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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.
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alexatpos
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I dont remeber if anyone has mentioned this sax player...John Handy...

Here he is playing with Mingus....
https://youtu.be/sxz9eZ1Aons

Couple of earlier solo albums...

No coast jazz, from 1961. with Don Friedman on piano
https://youtu.be/H0rF_qvuQCg

New View from 1967. with Bobby Hutcherson and Pat Martino
https://youtu.be/7BKsLZdV31w


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rok2id
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Excellent report on this evening's PBS News hour on the New John Coltrane release.  Filmed in the beautiful van Gelder recording studio.  Includes short interviews with Ravi and McCoy, and clips of the great man himself playing. 

Nice to see a national program give so much time to Jazz.

Guess I will have to get it now.  The hype always gets me,.

Cheers

pjw81563
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rok2id


I am lucky as I live on Long Island about 30 minutes from John Coltrane's last residence which I often go and stroll around the yard and peer into the windows. They are in the process of repairing the interior of the house allowing the public inside.
https://www.pbs.org/video/look-inside-coltrane-home-long-island-unxyca/
 
pryso
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rok, I caught that last evening.  I agree, nice to see such coverage on a national network.  And the advantage with PBS was it ran longer than 30 seconds!!  For those who missed it, watch here -

https://www.pbs.org/video/lost-coltrane-1531524781/

pryso
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Thanks for that link frog.  Here's another link to Webster, this time with Gerry Mulligan, another major favorite of mine.  I just happened to play this album recently.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dRqDktqWUY

alex, this is the only Handy album I have -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrppyREk4FA

Interesting that there was so much disagreement about the sax intro on the Mingus Big Band album.  I have a couple of those Mingus tribute band albums but not that specific one so can't reference the line up if Handy played on that one or not?
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