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.
@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!
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.
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.
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?
@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!
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