My pleasure. There are a few Jazz piano players that I can listen to all day, Red Garland is one.
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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Some players put a smile on your face from the first note: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKjjIa7cwTkI2QComwAkjo2j-ssIp7LtR
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Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall November 1957 is a great recording and features the great Shadow Wilson on drums Thelonious Monk quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie hall full album - YouTube Thelonious' son, TS Monk, himself a drummer, talks about Shadow Wilson with Mark Griffith in this article
Queer Street Count Bassie Orchestra. The drum break Buddy Rich mentions is only a few seconds long near the end of the song 2:52 - 2:56.
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@curiousjim I love listening to Red Garland as well. His trio recordings are some of my favorite trio sessions to listen to. Here is a Red's trio recording with John Coltrane |
I am glad to coming back to this interesting comments and suggestions thread... I am glad to give my deepest salutations to all here.... I was forced by circonstances ( health and selling my house) to go back to headphone... Details are in a new thread of mine in headphone section ... I discovered few Japan jazz albums...Among many... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNv2RxjsbWA&t=312s
This pianist of Japan, very original playing, is one of my favorite... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRdhE4lGo4Y
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@mahgister Welcome back to JFA I hope your health is getting better. re jazz in Japan Very good band on the first clip and nice improvisation. Junko is terrific! Here is one of my favorites who I had the pleasure of seeing live here in NYC |
Thanks For your kindness...
Yes my health is ok now... But the new house management is not finished... The only good news for me was that being in the obligation to quit my speakers/room was a benediction in disguise... The AKG K340 is probably the best designed headphone ever in the ratio price/S.Q. scale... it is very hard to drive it optimally... i opened it and make modifications for vibrations controls, cut the obstructing plasstic grid, and more; after few months of experiments i discovered that a ll my other 9 headphones dont compete at all ... Then i am more happy with my audiophile experience than ever....Minimalistic system but the best i listen to in my life...
Hiromi is a tornado.... Yes....I must look for his jazz albums more...Junko is astonishing in creativity...
Many japan jazz pianists or musician are underestimated a bit... But it is my opinion ... :) Certainly we must ask frogman opinion because he a more learned one in jazz than me and a musician himself .... |
@mahgister I Good luck with your new house!
I am not a "headphone audiophile" but I do know that AKG model is 40 years old and very inefficient and need a good headphone amp to drive them. I have the Sennheiser 650s and I love them. I have been listening to Japanese jazz artists for decades and I think they represent the genre admirably.
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Thanks....
We think the same about Japan jazz.... I love nordic jazz pianist too a lot... I am curious about frogman opinion... I bought 10 junko Onishi albums... :)
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@mahgister , welcome back, here is one or two nordic albums for you...Jan Johansson
@curiousjim here is one Red Garland album that I posted before, should not be overlooked., The line up is stellar, they only made one record together .
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Wow! thanks...
I did not know him at all and it seems more than just good to my ears ... I will investigate.... My best to you...
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Alexatpos, This Jan Johansson is a genius, i suffer because there is no way to buy a cd files ... I listened to him on Youtube and his way of playing is addictive... he die very young and make many albums now impossible to get our hand on... It was a genius then difficult to forget and difficult to replace him by anyone else...
In music each and everyone great musician is UNIQUE and a necessary world in itself then knowing one without having it at our command is like missing an entire new unique world after seeing it.... No great musician can replace another great musician ever... No more than tomatoes can replace berries... Music is a drug more powerful than any drug known to man... And those non addicted to music are the unlucky one... Thanks really for this marvellous unique hypnotizing jazz pianist ... |
@mahgister , You are welcome, but no need to thank me, I am happy to share especially the 'obscure' ones despite the Frogman's 'rule' (smile). But, except for half a dozen people posting here, it seems that many of them might remain in 'obscurity'... By the way, just checked, you may find his cd's on Amazon...not expensieve |
Half of my time is listening what i already love and know as Bach or Chet Baker , The other part is listening to a musician i love already but from an unknown album...The minor part of this second half listening time is for listening a new musician , unknown to me... The last one is a trombonist genius, i immediately look for many albums ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jUWsNrNklQ
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Great to have you back ! Auger is seriously underrated. Perhaps this is at least partly due to the fact that his music is somewhat difficult to classify. "Second Wind" is probably my personal favorite. I also enjoy "Encore" with Julie Tippets on vocals. Kenny Barron is great. A few of his that I enjoy are "Other Places", "Wanton Spirit" and "What If". Have you checked out George Cables or Stanley Cowell?
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It is a pleasure for me to recognize fellow music lovers... Viva Django https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3RjISiW7gA
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@stuartk I have enjoyed listening to George Cables ever since my first exposure to him playing with Art Pepper, Elvin Jones and George Mraz on Peppers seminal Complete Live at the Village Vanguard sessions a couple decades ago. Here Art and George are beautiful together in this duo session |
A few I like (all on Spotify unless otherwise noted). . . S. Cowell: "Live at Maybeck" is solo and one of the more traditionally-programmed, "inside" recordings of his that I'm familiar with. "Angel Eyes" is another pretty straight-ahead solo recording. "Live" is with a trio and actually more to my taste -- Post Bop. "Setup " is in a similar trio vein to "Live", with the addition of horns. "Close To You Alone" is another personal favorite. It's not on Spotify but two tracks -- "Close To You Alone" and "Equipoise" are on youtube. George Cables 'Dark Side Light Side" is probably my favorite (trio). "Quiet Fire" is also a good one (trio). "Beyond Forever" is brightened by the vibes of Joe Locke. There are quite a few others on Spotify by both artists that I've yet to check out. BTW, two of my favorite sideman gigs for K. Barron are "There Goes the Neighborhood" by Gary Bartz and Bobby Hutcherson's "In The Vanguard" (both live recordings). These should get you started -- hope you find something among these you like! Have you checked out Mal Waldron?
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In retrospect, it made little sense for me to have mentioned Waldron in the same post as Cables and Barron, as he’s very different, stylistically. I’m afraid I allowed myself to get overly carried away by my own personal enthusiasms rather than maintaining focus on what you might like. Sorry about that! Still, if you enjoy Monk or Andrew Hill, you might enjoy Waldron, as he’s somewhat of a "kindred spirit". One of my favorites is "Left Alone ’86", co-led by Jackie Mclean. This is quite accessible. Unfortunately, all I can find is the title track on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEMyZDSIvWE The entirety of the terrific trio "You and the Night and the Music" is available on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG4pgpR658I I have no idea if this will appeal to you. At any rate, I’ll do my best to stay on point, moving forward!
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More suggestions... Michel Petrucciani’s "Complete Concert in Germany" Tommy Flanagan Hank Jones Cedar Walton Jim McNeely with Stan Getz ("Pure Getz", "Blue Skies", "Live In Paris"). His recent "In This Moment" is stand-out piano trio Jazz. James Williams with Art Farmer Quintet ("Blame it on my Youth", "Something to Live For") Kenny Kirkland, on Kenny Garrett’s "Songbook" and others. Mulgrew Miller with Woody Shaw and Tony Williams. As a leader "Hand in Hand" Kenny Werner, his trios and as a sideman, on Tom Harrell’s "Labyrinth"
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Glad I could help! Don't forget "Out Of The Afternoons" led by Roy Haynes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbirLC_yujg
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For our friend, teacher, fellow poster and ’Magi’ @mahgister, welcome back! For those of you who know and for those of you who don’t know, the music here is Brazilian Jazz. Not to be confused with ’Bossa Nova’, which it is not.
Quarteto Novo 1967 Full Album https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl96K_xr9E4 Tracklist: Quarteto Novo is: Hermeto Pascoal More information here: https://www.discogs.com/release/2332296-Quarteto-Novo-Quarteto-Novo
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT77qQqdSNc JIM HALL trio featuring TOM HARRELL A marvellous album... Very imaginative but relaxing... I own many albums of Tom Harrell... I think he is very good in improvisation melodic line and rythm and stay natural and minimalistic... I am in love with trumpet for a long time ...it even prevent me to understand sax playng for a long time ... Nobody is perfect... But recently i fall in love with a trombonist of the greatest gifted musicality : Steve Turre .. A genius I am in love with his instrument which surprize me to begin with ..But none of his albums are bad... I cannot pick one... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kCZM0a0guU My very best to you ... |
oups! i dont merit the title professor here, especially after frogman, a real musician and a real music teacher... Anyway thanks for your kindness...
The light of Brazil is amazing...And being in love especially with brazil and the great Villa lobos... This album is pure UNKNOWN fruit delight...Thanks my friend ...
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