For sure it's not "Classic Jazz", but it's good music worth listening to.
East Indian music blends well with jazz. This is from the album "Karuna Supreme".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkpQJO_blUU
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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Ghosthouse, these doctors seem to work like painters who color by the numbers; as long as you have something that is the right color, and it fits the number in their coloring book, you're OK; but if you have something different and they are required to investigate, you're up a creek, microscopes are unknown. I seem to get more answers from "Google" than the doctors, and I don't have to travel, or spend money. In regard to pain and pain killers, I see why so many people are ODing; since the doctor can't find the root cause of the pain, it's a matter of taking pills till the pain goes away. That puts this drug OD problem in a slightly different light, plus there are "pain management" clinics that only push pills. There is time spent going to the doctors office, waiting in pain at the doctors office, and not making any progress; all of this puts drug OD in a different light. I appreciate your concern; never contract anything that's outside of the scheme of the doctors coloring book. |
Finding good "new music" is harder than finding gold, but since I've given myself this burden, I shall carry on. I kind of left off in mid sentence on my last review; that's because I wasn't inspired to finish it; the CD, "Marseille" was good enough, but not inspirational. Jackiem Joyner is a name that I have never heard before, but I liked his tune when I heard it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8Ty1xV3vFE Here's another tune that's got life; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HR2wExh2AQ I'm listening with open ears and mind by not comparing him with "old school". http://jackiemjoyner.com/ While this is "smooth jazz", it's music of today, and maybe that's what they have to offer. |
A mega system is nothing without the right LP or CD. I forgot to leave a link to "Marseille" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBTxsnFCR6k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f98rHQI8y5Q These are the two best cuts in my opinion; what do you think? Not bad, but just not as good as what I was expecting from Ahmad. Ghosthouse, my time is too precious to spend looking for "new music". What I am going to do is peruse the past for music I haven't heard by the masters. While I stand the chance of a repeat, that's OK too; better to listen to a killer twice, than a dud once. |
Inna, it's for certain if I was under Dr. Gisela Joao's care, I would feel like a new man in no time. She reminds me of "Lila Downs"; I think both ladies are very beautiful, and I like their music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxsP6vbcQpQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIJZSs2gxdo When I was in the 6th grade, I sat behind a young lady named Victoria Gomez; she was every bit as beautiful as the ladies under discussion. Her long braids couldn't help falling across my desk, and I couldn't help playing with them. Her reaction was to turn around and give me a look that would kill a brick. (my first broken heart) |
This is "Master jazz" by masters of the craft; Gil Evans – piano Johnny Coles – trumpet (soloist) Phil Sunkel – trumpet Keg Johnson – trombone Jimmy Knepper – trombone Tony Studd – bass trombone (soloist) Bill Barber – tuba Ray Beckenstein – alto saxophone, flute, piccolo Eddie Caine – alto saxophone, flute, piccolo Budd Johnson – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone (soloist) Bob Tricarico – flute, piccolo, bassoon Ray Crawford – guitar (soloist) Ron Carter – bass Elvin Jones – drums, percussion Charli Persip – drums This is an album I had, but presently do not have; that situation must be corrected. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjQyuualA6Y |
Ghosthouse, Inna has inadvertently led us into something; these Spanish speaking vocalists from all around the world are fantastic; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTwOTCOHG5s |
This is my favorite cut by Lila Downs; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD0ZElWWlKQ&list=RDMD0ZElWWlKQ |
Here's an LP that I had not played in a long time; it's a lot more interesting than I remember, maybe I didn't listen hard enough the first time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSRL4z6ADQQ Charles Lloyd - tenor saxophone, flute, alto flute Gábor Szabó (tracks 1, 3 & 4), Tom Trujillo (tracks 2, 5 & 6) guitar Roger McGuinn - 12 string guitar (tracks 1 & 5) Wolfgang Melz - bass (tracks 1-5) Roberto Miranda - bass (tracks 2 & 5) Woodrow Theus II - drums, percussion (tracks 1-5) Mayuto Correa - percussion (tracks 1, 3 & 4) Mike Love - vocals (tracks 1 & 6) Al Jardine, Billy Hinsche, Carl Wilson, Pamela Polland - vocals (track 1) Gabor Szabo adds some interesting twists to any record he's on. This record had a sound that was unique to the 70's. |
Schubert, it's amazing what you and Inna have come up with in relation to men listening; after me telling the man what's wrong, he responds like I haven't said a word. Because they are, we'll say "specialists", they think they know everything about their speciality, when they only know what they have been taught. Come up with something different that they don't know about, and they insist on putting it in a known box as opposed to investigating. I wrote the lady a letter, and until I hear from her I'm not seeing any more doctors; nothing is better than wrong medicine and diagnosis. |
Pryso, here's some more "Old School" for you; 'Coleman Hawkins and Friends', including Ella Fitzgerald. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73wpo2Mn_7Y&list=PL170BB52D98FBAD8B That's Sonny Rollins picture you see there. That might not be the album I'm looking for, but it's for sure I'm looking for "The Hawk", let's just enjoy his music; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut2r5bv21YE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta_UByyi4Z0 |
This is the first time I've heard this; it's a soundtrack for a movie that Monk did, (the soundtrack) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLnw8DbcDns |
"Old School" is sure sounding good this evening; it makes me feel better just listening to it; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzkfSx4Wgk0 |
Pryso, there's a lot that's confusing on 'you tube'; for example, "Stereophile" shows "Coleman Hawkins" and Friends' as one of his best albums, but 'you tube' shows several albums that could fit that description; maybe it's all of them? For sure this is some good music that I don't have enough of in my collection; Buddy Rich is a real showman, that's with Bird and Coleman Hawkins. |
Charley Parker was one cool dude; Miles said that even when he was shabby and broke, he had that look that said he had it, and he knew he had it; the music and the sound. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqorVLscxRI |
Pryso, you win the grand prize for solving the mystery, now which album do you prefer? I declare the remainder of this evening to be guitar night; here's one of everybody's favorites; Kenny Burrell, he's got such a warm sound, I could listen to him all night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQGhX8uAKjc |
Here is a vocalist we seemed to have overlooked, she sounds so good late at night; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmj-856HCGU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASqfSNJ_Gis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhGHMxrOdww |
Take a step back in time with me and enjoy some forgotten vocalists. I got a thing about "Where Flamingos Fly"; I'm not sure I've been where flamingos fly, but it's for sure that's where I wanted to go when I heard this. Linda Lawson came and went, but I liked her; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE2C0kRBmj8 Another forgotten vocalist; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1INhj10CiCE |
Frogman, I made the same observations as you, but fortunately Rudy and the musicians saved the day. It was good for me to see those local musicians; Terry the pianist, and Kenny Rice the drummer. Kenny was the musician I wrote about who sat at our table during the "Trane" set. I often talked to "Terry",(who they introduced as an organist, but I thought of as a pianist) Where he played was my favorite hangout,so I saw him quite often. He was the go to pianist for the major jazz musicians who came to town without one. As good as he was, I wondered why he didn't leave St. Louis to become rich and famous. I discovered fortune didn't always come with fame, and besides, he made a good living without leaving St. Louis. Even with Junior's shortcomings, this turned out to be a very revealing story for me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdFYaK_nUCs This Grant Green Trio made in 69, is the same as an old friend talking to me; that's the true "Grant Green sound", no frills; I heard him when he played for himself. |
This is the first new music I've liked in some time; it's got what it takes to take me on a journey to someplace I've alwys wanted to go, but never been; Orion 10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUaQimTc1yk It's on order. |
Pryso, when I first heard "Hudson", I must have been listening to "Hard bop" just before hearing it, and in that kind of groove. Let me tell you and Ghosthouse about a very unusual experience; I hardly remember hearing "Hudson" when Ghosthouse told me about my first review. I suspect it's because I can't switch from "Hard bop" to fusion; one of them won't sound quite right; I guess it's like going from whisky to wine. |
I liked a lot of "Mahavishnu", especially in the early 70's; cut from "The Emerald Green Beyond". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSh0nmretso Listening to them live in a small club is an experience I would most certainly cherish; I recall hearing incredible groups in small clubs, and the experience is beyond description. |
Ry Cooder is one of the most diverse guitarists ever; he effortlessly goes from one genre to another, one musical landscape to another; he's what I call a "universal" player. Here he does the "Ganges Delta Blues" with V. M. Bhat; I like the way they combine the two; sounds like they belong together, India and the Delta blues. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lnys8R2fXk From the Ganges to E. St. Louis in "Trespass"; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=050TIMlpmL0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc10UdraDY4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAJOQKiqh2U I had a bad dream, it was like I went to sleep and woke up in a deserted warehouse or other large commercial building about 2:00 AM in E. St. Louis. The first thing I tried to do was find a phone; it was like real, I was so scared my heart was about to beat out of my chest; that's when I woke up stumbling around my bedroom looking for a pay phone. That night I had taken some pills to get to sleep; never will I take any more of those pills |
I've spent a lot of time searching for "new new music". What I've found has not been "Da Bomb", or whatever expression you use for such. The music has been good, but not "that good". Ghosthouse comes up with "Da Bomb", and it's music that should already be in my collection. We didn't have PC's back then, consequently there was no way to know everything that came out. Just like that "Trane" got past me (probably put buying it off till another day, and that day never came) a lot of other killer works got past me I'm sure; my point of this dialogue is that no longer will I spend so much time and money on "new new music", when there is so much boss music from the past that has slipped past me. Shadorne mentioned "Mambo Sinuendo" by Ry Cooder; here it is; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nidoCkcTw1k&list=PLB--yRp2J0bEeqUMOxpetrdWPtp3WldGP |
Thanks Ghosthouse; no wonder I like Ry Cooders music so much, we're philosophical twins, we always root for the "under dog". (lately we always Lose) I would like everyone's help in focusing on "Ry Cooder"; contribute your favorite music by him. You will be astounded at how much we learn and enjoy in a short time. This is from "Pull Up Some Dust"; although I'm a jazz aficionado, this is my kind of song; it's all about the "under dog". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgUcW8KbnsU |
More diverse "Ry Cooder"; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lnys8R2fXk&index=2&list=RDEMeaGKKsEjeInkMwOGl_8bzQ |
As everyone knows, I am not a Blues fan, but I most certainly have to make this one exception, this song is too authentic and real to be denied; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXKQlCQKtIg Along with Albert King; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOQE41oeHaY |
"Sonny Rollins Strikes me............ Now I'm going to strike him; Bam! He done been struck. Inna here's is a Sonny Rollins record you should have in your collection for the recording quality alone; it's the same as having the purest sounding saxophone you ever heard in your listening room. Thomas Conrad (Stereophile) said he cued up "Way Out West" up on his Thorens turntable, and suddenly he was in a room with Rollins, Shelly Manne, and Ray Brown. It was recorded by "Roy DuNann" who some say was better than "Rudy Van Gelder". I'm sure that name rings a bell. The CD is on the JVC XRCD label, and I'm sure there are multiple vinyl renditions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5rCZcTfr2s&t=2145s Any time you can hear the quality of the sonics on "You tube", you know it's boss. |
bdp24, does "Ode To Billy Joe" qualify as "Country Music"? It's one of my favorite tunes regardless of genre. The first time I heard it, I was crossing a bridge spanning a muddy river near Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and I just knew I was crossing that Bridge Bobbie Gentry was singing about; "The Tallahatchie Bridge". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNB8AKMdqiQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0RCdSKogeI |
Fusian, I see you have two of the most popular albums in jazz: John Coltrane, "A love Supreme", and "Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section"; those are in almost everybody's collection. I apologize for never having heard "Dave Restivo" you're old high school buddy, but I'm going to correct that right now by pulling him up on 'you tube' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNs2sUKhuKA And here he is with his trio; the guy swings. Welcome to the thread, and I'll be looking forward to your many contributions. |