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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
acman3
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Actually you are back to the questions I asked about this music a while back. Is it Jazz dumbed down for the masses to shake their booties too, and is this good or bad for Jazz? Look at all the young people in the video. Complicated question.

The young lady acknowledges Abby Lincolns version as her favorite, but she is not going to sing it the way it was done before she was born.  Nubiyan uses hiphop and the many other musical influences I have mostly ignored for the last 20-30 years. The influences are what they heard growing up, like you heard gospel and soul, and I heard Rock.

Obviously a lot of Dancing going on which I remember you railing for in the past.
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rok2id
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Every time I hear that soprano sax, it's like I'm hearing it for the first time.


You do realize that is Victor Goines of the JALC Orchestra.

Cheers
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rok2id
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Obviously a lot of Dancing going on which I remember you railing for in the past.


Not me.  Pops.   He said, if you can't dance to it, it ain't Jazz.  He was coming from the source, where Jelly Roll said Jazz was 'a way' of playing music.  I took that to mean, you played the usual stuff, but in a 'Jazzy' manner, i.e. lots of improvisation.  All of which made folks wanna dance or shake their various body parts.

Cheers
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rok2id
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Nascimento:

Does not sound Brazilian to me.   A prime example of music flow.  It goes from the West to the undeveloped countries, not the other way round.  I realize you did not present it as such, but, it is a prime example.  Nothing Brazilian (indigenous) about it, not even the language, if he is speaking Portuguese.

Should have been Hancock's album featuring Milton on vocals.  

My idea of Brazil.  :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8LBvgwDjyg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7GsuqCTnQc

Sounds good.   Party, pretty girls etc... 

Cheers
trentmemphis
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Guys, I'm trying get into the spirit of the discussion, but I can't quite make out what it is.  The original post says it's to share your favorite albums, but as I looked back at the last few pages, it seems to be more of a "what I'm listening to right now" conversation.

I'm interested in either one.  Just not sure which one I'm supposed to be doing.

Also, discussion seems to be pretty centered on jazz that's on YT.  Is that the idea?
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