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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Just wanted to try a planar phone.
HIFIMAN HE400se $109 (amazon) A steal at this price The cable is ridiculously short I ordered the aftermarket coiled cable Not for bass heads My HD660s phones play 10 times louder at the same volume setting. Comfortable. Not Sennheiser comfortable, but not bad.
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@pjw81563 I couldn’t agree more! |
@acman3 A few of Donald Byrd's albums, Royal Fush, Free Form, Blackjack and Slow Drag really showcase the talent of Billy Higgins
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A lot of people, when buying/listening to Joe Henderson music, typically concentrate on his first 5 albums recorded on the Blue Note label and rightly so as all 5 are masterpieces. However, Joe's output between 1970 through the late 90s are some of his best sessions. Experimentally stretching into many world influences, new takes on standards, civil rights movement themes and even a big band. Joe has turned into one of my favorite artists and, in the words of our OP, deserves repeated listenings constantly in our must listen rotation. Here are 2 of Joe's songs from his take on Gershwin's Porgy and Bess opera. Chaka Kahn vocals on 1st tune and Sting on the next
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Paul, will keep it short, but you can write me on fb. Burmester is cheaper in Europe,than in the States, so aldo still expensive, its not out of the reach for 'normal' people. The 089 model is still in the production, unchanged, as far as I know, as are many other their gear. I bought mine almost two years ago, from 'friendly dealer' as a store demo, with good discount, of course. Previously I had 001 twice, also belt driven model and had no troubles with it at all, for years . Burmester is known for providing care and service for discounted models as well and is very well built.In time when cd's in general, along with players, are considered as 'obsolete', I wanted something that I could continue to use for years to come |
@pbogdan Spelled your name wrong got it right now check out the response I left you above post @ |
I think the KBPM differs on Spotify - some songs are louder and more detailed depending on the source. But 90% plus sound just fine to me considering the atmosphere. And I dont use my phone via auxillary input on the truck stereo. Phone source then I use a JBL Party Box 710 laid up on my sleeper bunk in back and sounds really good and detailed. I can use the optional 3.5mm aux jack on the JBL or connect via blue tooth and I have not noticed any significant difference in quality between them. |
Lol, I wish there was streaming when I drove! I can’t answer your question about Tidal because I’ve never used it. I’m using Amazon HD and Qobuz and there are several differences between the two. As an all around product, Qobuz is the best. Amazon has some quirks, but had an easy to use software. Anyway, if you’re listening through your phone to your truck radio, you are probably not going to hear much difference between any of the services, as long as you’re streaming CD quality or better. Does Spotify still stream at 128 MP3? |
Interesting discussion on streaming. Which do you think is superior Qobuz or Tidal. They are both superior then spotify, which I, use and I might just subscribe to one of them. I have been using Spotify because I drive a semi and am on the road 8 - 12 hours a day and it is sufficient for the noisy atmosphere. |
@phogdan Welcome to the JFA thread! A few of us listen to a lot of the new jazz artists including myself. One of the benefits is the recording studio/audio engineering is way better now then back in the day making the original source, be it digital or vinyl, superior (in most cases). I see Hromi is on your list. I have all of her CDs and saw her live twice. Her latest release, in 2021, titled Silver Lining Suite, features Hiromi with a string quartet sans drums/percussion. It is a new direction Hiromi took for this one session and really shows her virtuosity on the piano. Hiromi don’t get much love here but a few of your other choices get a lot of attention on JFA especially Wynton M. |