ7cQZrMJagCaujqIaa-
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Two of my favorite S. Fortune recordings: 1) "Alto Memories" co-led with Gary Bartz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dejJchJRhs0 2) "From Now On": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXWG4DdNkuM
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I've never been a big P. Metheny fan, but "Bright Sized Life" is one I continue to enjoy. "Like Minds" is another: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6epTSAq0s4&list=PLu-6Kqh1DAHM7KuyLp3k7kG85TwPzY9Jq
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Maybe I'm mistaken but I thought Haden also performed with E. Gismonti during that same festival. OK. I found this: https://ecmrecords.com/product/in-montreal-charlie-haden-egberto-gismonti/ Maybe it was a different gig? |
... and yet another is "Journey’s End" on ECM with John Surman. YouTube only has one track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRyDDBeOWCA&list=RDwRyDDBeOWCA&index=2
BTW, have there been previous discussions of John Surman, here?
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You might enjoy perusing the discography on Hancock’s own website -- it has the covers displayed graphically. Click on each cover for notes. This is an entertaining and very easy way to research his recordings all in one place. Not only that, there are links to Spotify so you can listen, too. Pretty cool resource! |
I’ve played guitar for 50 years (just to entertain myself -- I found out early on that gigging was not for me) so I don’t have to depend upon my system to have a deep connection with music. Nevertheless, I still enjoy good audio, just as I enjoy a good sounding guitar. I was very naive when I first jumped down the "rabbit hole" and it’s taken me quite awhile to appreciate just how much I don’t know about gear and acoustics. I’ve found "the journey" to be quite a roller-coaster and I admire anyone who can keep their balance. That Hancock/Corea show must’ve really been something! BTW -- my wife and I also enjoy listening together. She has no interest in hunting down music and has witnessed how OCD I can get when it comes to gear but she, like me, dearly loves music. |
"I’ve Got Your Love" from Boz Scaggs "Come On Home". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ia15RLRpCo&list=OLAK5uy_nHjoCyyKJVGBc7i4cD8b4bmqpyIxVLm2w The whole album is excellent -- musically and (to my ears, at east) sonically. It’s one of my favorite Boz albums that seldom gets mentioned on the forum. Not only does he sing but he also plays some very tasty guitar. I’ll be surprised if, hearing this track, you don’t want to play the the rest. "My Funny Valentine" has long been one of my favorite Miles releases. "Four and More" is its companion, featuring all up-tempo material. Somehow it's never appealed to me all that much but you might want to check it out. |
Do not neglect this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLewsblH64M It’s also known as "Complete Concert In Germany". I have a special attachment to my copy, having bought it in Paris. Another live recording -- this one a trio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgZHiYvztfE&list=OLAK5uy_lBGXJME_H0rjQwYH2tDA32a9TjTIQ2EGo
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You mean Frankfurt, I presume... ;o) Glad you enjoyed it! It’s certainly one of my favorite solo Jazz piano performances of those I’ve heard. BTW, if you haven’t done so, already, check out the Live At Maybeck series of solo piano recordings. I have no idea whether they can be streamed but a small handful are on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=live+at+maybeck+recital+hall
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Are you familiar with Ginger Baker’s "Coward of the County"? If not and you enjoy Ron Miles, check it out! https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ginger+baker+coward+of+the+county+full+album For me, there’s not enough variation in mood, tempo, to really enjoy that Aldana album. I don’t have any issues with her playing, per se. |
Grant Green "Feelin' The Spirit" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6eECeRBaY8&list=OLAK5uy_mwBHOA6diRZcCU9toTUeKQhKTTQxnaM9c&index=2 |
@jafant Have you heard this one?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ_BlsY9Xg8&list=PL6O6K_7sr3qFkcg6jYcIOqpwL81b29F28 It doesn’t really sound like Jazz to me (although these are clearly Jazz musicians) but it’s an enjoyable listen. @curiousjim
Have you heard this one?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6epTSAq0s4&list=OLAK5uy_ms-PRDnEUGK1o3ncDcURd0MrMKQRGvJ6A&index=2
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@curiousjim Perhaps what I was thinking about was, for lack of a better word, "attitude". He's always struck me as being pretty down-to-earth and unassuming -- there's not a lot of ego or "edge" on display. He doesn't need to brag -- his playing speaks for itself. Rightly or wrongly, I tend to associate such a demeanor with Midwesterners, no offense intended. I have seen my share of shows over the years but there are plenty here who've seen far more, I imagine. I did have the good fortune to live in Santa Barbara from '76 to '82. Many acts would stop there between gigs in LA and the Bay Area. On the other hand, I was born just a few years too late to catch the likes of Cream, Hendrix, Joplin or Bloomfield in his prime. Woodstock is quite close to where I grew up and I read somewhere that around the time of the festival, Hendrix travelled to Middletown to see a doctor whose daughter was a classmate of mine.
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I prefer my Soul and Jazz neat, rather than blended into a cocktail but agree that V. Herring is a terrific player. One of my favorites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn03wa67zKw&list=OLAK5uy_n2S-VDqt5glXBqlg6cVlLra0XN1zkYIo8&index=2 Are you familiar with Bobby Watson ? ? ?
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Speaking of trumpet players, Wallace Roney doesn’t seem to get many mentions, here. He’s been criticized for "sounding too much like Miles" by some but this has never kept me from enjoying his playing. Two records I especially like are "Obsession" and "Intuition", both on Muse and both pairing him with Gary Thomas, another player whose name I’ve yet to see here. Roney was part of the Tony Willams quintet that also included Mulgrew Miller. That group recorded 3 or 4 studio albums in addition to the 2 disc in-concert "Tokyo Live". |
I like Berg, but until you pointed them out, hadn't recognized the commonalities shared with Thomas, who I've always tended to regard as a more outside player. BTW, Thomas did a stint in the J. McLaughlin band that recorded Live in Paris. Berg co-fronted a band with M. Stern at one point and appeared on other recordings in that genre (I don't know what to call it) over the years as well as a smattering of more mainstream sessions.
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Interesting discussion. Although KOB is often referred to as the beginning of modal Jazz and held up as an example of improvisation that is less tied to chord changes; more "free floating", if you will, it still strikes me as more structured, less amorphous, than than the recordings by the Second Great Quintet -- especially those that feature their original compositions. As in visual art or poetry, there’s a spectrum that covers a graduated span between the explicit/representational to the implicit/abstract. Each of us will, given sufficient exposure, discover what feels most stimulating/natural along the spectrum. As I’ve aged, my tolerance for atonality, absence of evident structure and more abrasive timbres has noticeably diminished (no pun intended). ;o)
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