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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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Trent, I have "The complete Blue Note recordings of the Tina Brooks Quintets"; it's boss, three LP's that were recorded when the creative juices of the young lions at "Blue Note" were running wild: Lee Morgan, Sonny Clark, Art Blakey, Jackie McClean, Blue Mitchell, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones, and there is even more.


I want you to know that I compliment your good taste, and the courage to move to your own drummers beat.
orpheus10 OP
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I miscounted; that's 4 Mosic LP's and two booklets.
mary_jo
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Trent, that's good Tina. 
orpheus10 OP
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When I was a teenager living with my older cousin on the South Side of Chicago, and at dusk dark when the lights were just coming on in the windows of the distant skyscrapers, I would play this tune, "Bohemia After Dark" and imagine what my life would be like when my time came to be in "Bohemia After Dark", and doing whatever it is that "Bohemians" do after dark.


                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5EwGijmqKc


           
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mahgister
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An imperfect beating of the heart by the most amazing trumpetist, which has a never perfect playing, only living singing playing and so modest under the spell of any melody that it takes times before i decide that indeed he was the greatest trumpetist... 😎

All the others are perfect when they can, but they dont sing with the golden instrument forgetting sound and any  perfection...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6mfWun73vI
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