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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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rok2id
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O-10:

*****The last time I saw a live performance of Miles, he looked like Sinbad out of "Arabian Nights". *******

EXACTLY!! Great description. I have seen pictures of him appearing the same way.

**** although he said Trane played too long ******

I'm sure you have heard the sory about when Miles, Coltrane and Coleman Hawkins were just standing around talking music, and Coltrane was going on about his solos, and how once he got started he just didn't know how to stop playing.
Miles takes a drag off his cigarette, and in the raspy voice said "take the horn out your mouth" ahahahhahha
Priceless!

Guess I will have to put 'Bitches Brew' in ther player today.

Cheers
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Quincy Jones:

Cannot be limited to any one genre. Great composer and arranger. Always stayed 'young'. Great personality. I became aware of him when he played with Ray Charles and later, during his 'Killer Joe' days.

The 'Wynton' of his day??

Cheers
orpheus10 OP
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Rok, here's Quincy in 1962 on "Soul Bossa Nova". I liked it then and I still like it now. You can follow Quincy from then till now, and his trolley never jumped the tracks of what I call good music, or according to "my taste" in music.

Maybe you can chime in on Quincy's progression through the years.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDRBbuDG5a0

Enjoy the music.
orpheus10 OP
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Miles old music will never get old, I will enjoy it forever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K6spNGZsik

Enjoy the music.
frogman
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Interesting that we should transition from Miles to Quincy Jones. Always changing, yes, but I can think of no other musician that so exemplifies the move of a successful and respected jazz musician (Basie, Sinatra, solo) to the commercial music field (Hollywood, Michael Jackson, rap) with an incredible amount of success.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=W146Z_-O0J0
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