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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
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rok2id
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I have always thought of Wynton and being more than just a Jazz player. He is more. He has greater responsibilities. Maybe his extra duties have affected his playing. I still think of him as being the face of Jazz in America today. I agree with you about Branford.

Cheers
pnmeyer
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Listening to a recent purchase - John Coltrane, "Soultrane." Just a regular reissue on vinyl on Prestige label. Never heard this recording before. It is excellent. Some really tuneful ballads and John plays marvelously. Recording is excellent too.
orpheus10 OP
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Rok, this is the "umpteenth" time we have gotten confused in regard to CD's, and it's not our fault; there are just too many CD's with the same name, by the same artist even. I have a 2 CD set by "Rhino",

Artist: Nina Simone
Title Of Album: Anthology: The Colpix Years
Year Of Release: 1996
Label: Rhino Records / R2 72567
Country: United States
Genre: Jazz, Soul, Blues, Vocal Jazz
Total Time: 2:30:45

Tracklist:

Disc 1
01. Blue Prelude
02. That's Him over There
03. Theme from "Middle of the Night"
04. Willow Weep for Me
05. Solitaire
06. Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair
07. Exactly Like You
08. The Other Woman
09. You Can Have Him
10. Cottom Eyed Joe
11. Fine and Mellow
12. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
13. Trouble in Mind
14. Porgy
15. Li'l Liza Jane
16. Rags and Old Iron
17. No Good Man
18. Gin House Blues
19. Work Song
20. Forbidden Fruit
21. Come on Back, Jack

Disc 2
01. He Was Too Good to Me
02. House of the Rising Sun
03. Brown Baby
04. Children Go Where I Send You
05. Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me
06. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
07. Hey, Buddy Bolden
08. Solitude
09. The Gal from Joe's
10. Blackbird
11. If You Knew
12. The Twelfth of Never
13. When I Was a Young Girl
14. Erets Zavat Chalav
15. The Young Knight
16. Spring Is Here
17. Falling in Love Again
18. That's All
19. Porgy, I Is Your Woman (Bess, You Is My Woman)

All jazz "aficionado's" think Branford is the better Jazz musician.

Enjoy the music.
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rok2id
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O-10
The 'Best of the Coplix Years' contains 19 of the tracks from your Rhino CD set. And it is on the 'Roulette' label. Generaly, you can't go wrong with Rhino compilations. They do it best, so yours might sound a lot better than mine. Some of the tracks were good, but the sound quality was sub-par, as were the song selections compared to say, 'Four Women'. IMO, as always.:)

Cheers
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rok2id
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Pnmeyer:

Have not listened to 'Soultrane' in years. I will play it now.
Thanks.

Cheers
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