Pat Metheny
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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Grant Green "Feelin' The Spirit" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6eECeRBaY8&list=OLAK5uy_mwBHOA6diRZcCU9toTUeKQhKTTQxnaM9c&index=2 |
@jafant Have you heard this one?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ_BlsY9Xg8&list=PL6O6K_7sr3qFkcg6jYcIOqpwL81b29F28 It doesn’t really sound like Jazz to me (although these are clearly Jazz musicians) but it’s an enjoyable listen. @curiousjim
Have you heard this one?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6epTSAq0s4&list=OLAK5uy_ms-PRDnEUGK1o3ncDcURd0MrMKQRGvJ6A&index=2
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stuartk, Metheny I sort of a hometown boy for me. While he was born Missouri , about 220 miles from me, we lived about 40 miles from Lee’s Summit for 7+ years. Oh and check out https://youtu.be/bLKb9Ms68ME?si=8M7LqbLegxDDiADo he’s playing with Joni Mitchell so is Jaco. There’s only a slight bit of Jazz influence, but I enjoyed watching the video just the same. |
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stuartk I have no idea about his Midwest Sensibilities, but with so many albums to choose from, his Musical abilities has given me hours of enjoyment! I am always impressed with how many great shows you have seen over the years. I’m sure that if I lived on the coast we might have sat next to each other.😁 |
@curiousjim Perhaps what I was thinking about was, for lack of a better word, "attitude". He's always struck me as being pretty down-to-earth and unassuming -- there's not a lot of ego or "edge" on display. He doesn't need to brag -- his playing speaks for itself. Rightly or wrongly, I tend to associate such a demeanor with Midwesterners, no offense intended. I have seen my share of shows over the years but there are plenty here who've seen far more, I imagine. I did have the good fortune to live in Santa Barbara from '76 to '82. Many acts would stop there between gigs in LA and the Bay Area. On the other hand, I was born just a few years too late to catch the likes of Cream, Hendrix, Joplin or Bloomfield in his prime. Woodstock is quite close to where I grew up and I read somewhere that around the time of the festival, Hendrix travelled to Middletown to see a doctor whose daughter was a classmate of mine.
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Would you listen to music played by A.I? I always thought there was something missing on this record.
Orchestrion - An Excerpt from The Orchestrion Project (youtube.com) |
@Acman3, regarding AI, since very few people post here, hopefully nobody will mind this crude joke, but there is already so much 'music' made that is not very I. and certainly lot of it is A.So, I guess, not much will be changed there... I do not know have you posted J.Giufre because you liked his music, or it was because Jim Hall playing with him. Anyway, somewhat interesting small album with J.G. and Modern Jazz Quartet https://youtu.be/LCA44MgvaZg?feature=shared |
Usually I am buying much more music during winter days, its colder and there are less things to do outside during nights, but now its becoming too hot to go anywhere, except perhaps for night swimming, so I did some shopping, filling the blanks in my collection. This two albums did not have previously. Art Farmer and Benny Golson Jazztet, 'Here and now' and 'another git together' https://youtu.be/x698uMu7Wb4?feature=shared https://youtu.be/qObwZMm_Jvo?feature=shared |
@Acman3, Sorry, but I do not understand ’clicking the chain looking object and paste heading.’ Can you please explain me better? I am writing on my laptop and if I pass over the links with my mouse and press the right key I can use the option ’go to link’ and than it opens (instead of just clicking the link like before) If that is not possible for you, let me know how I can post them again. If only the Russians would stop interfering with peace loving jazz crowd.... But I see that your links are blue...and working....its just that my hacker skills are not match for yours... |
You got the wrong person trying to explain computers ! When I am on the Audiogon box I am posting to, There is a series of letters and objects in the header. About 2/3 across the page there is a smiley face and then a chain looking object. If you have that in the header, click the chain looking devise. You are a smarter man than me , so I think you can figure it out from there. If anyone else sees a better way for Alex to post music please don't be afraid to assist . |
Well, you can always send me your fax number and I will send you the list of albums...there is an arrow under the link played that says ’share’ and I copied the link and paste it here, like always. I understand that its not possible to click and open it, but perhaps its possible to copy it and than search the link? If not, will write the title of album, as I already do, so you can search it for yourself...if you wish, of course... Computers are not mine thing also... |
I prefer my Soul and Jazz neat, rather than blended into a cocktail but agree that V. Herring is a terrific player. One of my favorites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn03wa67zKw&list=OLAK5uy_n2S-VDqt5glXBqlg6cVlLra0XN1zkYIo8&index=2 Are you familiar with Bobby Watson ? ? ?
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I confess, there are some albums that I am not posting before I buy them.So, this one is quite obscure, I know that he made one album, there is some mentioning that he did two. Earl Anderza ’Outa Sight’ from 1962. https://youtu.be/LYKmm3tXX7I?feature=shared https://youtu.be/XT7PPE2RXOM?feature=shared https://youtu.be/tv71OI2PtxA?feature=shared https://youtu.be/dEftjqt9_uU?feature=shared
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Speaking of trumpet players, Wallace Roney doesn’t seem to get many mentions, here. He’s been criticized for "sounding too much like Miles" by some but this has never kept me from enjoying his playing. Two records I especially like are "Obsession" and "Intuition", both on Muse and both pairing him with Gary Thomas, another player whose name I’ve yet to see here. Roney was part of the Tony Willams quintet that also included Mulgrew Miller. That group recorded 3 or 4 studio albums in addition to the 2 disc in-concert "Tokyo Live". |
Re @stuartk ’s last post: Just wanted to share some thoughts that I had concerning his mention of Wallace Roney and Gary Thomas. I know Roney’s playing, but less so that of Thomas. I found the thoughts that came to mind interesting (to me, anyway) and pointing to the issue of player-to-player stylistic influence and “simpatico”. I searched YouTube and listened to a couple of Gary Thomas clips and one of the first things that came to mind was another great tenor player, Bob Berg. There was a similar rhythmic urgency and phrasing, if not exactly in their respective tones, in the playing of both players. Clear Coltrane influence without being Coltrane “clones”. Digging into Thomas’ background I learned that Miles had chosen him for one of his last bands. So had been Bob Berg. Adding to the interesting “connections” and as stuartk points out, Roney has been criticized for “sounding too much like Miles”. Hmmmm……! Anyway, great players all around. |
Came across this clip of Roney talking about meeting Miles. Funny moment: @3:10, Roney says “He was the coolest…..”. Then, you can see/hear him about to say a word beginning with the letter “m”. He stops himself and says “…..person”. “He was the coolest person”. I’ll bet that “m” word would rhyme with “honeysucker” 😊 |