I did not appreciate many female jazz voices as i appreciate instruments. But Shirley Horn is magnificent here . Thanks frogman for your expert choices...
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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One of my favorite jazz album because the atmosphere is irresistible, magical and i discovered it because i admired Tom Harrell to begin with...But the whole is more than the sum of his parts here... 1H45 of pure joy...
I learned to love Jazz, many decades ago, being not a musician like frogman, the day i realized that Jazz is about chemistry between musicians too and not only a new language but a new type of sacred communion ... it remind me of the way i was transported in ecstasy very young by the atmosphere of choral music... I begun to understand why Miles Davis , Chet Baker, Sun Ra etc appeared to me as priests not only musicians as in classical written music... it was a revelation about music i was no more young, but in my thirty....Till then i was mostly only in classical... Chorus sacred music for me is a geometry of voices like interpenetrating points/volumes in a heavenly space. Jazz was a denuded heart vibrating and communicating with my own heart... After i came to Indian and Persian music ... It is another story... |
Thanks for that. Well worth watching. Certainly lots to think about. The reminder that, although we tend to start out with the belief that we are right, in realty we often don’t actually know where others are coming from, is, needless to say, highly pertinent to the mess we find ourselves in at present.
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Last few evenings listening to this album. Very nice music, Charlie Haden and Kenny Barron 'Night and the City' https://youtu.be/f-XQK4nmBh0?feature=shared
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Hi everyone,
This is saxophonist Jerome Sabbagh writing. Some of you might know I started a new label called Analog Tone Factory. I wanted to let you know that we are putting out a new record by Chris Cheek, featuring Bill Frisell, Tony Scherr and Rudy Royston, called "Keepers of the Eastern Door". It's coming out May 23 but the first three singles are out already. The third one, "On a Clear Day", came out today and can be listened to here:
On A Clear Day by Chris Cheek (feat. Bill Frisell)
The album was recorded live to 2 track tape (1/2 inch, 30 ips) by James Farber at Power Station on a custom all tube Ampex 351, mastered and cut all analog by Bernie Grundman, vinyl pressed at Gotta Groove (1-step and 3-step versions available). Pre-orders are available on AAA 180g vinyl, reel to reel tapes and CDs at www.analogtonefactory.com if anyone is interested. |
thanks for these 3 recommendation i did not knew about... I will search for them... I like south american jazz and Cuban too ...
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Another recent acquisition I’m enjoying: "The Montreal Tapes: Charlie Haden, Paul Motion, Gonzalo Rubalcaba" . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1esQx5ilNH4&list=PLQdVEoo1TcuJhHGi4jm0llGXvGXjlQQ9r
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Finally discovered a M. Brecker CD I like enough to purchase. It’s contemporary without sounding overly commercial and it’s all acoustic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wp3TSgdEa4&list=PLm4I8tP6UbWad15rthLO-huvRvKerJI0d&index=4 Perhaps, now that I’ve gained a "toe-hold" in his discography, I can use it as a "springboard" and move onto appreciating more of his recordings. If this one has been mentioned here, before, I don't recall it. |
I haven’t bought anything from a local dealer in about 20 years. They went out of business not that long afterwards. I bought a system from them that sounded good in the showroom but proved unlistenably bright at home. I decided from then on to not buy anything I couldn’t audition at home with a return policy. I’ve stuck to that with two exceptions, my Silverline standmounts and Jay’s cd transport. Fortunately, both have turned out to be "keepers". There was another dealer in town but as they didn’t allow home demos, they got no business from me. They subsequently shifted their focus to home theater installations. I did buy gear from a guy who ran his business from home. He lived close by and would bring gear to my house to hear. Sadly, he couldn’t make a go of it and ultimately closed down. I’ve subsequently bought gear from brick and mortar stores that also sell online and offer returns: Alma in San Diego and Listen Up! in Denver. Where are you?
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Yes sir. The thought occurred to me that it might be a good way to audition one, as the restock fee based upon the used price is less it would be to try out and return a new unit. However, if you're in the enviable position of being able to buy a Wavedream Reference, then such minor financial considerations would appear to be a moot point! ;o) |
@stuartk , yes, of course, I am aware. They have some great albums and some not so great. Have you listened the Unreleased half note? On previous editions,the sound (recording) was an issue
Curiousjim, another one for you...Ivan Bogaloo Joe Jones |
I suspect you know that Resonance Records has not only released "Smokin’ in Seattle" , but they’ve also a half dozen or so additional Wes titles as well as previously unreleased recordings by other major Jazz artists. Wes and Bill Evans appear to be most generously represented in their catalogue. BTW, one of their Wes releases is "Maximum Swing:The Unreleased Half Note Recordings". For those who are unfamiliar with this label, here is a link:
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@curiousjim , @stuartk , other than obvious ones, this album and recoding is good too , Wes and Wynton Kelly 'Live in Seattle'... https://youtu.be/3rdw02Lkfq8?feature=shared
...and for some energy, perhaps this one...Mel Brown 'Chicken Fat' https://youtu.be/nHaKJjBNhvo?feature=shared
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If you liked "Out of the Woods" try "Roots in the Sky". Also the live-in-Europe "1974" and the earlier "In Concert" R. Towner has recorded many titles on ECM, both solo and with various groups. Try "Solstice" and "Diary". I was fortunate to see Oregon at UCSB in ’77 . One of the best live music experiences of my life! |