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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
orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 

Let's go around the world, this is fun. Rok, when we saw that dancing in Cuba, I told you and Frogman it was structured; those drumbeats are connected to movements in dance. The dancing that accompanies this music is as structured as any European dance; they have certain movements on the beat, they have to practice. I saw dancers in the Kathryn Dunham school of dance where they are taught dances she learned in Africa.

Descendants of slaves all over the Caribbean, and in Brazil still dance to these drums.


                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e8bUyC55cc



Enjoy the music.
frogman
7,489 posts
 
Just one of the reasons people go gaga over Miles.  Check out "My Funny Valentine".  He lets you know what tune he's going to play in his first two statements, and from there he just hints at the original melody without ever straying so far that you lose track of it.  It all works and is brilliant.  And talk about setting a mood with that muted trumpet sound; the guy was a genius.  Before anyone gets worked into a tizzy, one of many geniuses in this music; but he was one of them without a doubt.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OcIiu1kQMx0

alexatpos
1,228 posts
 
It seems to me that we are step away from a disscusion about aestethics in music, and that is time to stop using subjective vs objective terms, because the theme asks for much broader explanations. In doing so we should talk about history of music (jazz at least) and about of evolution of personal, cultural and social values that one needs to comprehend before can give a worthy opinion about the subject. In this case the subject or the question would be to understand what is considered as the 'quality or beauty' of some performerd piece of music, and why do we think or feel so and second, what we  consider as 'quality or skill' when we talk about  some performing artist. My question to you guys is are you intersted in trying to find consensus on this matter, or shall we just conclude with that latin 'de gustibus non est dispuntadum? 
If the answer is positive, let me just start with a qoute that some of you may find appropriate...'Thanks therefore, to what is harmonicus in us, we perceive harmonius composition of sounds, and we delight in them for we understand that we are made in their likeness.Similarity is pleasing, therefore, whereas dissimilarity is odius'.Boethius (480-526) De Musica
orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 

Frogman, there's one thing for certain, you could never mistake Miles for anyone else; with or without the muted trumpet, he had an unmistakable sound.

Maybe it's because you're a learned musician, but we have slightly different tastes; this is too laid back for me, I prefer "Walkin". Maybe you can critique that one.


              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4egXm9LRj2I


Enjoy the music.


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rok2id
7,859 posts
 
***** those drumbeats are connected to movements in dance.*****

Well they must be doing the same movements over and over forever, because this stuff is just repetitive.

Think of the dancers as the soloists.   The drummers are just laying down a track.   Sort of like rap.

***** The dancing that accompanies this music is as structured as any European dance;*****

You cannot be serious!!

***** they have to practice*****

I thought you said improvisers don't have to practice!   You are confusing the Unwashed.

***** I saw dancers in the Kathryn Dunham school of dance where they are taught dances she learned in Africa. *****

Bogus.   Part of the pitiful attempt by Liberals and 'activists' to create things in Africa that don't exist today, let alone centuries ago.

I mistrust anything that can't be written down, or at the least, be perform over and over again with a high degree of fidelity.

Cheers

 


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