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.
orpheus10

But I know you already knew this being a member of the Black Pack 2nd Brigade 1st Cavalry Division. We honor you! (In) ’22!

That is why I feel safe here. No Russian can do anything to me. Rok will protect me. ;--) :--)

And therefore I will make him now, strong black tea...with cookies...

Tea for two

Dats' it bro!

@rok2id, every language in every culture does this. Always cutting off words. ’Bro’ was originally pronounced ’bruh’ as in brother and not brō, which I hate!

For some reason those cut off or slang words make us feel more comfortable. Like a secong language of sorts. Only spoken by the ’Hip’ few. Although I never did quite understand what a ’Hep Cat’ was? Lol! (Yes I did!)

If you think about it, a lot of American slang or cut off words coming from the black jazz musicians were originally from slang words developed in the black south. Chittl(in) circuit anyone?

But I know you already knew this being a member of the Black Pack 2nd Brigade 1st Cavalry Division. We honor you! (In) ’22!

Miles:

Cookin’, Walkin’, Workin’ , Relaxin’, Steamin’, Gotta be the Coolest Cat in Jazz!!!

Dig?

Cheers

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I know what you mean, but don’t under estimate the influence (power) of the record  labels and “the market”.  Even serious artists feel the pressure and only the most uncompromising hold their ground when it comes to that sort of thing.

Thanks Frogman. I considered that, but thought, these guys are much too serious for such nonsense. Silly me.

Cheers

Rok, it’s an attempt at mimicking the way that those words might be pronounced by a hipster or Jazz “cat”. I’ve often wondered if it was actually the composers of those tunes that spelled those words that way and not some producer who changed the spelling thinking it sounded more Black….more authentic.

Questions to The Frogman:

It seems that whenever a word ending in "ing" is written in the title of any track on a Jazz or Blues record, it is written as " in' " instead.  Do you have any idea why this is the case?

Cheers

After the loudest night, the quietest morning arrives. A chance to hear yourself most clearly. Listen. You know what to do next. ❤

Happy New Year, dear people. ♥

 

Wow! i did not know Barry Harris thanks frogman...

I wish you the best year to come ever and to all our friends...

Seems like a good time to celebrate the great Jazz artists that sadly left us this year for THE GREAT JAM SESSION upstairs:


 

 

 

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Approaching perihelion at 0.7c on an extreme elliptical orbit.  Greetings earthlings.

Happy New Year.  

 

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@acman3, I wanted to drop, shall we say somewhat of a different music with a gut bucket stank funky jass grove by some new lions on/of the current scene to show case these young cats here but I didn’t want to show out? As it were? But you have opened that door for me to show case this young cat called MonoNeon on the electric bass. Playing it left handed, upside down - nasty! Kind’a like Jimi...

Notice how the drummer, Tamir Barzilay effortlessly I might add, keeps everybody in the pocket...Groovy baby!

Thank you!

Lurch | Scary Goldings (ft. MONONEON)