Elvin Jones Trio Rotterdam 1968
Joe Farrell tenor
Elvin swinging solo@ 6:40
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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@pjw81563 Loved the Elvin Jones Tribute. Thanks very much! |
A coincidence I listened to Sonny Rollins Way Out West and Saxophone Colossus, both DSD SACDs (Analog Productions), Friday night. When I got home from work Friday the new Rollins biography, also titled Saxophone Colossus, was in the mailbox so, being in the mood for a Rollins critical listening evening, I proceeded
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Hey acman3 that Rollins Live at the Village Vanguard 2 disc set features Sonny in a trio setting sans piano. Sonny loved to play without a piano player and has many recording sessions without piano.
Also of note on that "Night at the Village Vanguard" is the complete sessions had an afternoon set with Donald Bailey and Pete LaRoca on bass and drums and the 2 evening/night sessions featured Wilbur Ware and Elvin Jones bass and drums
Sonny's great Way Out West studio session also was in a trio format sans piano, with Ray Brown on bass and Shelly Manne on drums.
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Last week I posted Dizzy Gillespie's album Sonny Side Up featuring Sonny Rollins and Sonny Stitt on sax. I posted the slow blues based burner "After Hours" , a fantastic song and left out the song "The Eternal Triangle" which is one of the best recorded "sax duel/interplays" Eternal Triangle is a blistering pace with both Sonny's and Dizzy exchanging solos The transcription of Stiitt's solo looks "blistering" to me and I cannot read sheet music LOL
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Hey acman3 do you have the Sonny Side Up LP? It may not be a seminal recording like Way Out West or Saxophone Colossus but its a great session Sonny Side Up personnel
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