Flawless. She has it all. What was that at approx 2:00 - 2:03? A trill?
Cheers
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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Today's Listen: Oliver Nelson -- SCREAMIN' THE BLUES When Eric Dolphy came in, I just started laughing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apo2Md6NRw0 Altos at twenty paces? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vts6PSsMibY Cheers |
More from Kennedy Center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEQO4_6O38M Check that conductor. Is anyone responding to him? Love the dress. Cheers |
Nicholas Payton -- DEAR LOUIS Pops, resurrected and all dressed up, to step into the 21st century. Results? Mixed. Includes 'hello Dolly', but I couldn't hear it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5iqdtOcFC4 I love Dr. John, but, sometimes he should stay in his lane. He is not the best choice for all music in New Orleans. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7_Gvg-CR80 Cheers |
QUIET!! Genius at work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1mfdsziCwM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64osskbLEXA O-10, you were right. He plays his stuff differently every time. |
*****If I were so opinionated and closed minded I would end up like rok2id and that’s not gonna happen while I am still breathing. ***** You should be so lucky. I have all the music you just posted, except the Elvin Jones album. Maybe you are already like me. Your continuing to breath is up to the Good Lord. Btw, he's a bebop sort of guy. Cheers |
Remember The Sabbath and keep it free of unholy noise. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elucuKKfda0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOKHyGtorXQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvhqVTg0b3g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaqvctUxh-c Cheers |
*****rok & inna, Where does it say, in any of my posts, that I love everything?***** I was speaking more to why I hate rock, than you loving everything. All music is not good. Remember The Duke said there were two kinds. With some genres, it's all "the other kind". Cheers I post music based on the quality of the performance. Genre is secondary. Therefore the Spirituals, not gospel. Well done. This is why I post a lot of JLCO, they can play!! Cheers |
Getting girls in the mood? This was my goto LP. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=donDOIiuWc0 I ran with a tough crowd. Cheers |
*****What he meant by that comment is that there is good and bad music in any genre or style. Duke was genre-neutral and much of his music reflected that. ***** I understand that perfectly, I am just saying that IMO, some genres have nothing good to offer at all. There is no good Rap. No good metal. No good hip-hop, And very little Good Rock. Not in conflict with what the Duke said. Cheers Btw, Rock is not Rock and Roll. Rock is mostly drug induced noise. Not only is it hard to listen to, it’s also hard to watch. Cheers |
Questions To The Frogman: Why are the women allowed to strut their stuff, fashion wise, while the men are stuck with the penguin outfits? Nice performance. Wish you could get them on CD. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HClX2s8A9IE Cheers What determines the length of the pause between movements? |
One of the commenters said "Cuba is the richest poor country in the world". I tend to agree. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqCXG9a2qi8 Cheers |
Today's Listen: Wynton Marsalis -- UNITED WE SWING The Chief of Jazz Police laying down the Jazz Law. Don't like it, git outta Jazz before sundown!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd1Y3I1_ci0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsjT2SyWemg I don't own this one yet. It's in my cart at Amazon. Cheers |
Today's Listen: Hugh Masekela -- THE BEST OF HUGH MASEKELA No one can sing like these folks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUe0s3f1bng https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyaMPEpcb9s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JeFE3ZrI_A Cheers |
Today's Listen: Thelonious Monk / John Coltrane -- THELONIOUS MONK WITH JOHN COLTRANE Monk(p), Coltrane(ts), Coleman Hawkins(ts), Ray Copeland(t), Gigi Gryce(as), Wilbur Ware(b), Art Blakey(d), Shadow Wilson(d) Riverside, 1957 It's Monk and Coltrane, that's all you need to know. ruby, my dear https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6liAgg4SN88 trinkle, tinkle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riDTMHPuiig nutty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4Mu53GifBI functional https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awJTWX_iDnc Monk will play HIS tunes, no matter what. Cheers |
And the winner is? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmOFAtg9twM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsSALaDJuN4 Posted before, but the good stuff always deserves another look. Cheers |
Today's Listen: The Last Jazz Diva? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRDOVoTKiqw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sOygJsLDc4 Cheers |
Stars Galore. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4p0LGQBpSU Cheers This is supposed to be over the top. That's part of her 'thing'. |
Thomas "Fats" Waller: I guess it's getting to be a cliche, but he truly died too young and too soon. Died in 1943 at age 39. Just think what he could have done had he made it to the post-war years. Fantastic musical output that like much music of that era, suffers from poor recorded sound. 'G' word does apply. Cheers |
Today’s Listen: Dinah Washington -- THE FATS WALLER SONGBOOK Recorded late in 1957, and released as "Dinah Wash Sings Fats Waller". I have a later reissue titled "The Fats Waller Songbook", same songs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cW6zkxz7oE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-41qGDaMp8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koAY40lT-sM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg6JfUbQ1L0 And, a must have / listen for all Waller fans: I think these folks on Broadway really capture Waller. Washington is just a little too slick. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whBOZKTrE7Y&t=319s Cheers |
So was Jerry Lewis. ***** He left classical jazz in an effort to put slavery behind him, and he might’ve succeeded***** He left Jazz in an attempt to gain more popularity and make more money. All he succeeded in doing was tainting his Jazz legacy. Besides looking ridiculous in those outfits. *****Black American musicians were invited and welcome, treated very differently compared to the US***** In what way? This country, France, a few years previous, had voluntarily deported thousands of it’s own citizens to Nazi death camps Based on Race. I guess everything is cool if all the blacks are artists, musicians and writers, but look what happened when North Africa showed up in Paris. Cheers |
A little more high-brow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHL50m_LfiI The best dance tune ever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkRbtxEsleM Cheers |
After all the recent noise pollution, time to cleanse the air. Strong disinfectant required. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxdiJ74AL5Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fYvVRLPVcs Cheers |
I always thought the guys from Louisiana would save Jazz and us all, in the last reel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Imhau2AmVo Cheers |