Music Head Wrote:from my library (vinyl)



One of the lesser known influential jazz trumpet players of the day. Played in bands with some of the greats, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton and two of my personal favorites, Charlie Parker and Art Blakey. Kenny made quite a few albums with his own band, this one back in 1960. Only six tracks here, which was customary for jazz albums of the era. Longer tracks of course. Only one did nothing for me. The older I get, the more I appreciate this type of music. Classical and Jazz are the only genres I can say that about. Nothing available from this album on youtube, so I included a short bad clip of a live performance. Not sure when it's from.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Tonica

Best Track - This Love Of Mine

1) A Waltz - **
2) Monks Mood - **
3) In Your Own Sweet Way - **
4) Horn Salute - **
5) Tonica - *
6) This Love Of Mine - **

3's - 0
2;s - 5
1's - 1

Rating - 1.8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pu7mTRrfvw

CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:i agree, Ray would fit in the 'soul/r&b' genre, thats the thing i dislike about genres, you know labelling artists, my Jackie Wilson 'listening to' in the 'soul/r&b' genre would have been just as fitting here. i get so confused sometimes over which genre to put my reviews into because of that reason.
How do you fit Neil Young into a 'genre'? he's done just about everything,except heavy metal/classical, whereas genres are justified for the likes of PF, Stones, Macca, Madonna, and a million other artists.

CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:'in the chapel in the moonlight' would have to be my favourite Deano song ever,great talent was Deano!

JazzyRandy Wrote:I listened to two jazz albums today:

Tom Harrell Roman Nights 2010
Scott Colley Architect Of The Silent Moment 2007
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I got the Harrell earlier this year and it's grown on me tremendously since my first few listens. At first I thought it was competent, but it didn't thrill me much. Now, it's one of my top 5 albums of the year. Two songs are excellent: "Let The Children Play" and "Agua". Another four are very very good. Only two leave me lukewarm, but none are bad.

I got the Colley about a month ago. I've only heard it a few times, but so far it's not a big favorite. Two songs stand out, the title song and "Masoosong". Another two or three have the potential to stand out. Only two really turn me off.

Tiggi Wrote:

10 discs of vintage Blues from the '30s, '40s, & '50s by the likes of Leadbelly, Robert Johnson, John Lee Hooker, Big Bill Broonzy, Lightnin' Hopkins, Muddy Waters, Bessie Smith, and the list goes on.

Sound quality's a bit skronky, but that's to be expected with a lot of this material.

A real treasure trove of earlyish Blues, and it's a very cheap set.

Mr.Soul Wrote:^ Nice one Tiggi. I'll need to consider purchasing that. 'The Sky Is Crying' is one of the best blues songs I know. 'Dust My Broom' is also a classic.

Meet Juniour Kimbrough, a Mississippi bluesman who wasn't first signed to a record label until the early 90s, by which time he was well into his 60s. Sadly, he died only 6 years after releasing his debut album 'All Night Long' in 1992. Oh, and he had 36 children!

[video=youtube;z8kdVKvTmls]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8kdVKvTmls[/video]

'Work Me Baby'- (amazing song which isn't available on youtube)
http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/search/song?q=junior%20kimbrough%20work%20me%20baby

JazzyRandy Wrote:Jackie McLean Fire & Love 1997

Jazz fans are probably familiar with McLean from his innovative and exciting 60s Blue Note albums. I have a few of those and love them. (That reminds me, I need to pick up those I don't own.) What many people may not know is McLean continued to make quality jazz through the 70s, 80s, and 90s.

Later in his career, Jackie was joined by his son Renee, with Jackie playing the alto sax and Renee manning the tenor sax. This album features septet including Steve Davis on trombone. The music is delicious hard-bop with some sprinklings of post-bop and a hint of outside playing. "Mr. E" and "Optimism" get the album off to a rollicking start and the album is balanced with uptempo tunes and a couple/three of ballads. It's definitely an exercise of Fire and Love.

Mr.Soul Wrote:

Rickie Lee Jones: 'Balm In Gilead' (2009)

Mr.Soul Wrote:[video=youtube;QooCN5JbOkU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QooCN5JbOkU[/video]

Amazing, beautiful, breathtaking, relaxing, timeless or instrumental. Words simply cannot describe this song.
It's truly incredible what one man, namely Peter Green, and his guitar can do to a listener.