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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A few items not mentioned before: Elise Einarsdotter’s "Summer Night": a CD of piano/bass duets, from marvelous performers who are relatively unknown outside their native Sweden. The title track is delicate and absolutely tactile in the way the piano and bass are rendered. Superb jazz, superb recording. Really, almost anything Elise plays is worth a listen; this CD is a great place to start. Marco Strano Ensemble "Caleidoscopio" : I don’t know why the Italians cornered the market on post-Bop jazz, but between people like Marco Strano, Enrico Rava, and Giovanni Tommaso, they seem to have done just that. "Caleidoscopio" is another audiophile/jazz must-have. I don’t think the CD is available anywhere, but I see it’s popped up on both Spotify and Amazon music, so it’s at least obtainable. Why bother? The recording! As best as I can tell, this was recorded without overdubs, in a hall or church, with a simple pair of microphones. On headphones, it sounds like crap. On consumer audio gear, you’ll wonder why you’d bother, but oh! Put it on anything that can reproduce phase, air and space and the recording is a wonder. Try it! |
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