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.
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As a foursome they were well known back in the day.  Individually only Getz and Sims were popular and recorded often.  Steward and Chaloff not so much.

 

Thanks, pryso for the reminder of “Keep On Keepin’ On”.  Fantastic documentary

What a wonderful musician and human being Clark Terry was!

 

@mahgister RE: "Extraordinary Sarangi", when I listen to such players, it feels like they are playing my nerves for strings !

I understand you completely...

I feel the same thing when listening most pop and rock, heavy metal music or rap... 😁😊 

I tolerate only classical , jazz and some traditional music from many countries...

All is learned and relative i guess....

@mahgister 

RE: "Extraordinary Sarangi", when I listen to such players, it feels like they are playing my nerves for strings !  

Please do not forget Charles Tolliver, with the likes of Jackie Mclean and also as a leader! 

 

 

"Blame It On My Youth" is my favorite Art Farmer recording.  

 

 

 

 

Speaking of Clark Terry, friends recommended his film, "Keep On Keepin' On".  They were somewhat familiar with Terry's work but had no idea how many musicians he influenced.  Unfortunately I've not been able to see it yet myself.  But this interview with the director will give you a good idea.

 

 

This has to be the most soulful version of My Funny Valentine ever, a perfectly crafted solo by John Park, former lead alto w/Stan Kenton.

Elling was impressed  with this new Estonian band . This country did very well when it left Russia .

 

Thanks frogman...

I am ashamed to say that i did not know him...

 

😁😊

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acman, when I was in college back in the early '60s I saw the great documentary, "Jazz on a Summer's Day".  Giuffre, Brookmeyer, and Hall opened that with "The Train and the River".  That was my introduction to Guiffre and I thought it was really cool.

Of course, lots of other great music in that film, particularly Anita O'Day.  I never heard anything else by her that was so much fun.

 

Thanks pryso i know him but i must go back to listen to him again...

My deeperst respect....

mahgister, here is a trumpet/flugelhorn player not often mentioned, Art Farmer.  Nothing flashy, just great, melodic playing.  This is a favored album from my man Mulligan.

 

There is two Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw albums i know...

I listen to one...

I will listen the second one soon...

This is marvellous collaboration...

 

 

Frogman...

I am under the shock now of listening the album with Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw, thanks to your insisting recommendation...Trumpet mastery twice in one album is incredible...

The last time you put me in schock so great as this, was with our beloved Pat Martino irresistible  creativity ...But trumpet is my instrument in second with piano first and guitar in third position... There exist for sure other great trumpeters than Miles Davis and Chet Baker....But i cannot buy all albums that exist, i need recommendation ...

I read all your recommendations like gospel...

Thanks....

Thanks for this album...

Shaw is a one of the great trumpeter...I will get this album too...

 

Thank you frogman for introducing me to the Interplay album been sampling all of the songs this morning and I just ordered the CD on Discogs.

BTW I have just about every Woody Shaw album and quite a few with him as a sideman. I am partial to this one:

 

Jazz is an evolutionary art form. The top exponents of the art form at any point in time, influence the upstarts, who then go on to push the art form to the next, some would say, “logical” stylistic stepping stone.

Woody Shaw was considered and accepted, within “the scene” as the guy who would follow Freddie Hubbard as THE next torch bearer. He died way to soon at 44 (I think). This (Freddie Hubbard) is who he was to follow in the art form’s trumpet lineage.  (amazing record!) :

 

 

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Is there anything or anyone preventing you from moving to canada?  How about scotland?  If you hate this country so much, you should leave.

Cheers

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Extraordinary, a really true genius.... I dont have this....

It is you who inform me about him....

 

Thanks....

Believe that if medicine doctors would prescribe listening to Paul Desmond as a medicine, the world would be a better place...great album, excellent sonics (on Verve)