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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
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According to "Wicki"; The Tango is a partner dance, and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. It was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries, in neighborhoods which had predominantly African descendants. The tango is the result of a combination of Rioplatense Candombe celebrations, Spanish-Cuban Habanera, and Argentinean Milonga. The tango was frequently practiced in the brothels and bars of ports, where business owners employed bands to entertain their patrons with music.

That's some hot stuff, maybe too hot for some Aficionados; never the less, moving right along to the music, let us listen to Jesse Cook;



        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2SJf1J-LHA


      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrVm9wKXi38


      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrVm9wKXi38


     
orpheus10 OP
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd4TBJoLuf8
frogman
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Inna is quite right.  Argentinian tango has no relation to Flamenco.  Flamenco Tangos (always in the plural, although it does not refer to more than one) is one of five or six different styles of Flamenco, each characterized by different rhythms, tempo, where the accents in the music are placed and structure.  Confusing, but there it is 😊.


orpheus10 OP
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I can hear the ancient spirits talking to me, if I could only understand what their saying.


          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kZhNkezeEo
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twoleftears
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This is a useful article.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palo_(flamenco) 

You will find tango mentioned in one of the subsections.

BTW in Spanish "compas" covers meanings such as beat, bar, tempo, and time signature.
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