more Miles Davis.
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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For you Jafant, here is more Miles Davis; this is the first Miles, the original Miles; there are so many Miles Davis's that you would think he might have a "Replicator", Calvin, as in "Calvin and Hobbes" had one. I knew more people that knew Miles than you can shake a stick at, including his brother, but I never met Miles. While all the people who loved Miles didn't love all of Miles music; it was like with some of his music, "You can stay, but that music got to go", and Miles knew this; he even mentioned it in his book. The music I'm presenting is that of the first Miles, the music that the people loved, who loved Miles Davis; he kept all his eggs in one basket at this time. This is from "The Modern Jazz Giants" on the Prestige label, and the musicians with him are certainly jazz giants; we have: Miles, Milt, Monk, Percy Heath on bass, and Kenny Clark on drums. These musicians are so compatible; they even go to the same parties; I have pictures of all of them in Nica's photography book, "Three Wishes". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McLt-OaNzNk This music is ageless, it will never get old; it's the music I listen to while reminiscing about settings where this was the background music; Paris at a Bistro maybe, but no matter where, I was always surrounded by super hip people. It don't git no better than this. Enjoy the music. |
Great Dexter clips! Not always recognized for being one of the very greatest and most influential, he was credited by Coltrane as one of his main influences. Always interesting, and sometimes funny, to connect the dots. From Miles' autobiography: http://www.dextergordon.org/blog/2016/3/12/miles-on-dexter |
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