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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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Article from BBC Music magazine:

Concert Halls of America. Symphony Hall, Boston.

The hall was built in 1900, the architects hired a physics professor from Harvard to perfect the acoustics. The result was a Hall with a reverberation time of 1.9 to 2.1 seconds and a shape that focuses the sound towards the audience.

The article goes on to say, that the hall is one of the best in America and the World.

My questions are, what is reverb, in a concert hall and what is the significance of the reverb times listed? There was no context given. Close to perfection? What is perfection? Can anyone talk about this?

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Frogman: Great info on, and analysis of, Coleman Hawkins. I have a lot of his stuff, but not him playing Body & Soul. How can that be?

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Final inquiry of the day.

Who / what determines the size and instrumental makeup of a Jazz group. Big Bands excluded. i.e. Oscar Peterson has a trio, Cannonball a quintet etc.... How and by whom is that determined?

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Frogman, "Mingus Ah Um" certainly works for me. He was so far ahead of his time.

Enjoy the music.
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John Hart Trio "Scenes from A Song"
John (guitar) does a very nice rendition of the song, Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell. This is an instrumental album but...
What a great lyricist she is :)
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