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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'Flute Soufflé' album from 1957. https://youtu.be/BKb9zDH_LRc?feature=shared more of Bobby Jaspar https://youtu.be/Te-3Q_OZPrM?feature=shared
The Ultimate Adventure 2007 Full Album.Chick Corea lideró este concierto sobre el escenario que recupera el espíritu flamenco del álbum "Touchtone", grabado en 1982 junto a Paco de Lucía. Éramos nuevos compañeros pero viejos conocidos; Yo, Jorge Pardo (flauta y saxo), Carles Benavent (bajo), Rubem Dantas (percusión) y Tom Brechtlein (batería)". |
Very nice! I would suggest that both Aldana and Redman display both masculine and feminine aspects in their playing.
Seems to me Coltrane needed first to "please" himself. After all, it was his own extremely high standard that drove him to work so hard. And "pleasing" the players with whom one is performing must also necessarily come before pleasing an audience. I’ve never played Jazz but this has been true playing Rock and Blues, in my experience and given its highly collaborative nature, this would, it seems to me, be no less important in Jazz.
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