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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
pryso
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rok, you mentioned a post by acman3 with "I Only Have Eyes For You" by Bowie.  Can you (or anyone else) direct me to that?  I looked back several pages but didn't find it.

A few pages ago o10 posted the original doo-wop vocal version.  After that I posted a link to Bowie's band playing it in concert.  But that version doesn't stand up to his original LP recording which I can no longer find on YouTube.  So if anyone knows where to find that original I'd appreciate a link here.
klimt
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One more...

Sarah Vaughan and Clifford Brown!

Tough to beat!


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rok2id
7,859 posts
 
Lester Bowie:

It's no longer on you-tube, at least I can't find it, except for the live version, which is no where near as good as the CD.

You can hear bits on 'All Music', but not the entire track.

Cheers
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nsp
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orpheus10 excellent post on  hard drugs used by Jazz musicians. Having read countless stories of past musicians Who became Drug addicts I always wondered How much better they could have been had they not used drugs. My YouTube post is from Gary Bartz the well-known jazz musician. He says a lot of different things. What most surprised me Is how he gave heroin credit? For helping him tap into the music. On a higher level. Very surprising. But he did backtrack and say that you could probably reach. A higher level by other means. He seemed to say that the use of drugs was like a fraternity. And that it was a way of fitting in with the musicians. He wanted to associate with. .You are right by saying they all wanted to tap into Birds Talent. I read a quote From Frank Morgan the alto saxophonist who said that When he and other musicians found out that bird died, they still went out and got high knowing  that getting high was a cause of his demise.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KL1pbN9Gj0
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