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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
frogman
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One heck of a way of “staying away from politics”.

Oh, but if only they were “good intentions”…..! Sorry, couldn’t resist.

I’m slipping. I have now violated one of my own rules. See, keegiam10 we all have brain farts on occasion; of one kind or another. So, no worries. Good to see you posting again. Nice retort, btw. 😊

https://youtu.be/TRFta9DAdlM
orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 

Nice response to the retort for "The mutual admiration society" but you failed to cover up your own tracks.


One of the greatest tunes in "Jazz history" that included one of the greatest solos in Jazz History, played by one of the greatest trumpet players in jazz history, and you have the gall to throw in one of your "trite" criticisms.
frogman
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Since I have been given the honor of being quoted please allow me to clarify my comment since, honor given aside, the comment has not been correctly understood.

Contrary to the accusation , I never said that, on the solo in question, Morgan spent too much time playing in the high register; nor, did I say what register he should be playing in.  My comment was strictly a statement of fact.  Morgan, great as he was, was not a great high note player and has never been considered to be one.  Were one to speak to trumpet players that comment would be corroborated.  That fact is no indication of the quality of his solo which was great as always.  “Perfect”?  A purely subjective call and I suspect that as is the case with most great artists, Morgan would be the first to say that it was not perfect.   “One of the greatest solos in Jazz history”?  That comment would probably piss Morgan off.

Great improvisers will often exploit their own technical shortcomings in order to create tension in the emotional content of a solo….a good thing, musically.  I suspect that “strident” is exactly how he wanted to sound at the beginning of his solo when he “spent a lot of time on the high register”.


I hope that clarifies.

https://youtu.be/zg9uf84hzfg
 
orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 

The more you try to clarify the mudddier it gets.  Why don't  you go for broke and try one more time.
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rok2id
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Trying to stay away from politics, just a simple thought,,,if all that money was spent otherwise, I guess we would see less 'issues' than likes of the one that you have posted in that video on the previous page...


I used to think like that, I thought, boy, what they could have done with all that money, then, as I grew older and understood more, I learned that when the Policies, the programs, the weapon systems or the actions /  'excursions' disappear, so does the money that funds them.  

So if you want to help with the situation discussed in my clip, you would have to go to the congress and ask for $2.4 trillion to stop the migration of Africans / Muslims  into Europe.  ahahahahahahahahahahaha.  Sorry.  A spontaneous outburst.

Cheers
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