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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Julian "Cannonball" Adderley SWINGIN' IN SEATTLE (Live at the Penthouse: 1966-1967) Cannonball(alto), Nat(cornet), Joe Zawinul(piano), Victor Gaskin(bass), Roy McCurdy(Drums) Recorded from live radio broadcasts at the Penthouse Jazz Club in Seattle, WA on June 15 & 22, 1967 and October 6 & 13, 1966. Reel to Real Label 19 tracks listed, 11 of which are spoken intros and outros. There was some music. Excellent booklet with interviews and pictures and LARGE print! the morning of the carnival https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64f6MIHHE6Y 74 miles away https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ptDmyjbztc back home blues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeXgoQP5FdA hippodelphia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4atPY4lU8GA Cheers |
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley with Bill Evans KNOW WHAT I MEAN? Cannonball(alto), Bill Evans(piano), Percy Heath(bass), Connie Kay(drums) Riverside / Original Jazz Classics 1961 / 2011 Know What I Mean? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Vp-Z0odHTM Toy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrY8GlNdn5U Waltz For Debby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buP-737sIQY Who Cares https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_pjWPc5e9I Cheers |
From the, Ain’t got it, git it, shelf. Captivating!!! Macy Gray STRIPPED Macy Gray (vocals), Ari Hoenig(drums), Daryl Johns(bass), Russell Malone(guitar), Wallace Roney(trumpet) Chesky Records Binaural Series 2016 Notes: "Special thanks to Professor Edgar Choueiri of the 3D Audio and Applied Acoustics (3D3A) lab of Princeton University, for his technical assistance on the 3D audio aspects of this binaural recording." If you don’t have the Sennheiser HD660s headphones, this CD is the perfect reason to do so. she ain’t right for you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-CddGQtP8c annabelle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu3UakBpWfg slowly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXONmYZNGZE the heart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEU8Im0QF6s Cheers |
Julian "Cannonball Adderley with Milt Jackson THINGS ARE GETTING BETTER Cannonball(alto), Milt Jackson(vibes), Wynton Kelly(Piano), Percy heath(bass), Art Blakey(drums) Riverside / Original Jazz Classics 1958 / 1988 Notes: "Bags and Cannonball belong together for several reasons--not the least of which is that both eagerly welcomed the opportunity to get together. There is also the fact that both are firmly "modern traditionalists": musicians with An awareness of Jazz roots and with, in both cases, a strong rhythmic sense and an emphasis on the beat as a basic part of their playing pattern." Above all...both are, deservedly, highly regarded as practitioners of the Blues." things are getting better https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlHuww-O89E the sidewalks of new york (take 5) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0OA8QYFLcw just one of those things https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6poRgn8uD0 blues oriental https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQgZOQc9oE0 Cheers |
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley Sextet CANNONBALL ADDERLEY SEXTET LUGANO 1963 Cannonball(alto), Nat(cornet), Yusef Lateef(tenor, flute, oboe), Joe Zawinul(piano), Sam Jones(bass), Louis Hayes(drums) From the vaults of Swiss Radio. Found at the Italian speaking Swiss radio in Lugano: Cannonball's sextet from the early sixties. Cannonball, like Monk, made sure at least some of his 'hits' were on every recording. jessica's birthday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlSK4l5kDAs work song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mpk6AFwqhQw jive samba https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5YC7N7biTo trouble in mind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew2tnZIodgw Cheers |
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley Sextet DIZZY'S BUSINESS Cannonball(alto), Nat(cornet), Lateef(flute, oboe, tenor), Joe Zawinul(piano), Sam Jones(bass), Louis Hayes(drums) Milestone 1962-63 / 1992 Notes: "Like Dizzy Gillespie, alto saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley was one of the select few to be taken seriously as an artist while unfailingly conveying a tremendous sense of fun. Adderley (1928-1975) spread the good news with a pungent and inviting blend of bebop (both chordal and modal), blues, and gospel. The performances herein, recorded live in San Francisco and Tokyo in 1962 and '63 are all prime cuts by the powerful sextet..." Dizzy's Business https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6SBzd1h3MY Autumn Leaves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpDfZDLx3os New Delhi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwOf5Xyp5NA Never Say Yes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oflNsilJNc Cheers |
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley Cannonball(alto), Nat(cornet), Barry Harris(piano), Bobby Timmons(piano), Sam Jones(bass), Louis Hayes(drums) THEM DIRTY BLUES Riverside / Capitol Jazz 1960 / 2000 Them Dirty Blues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCfXQ6yKjLc Easy Living https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbvbh2lhtDw Jeannine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAzHD5nSa1M Soon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfWOgck7QMg Cheers |
"Blues In Maude's Flat" I could paint a picture titled "Blues In Maude's Flat" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n3VJQIKduU |
mahgister:You put it the way i would have wanted to say it....Thanks.... With Joe Pass speaking intimate tone, i enjoy Green simple singing qualities very much... Among my 2 favorites in guitar jazz.... There is many more others to enjoy for sure.... But love love with reason or without.... |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aiw_MDVgtQ&t=1908s Grant Green and Baby Face Willette were also close friends. |
Stuartk, just in case you missed this session... Grant Green; Kenny Burrell; and Barney Kessell together,live https://youtu.be/_4jMQNJFPO4 For Rok and the others....if you cant fight them, join them.... Cannonball Aderley quintet Plus album from 1961. https://youtu.be/WmsHDGMSfX8 https://youtu.be/OE7djNOZJC4 https://youtu.be/3dLrSRhuVFM Just hope that you will not decide next to post all J.S. Bach's albums you've got...or F.Zappa's.... |
mahgister: "It seems I am not tired ever of Grant Green". There's something very bracing/refreshing about Green's relatively cool tone. Kenny Burrell is great but he and most other Jazz guitarists of that era utilized such a bass-heavy tone. To me, that somewhat dull, thick sound becomes monotonous rather quickly but I don't find that's true with Green-- there's a vibrant, singing quality to every note that I find very appealing. Of course, Green (for much of his Blue Note work, at least) played an ES330 -- which is a considerable thinner-bodied instrument than the bigger Jazz boxes commonly used by Burrell, Montgomery, J. Smith, Ellis, etc., so that's also a factor. |
Clifford Jordan and Booker Ervin are two other great tenor players... Booker Ervin is perhaps best known for the "Book" series-- particularly "The Space Book" and "The Freedom Book", with Jacki Byard, Alan Dawson and Richard Davis. I'm not a big fan of Byard's piano playing and so, prefer the following; "That's It" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdFcGPr61OM&list=OLAK5uy_kFjQVJBscTDjTjBo3SnCO1Z9yJeOsxhG8 Two excellent Blue Notes: "Structurally Sound": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubhw_DB1Wog&list=OLAK5uy_n34RacdIO2Ixy351nVydncPmST4Fk6NlE "Tex Book Tenor": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3qtMT0xyys&list=OLAK5uy_koBj97vJI2Legl-0WBPogbQqmRIRaoSZc And Ervin with Mingus: "Mingus Ah Um" and "Blues and Roots". Clifford Jordan's early OJC recording "Spellbound" is a good one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NPLfzOhiY4&list=RD6NPLfzOhiY4&start_radio=1 And "Glass Bead Games" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp58woJOgbI |
Any love here for George Coleman? He preceded W. Shorter in M. Davs' "Second Great Quintet" and can be heard on the following : "My Funny Valentine" "Four and More" "Live at Antibes" "Live at the 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival" Of course, he played on "Maiden Voyage". A particularly strong showcase for his playing is the first release by Cedar Walton's Eastern Rebellion Group. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuYeeMcyCIk |
Inna, my musical friend, I have not forgotten about you; here's something for us to enjoy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1QST4cJrzs Some people hear music in a vacuum, but with me, it alwats evokes pictures; "I remember her, or at least someone who looked like her". The nice thing about memories is the fact that they are frozen in time. |
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley Cannonball(alto), Miles Davis(trumpet), Hank Jones(piano), Sam Jones(bass), Art Blakey(Drums) SOMETHIN' ELSE Blue Note 1958 / 1986 Notes: Just routine comments about each tune and other chatter, from Miles mostly. I expected more from an album of this importance. I got the feeling they did not know what a quintessential album it would be. Somethin' Else https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOtqq3E0JNg One For Daddy-O https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYbLEjyrLZc Alison's Uncle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNdBXe9Nw64 Autumn Leaves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpB7-8SGlJ0 Cheers Miles and Blue Note!! |
Building on Rok’s great posts, let’s look at Cannonball the sideman: https://youtu.be/aKAR2n5Pd_Q Notice the pseudonym “Buckshot la Funke” on the album jacket which he used when recording outside his label 😊. The man had a sense of humor (clearly also heard in his playing): https://youtu.be/zwIxcbFkfio https://youtu.be/YJepDqeddNY https://youtu.be/UOKar9nG1vw https://youtu.be/CzOzJGlPFsw https://youtu.be/rhHsHPlIvsM A true giant! Speaking of having a sense of humor: https://youtu.be/oXn511db_zE |
Frogman, thanks for the Miles Davis in Milan link. Never have seen or heard that video before. Ron Carter does look like a giant next to Miles and the rest of the group. Someone should have pitched in and bought the kid a couple more drums for his kit too. What sublime. and beautiful music to close out the day with. |
Wow, I have to check at least 5 pages or more...:--))) Where are my earbuds? Oh, in my ears... Night is still young, almost ten in the evening. It is warm outside, but I still feel and see the light breeze playing with curtains on my window. Lights are off, only the mobile shines, I don't think on anything now so it is just the right time for the music to start... |
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley Sextet Cannonball(alto), Nat(cornet), Yusef Lateef(tenor, flute, oboe), Joe Zawinul(piano), Sam Jones(bass), Louis Hayes(drums) JAZZ WORKSHOP REVISITED Notes by Orrin Keepnews in 1963 and again in 1989. Interesting story of how both dates came about. Changes to group and label etc.... Riverside / Capitol / Landmark 1962 /1989 / 2001 Jessica's Day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lGhTxE9s2g Mellow Buno https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcAqLjkcFHs Primitivo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ghhtyypqOE The Jive Samba https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3GGWqXQ278 Cheers |
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley Quintet Cannonball(alto), Nat(cornet), Bobby Timmons(piano), Sam Jones(bass), Louis Hayes(drums) THE CANNONBALL ADDERLEY QUINTET IN SAN FRANCISCO Recorded at The Jazz Workshop Riverside / OJC 1959 / 1989 Notes: "When Dmitri Shostakovich, the Russian composer, went to hear his first authentic American Jazz, he went to the Jazz workshop and sat for an hour attentively listening to Cannonball's group. He made no comment whatsoever, which is in itself a comment of sorts. But he dug. He smiled appreciatively several times, applauded vigorously on occasion, and leaned forward intently to watch a Louis Hayes drum solo." this here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es8kM8FU6eU hi-fly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYSB6dlwHYo bohemia after dark (aka birdland after dark) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfM5nJI60Vw straight, no chaser https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2kfT8X9Mr8 Cheers |
frogman that Miles Davis and co. in Milan is a great video and yea Carters hands and fingers are as big as Miles' head! LOL. Back to Cannonball (9) Jazz Casual - Cannonball Adderley Quintet (1961) - YouTube |
Cannonball getting all the attention and he deserves it. Changing the subject for just 1 post. rok posted the Cannonball Live at the Lighthouse which is an outstanding album. Lee Morgan also visited the Lighthouse at Hermosa Beach California in 1970 with a great band and played 12 sets in 3 nights. I have the original first release, a 3 CD set which I have had a while but apparently 12 sets were recorded and in less then 2 months, on 30 July 2021 all 12 sets in there entirety are being released in a box set from Blue Note records. 8 discs or 12 LP's or a deluxe box with both formats. The deluxe set is on Blue Notes website for 350.00 dollars. I don't have a vinyl set up so I'll be getting the 8 CD box set for 75.00 on Amazon. Here is more about the release with some really cool photos of Lee Morgan on the beach relaxing. A Legendary Stand by the Lee Morgan Quintet Finally Sees Full Release, as 'The Complete Live at the Lighthouse' | WBGO Lee Morgan - The Complete Live at the Lighthouse – Blue Note Records |
Rok, I enjoyed all of those Cannonball and Nat Adderley links, they brought back many fantastic memories. My listening room at that time was which ever nightclub I happened to be in, and the dance was the "Philly Dog". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4rXEKtC8iY |
I like the rut I’m in. Gotta love YouTube!!! I’ll get back to Cannonball. Not sure if this has been posted before. If not, it should have been. My favorite quintet of all time. Incredibly free and spontaneous playing: https://youtu.be/fBoHkB92SU0 Tony Williams looks like he’s ten years old (with a mustache). Look at the size of Ron Carter’s fingers! The man was made for the bass. Oh, and the playing kills. |
@frogman Great Cannonball record, and one that I don't have, yet. He is never boring or irritating. I could listen to him all day. He always has a great supporting cast. Full disclosure: I was not intentionally doing a survey of Cannonball. The truth is, I had gotten to the point where I couldn't remember what I had and had not posted. (it's been 8 years) So, I just decided to start from the beginning and post them in the order in which they appear on my shelf. As you can see I am still in the A's. :) Can Pops be far behind! It's also a great way for a person to hear all the music they have on the shelf. Before the OP can say "we have heard this and that before, let me say, too bad! Cheers |