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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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While I'm not as stuck on N'orleans as Rok is, we share Dr. John, and I know where he's coming from.


I'm familiar with all the musicians on your list, except I have yet to get into Andrew Hill.


Since I feel like I'm "short-timing", I don't even bother with any of the latest music. I've known a number of jazz musicians personally (not that many) and all of them were raised in one of our fantastic cities that no longer exist. You grow corn in a corn field; if there are no more corn fields, where can you grow corn?

You grow "Jazz musicians" in cities, if there are no more cities (not places out of a science fiction movie, Detroit for example) where can you grow Jazz musicians?
mary_jo
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I'll call that time "The Aura of Nina".
Nina is great...
orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 

Just last week, I was in the city I was born in, lived, loved, and played in, and I got lost several times, it was like; "Where the f--k am I".
mary_jo
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One of my favorite pastimes watching ’Urban walkers’, guys who walk around major cities while holding video cameras. My favorite city is London, and quite often these guys pass by Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club. Not very impressive from the outside, and not in a particularly nice area of the city. But, that may be the norm for Jazz clubs.
Sometimes I am not quite sure are you serious or just ironical but the truth is that you are probably both, lol.

I like the mixture, the way you say it, "could be this" but also "could be that". :--))
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rok2id
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The OP is correct.  Think of the photo, 'Great day in Harlem', taken in 1958.  Think of trying to do that photograph today.

Jazz seems to be on a similar trajectory as Boxing.   Once, Great fighters were every where, now they are few and far between.

But, Boxing didn't have Wynton!! :)

Cheers
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