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The greatest down low and ready to go Jazz/Blues singer who ever lived .
The greatest down low and ready to go Jazz/Blues singer who ever lived .
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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frogman Maiden Voyage is an excellent recording and Freddie really is on another playing field. Coleman is underrated and also played well on this live date with Miles Davis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG5FAVw3UqY Schubert thanks for the 5x5 clip. I have that disc and a 4 disc compilation set in which one disc features 5x5 with Dave Brubeck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qebMRJpWIzs Paul Desmond's tone really goes well with 5x5!! |
Nice clip Frogman. Great playing by everyone, I will sit down and check out the solo later. I LOVE this group! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRCdpcpQad8 |
Billy Higgins was fabulous. Great band. Schubert, maybe I misunderstood. What is it about Ron Carter’s playing that you don’t like? Vocal version of Herbie’s tune “Eye Of The Hurricane” by someone that Schubert likes. Personally, I think there have been but a handful of singers who could scat for longer than one chorus before deserving the hook; if that long. Like most of even the best ones, this one doesn’t quite make the changes the way a great instrumentalist can, but man can he swing! https://youtu.be/RTF6lJIsYHY Billy Higgins on another of my desert island records: https://youtu.be/7wcYrx4d3Jg |
frogman , looking at my post I can see why you could think that . What I meant to say is Carter is so Great I can only listen to him .If there were a top 5 poll on your favorite Jazzman , Carter would be on mine . Only problem I have with Elling is he a singer of poetry or a poet who sings? Likely both ..IMO he is the most intelligent person singing, in the USA at least . Seen him twice live at Dakota , if there had not been 13 inches of snow in my driveway 2 weeks ago it would have been 3 times . I want him and Karon Allison to sing together , which might happen . |
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The best version of this great standard in Honor of the frog from the pride of Minneapolis . https://youtu.be/8uVguT-Fw5Y?list=PLvxWibFr0wiLWsigpmTjAgkVmtXrernMQ |
Gorgeous. I have never heard a non-native sing in Portuguese in such a convincing way. Amazing pitch. I have always loved Allyson’s singing and absence of affectation. Thanks for that! No comparison intended: https://youtu.be/1-g-mkBpnew |
frog , I erased that one after I thought you might think it was about YOUR boat ride . The one above now is specific for you and IMO is the best version of that great standard .Minnesotans don’t affect . For all she is playing the piano as well . P.S . If there was a 10 favorite Jazz great poll Toots would be on mine ! |
Beautiful! Thanks. Great choice of tenor player given that it’s on an album “...Remembering John Coltrane”. I have never heard a better solo by the great Bob Berg, one of the best Coltrane disciples. He died tragically in a car accident only months after that was recorded. More poetry: https://youtu.be/CrvWtdBOQW8 (wish they’d had a better piano) |
I doubt if I could pick out Berg , but he is my idea of an ideal jazz artist . Straight ahead , improvising but not seeing how loud he can play , saying what he has to say without making a contest out of it , serving the music and the guys he’s playing with . In short, no B.S .It must be very difficult to play so coherently so long on a wind instrument with nowhere to hide , Berg is a master of that . Higgings I got , pure magician . |
There are similarities to the following two songs...Or could it be the bourbon I've been drinking.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smWzj-SXe9M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5i_y_ItAnQ |
I saw this really beautiful girl, and I don't recall the circumstances, but I saw her more than once; no, I never even met her, but she made such an impression on me that I had a dream about her in which "Misty" was playing throughout the dream; as a matter of fact, it was the most dominant factor in the dream. It was such a beautiful dream that when I woke up, I tried to go back to sleep and continue the dream. This was before I was even 21, so that was a long time ago, but I never forgot the dream or "Misty". While I'm haunted by "Misty", I hardly ever think of Erroll Garner. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap3P8Fpqay4 This song was crystal clear in my dream, and it never stopped playing; the girl resembled the one on the cover of that album. Or the cover of this album; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_KMMWTWOoc The music is beautiful, but neither one of these cuts is clear. Today, I would like to bring attention to Erroll Garner; he is an artist that I don't feel that I have paid enough attention to. Let's try "Ready Take One", an album with a slightly different perspective of Erroll; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72xe_0UayYU Misty by Sarah Vaugn; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ-JgK9h_MU No one goes wrong with "Misty" |
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Schubert, try this, two organ players, together playing live... Groove Holmes and Jimmy McGriff https://youtu.be/xdlkpxXq-1k Guitar player on that album, O'Donel Levy, has a soulfull sound,has anybody listened more of him? https://youtu.be/3qwP1lLvVjw https://youtu.be/ZDTvP2JKiN0 |
I saw both Groove Holmes and Jimmy McGriff live, but not together,in the 60's. Until you hear giants like them live, you ain't heard nothing. Organ is the one instrument that the recorded media can not reproduce, the dynamic range and the frequency, go to such extremes live, that recorded media can not reproduce it; consequently, your imagination has to take over, but it does a good job. |
A LOT of folks went to school on this jazz giant !https://youtu.be/lGLpczTtnEM |
alex a few years ago after I purchased the Jimmy McGriff album "Giants Of The Organ In Concert" I liked it so much I bought 3 more McGriff albums including "The Worm" Anyway I liked O'Donel's playing so I searched and bought the following disc which is pretty darn good, IMHO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rd8yJfnyozk&list=PLPIqvlnadfCzjUSQZGpjzAR9Pw_YPOpub O'Donel Levy does have some recordings with him as a leader but I don't have any of them. The LP cover of his "Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky " release is quite revealing. |
Wonderful Tristano clip. Amazing player and one the most interesting and unusual jazz voices. That walking bass line in the left hand is incredible. Very different and unique harmonic concept and general approach to jazz that some critics considered “cold”. Funny, how the concept of “studying and learning” jazz concepts is derided by some self-proclaimed purists when so many of the giants, as you point out, went to Tristano (the first to teach Jazz concepts) to expand their knowledge of harmony and improvisation as a necessary step to take their own playing to the next level. One of Tristano’s disciples. I find that one has to leave behind a lot of our preconceived notions of what Jazz is “supposed” to be like in order to “get” playing like this. The connection to Tristano’s approach is more than obvious: https://youtu.be/LAufCG4rH6o |
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I like this one of Lee and Lennie together .https://youtu.be/Ih6eTurLxek Sound isn't the greatest but players make up for it . |
Very “appropriate” clip. One of Bird’s signature tunes (well, both he and Diz claimed to have penned it). Konitz is one of the few major players who was able to resist the powerful influence of Bird. He sounds little like Bird. Another Tristano protege was the tenor player Warren Marsh. Just like Konitz/Parker he was able to remain untouched by the Coltrane tsunami. I have always found his tone to be a little “difficult”, but he sure was an interesting player. https://youtu.be/Kvkmq8E5f3A Imagine a TV series with intelligent discussion about Jazz and featuring major stars!!! https://youtu.be/QQMSPEi6WPc https://youtu.be/DXxBzEw6z8E |
The more you study the better you play . In current USA nobody could imagine a show like that .I remember some in the 50's , too busy soldiering. Only thing I really remember from TV was Andre Previn , I disremember what show . . Andre , who could never be called small minded , said " I've done my best to be open-minded about rock but there is nothing there, pure garbage " . |
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frogman and Schubert I must admit, ashamedly so, that I have not one disc in my collection with Lee Konitz on it. I plan on listening to him a bit more and decide whether to buy some of his recordings as a leader or sideman. Any suggestions? Lee is from the same old school era that started in the late 30's early 40's as Art Pepper and Sonny Stitt. My Pepper inventory is approaching 50 discs and my Stitt inventory is approaching 30. Anyway the sound of the alto from Pepper and Stitt I really enjoy. Both could swing hard, play exceptional ballads, play bebop while still making the music sound grounded in harmony and rythm, and really excelled on blues. Both did this seemingly effortlessly and both, IMHO, never get the credit they deserve from music critics. I also like Phil Woods which you were discussing upthread and have around 30 discs with him as a leader. btw, Sonny Stitt could also play the tenor and baritone beautifully. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0Olxorz1fU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFEyZf4Fw0s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhkN6y_tPNg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBb_6yvOfK8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK2hwkOHNKI |
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