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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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Hey you guys, Rok, Frogman, and Leersfool, I've just discovered something that's absolutely fantastic, It's called HD Downloads. It's been fantastic for me anyway, and that's because I only use it for records I already have; that way I'm sure of the music. There is no better way to replace scratched vinyl.

I posted a thread on the Analog forum titled HD Down Load compared to Analog that pretty much covers everything. I got absolutely unbelievable results from "Soul Brothers" by Ray Charles and Milt Jackson. That HD Download had the "nuance" I mentioned on this thread that was lacking on the CD. Check it out.

Enjoy the music.
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rok2id
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Yesterday I was Planning to 'review' 'Miles at the Plugged Nickel', but after a few minutes decided I was not in the mood. I then decided to see what O-10 was so excited about, and put on Toshiko Akiyoshi. Was not in the mood for that either.

I ened up with:
Murray Perahia: Chopin Etudes
Aretha Franklin: The Delta Meets Detroit
Howlin' Wolf: The Chess Box

What do you guys listen to when it's not Jazz?

As the good book says: 'Man cannot live on Bop alone'.

Cheers
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rok2id
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******It's called HD Downloads******

Does this involve computers? If it does, I will have to start at day one, step one. Like, Bill Gates was born on ..........

Cheers
orpheus10 OP
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Rok, forget I ever mentioned HD Downloads. I had a problem that caused me to tell those people they were selling "snake oil", when the problem was in my computer and was not identified till after I called my "geek".
orpheus10 OP
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Rok, my grandmother liked "Chopin", I heard her say it when I was very young. It was ages before I discovered "Chopin" and "Sho pan" were the same person. I liked him until he got a little too busy for me.

I saw Aretha live in Detroit, you can't go wrong with Aretha; just the sound of her voice floods me with memories of good times.

You lost me with "The Wolf Man", that's the kind of blues I can live without. One out of three ain't bad, when you consider that it was outside the jazz realm.

Discovering old jazz that I haven't heard before has been most fruitful for me. No current category of music that I'm into lately, but world music is my alternate choice.

Enjoy the music.
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