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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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Frogman, I'm glad you're back; you left us hanging in the air for the longest. As you can tell by my last post, I had ran out of things to talk about; I hope you found it humerus.

The "doubler" I saw was truly incredible, Leersfool referred to him as a "sight reader". Since he was most certainly both, there's no conflict. His skills were beyond my comprehension; if I hadn't seen it I would not have believed it; but a long time ago, an older jazz aficionado who had been everywhere and done everything told me that "pit musicians" were the greatest of them all, now I can believe that.

Thanks for your enlightening contribution.

Enjoy the music.

learsfool
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Hi Orpheus - first, Frogman's post on the woodwind doublers is fantastic, as I knew it would be. One comment on your latest post - my comments on the great sightreaders were actually about the studio (movie) musicians in LA, not the Broadway pit musicians, though of course they would have good sight reading ability as well. But the LA studio musicians pretty much sightread for a living, whereas the Broadway pit musicians are often playing the exact same show night after night for a few years - total opposite musical experiences. Both types of musicians are among the best in the world, along with the top symphonic musicians, as Frogman said.
frogman
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Orpheus,

A change of pace is always a good thing!

I left all the LP's upstate, so YouTube will have to do:

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=J5KYW441M4g
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rok2id
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The Frogman:
The Spike Jones clip was great! Shades of Ed Sullivan!! I know O-10 loved it as well. I understand Orpheus and Jones share the same Tailor.

Listen for today:
T.S. Monk -- CHANGING OF THE GUARD

Except for Monk, the players are mostly unknown to me. That is my loss. This is an exceptional CD. Hard Bop does not get better than this.

As the liner notes point out: "the material was drawn from the repertoires of men who were not only gifted composers but also had substantial reputations as instrumentalists."

Two of Monk's tunes, 'monk's dream' and 'crepuscule with nellie' appear.

All the tunes are very good and the playing is exceptional. Check it out if you don't have it. Of course all you 'aficionados' should already have it.

I have three CDs by T.S. Monk, 'Changing of the Guard', 'the charm' and 'monk on monk'. All are first rate.

For those new to Jazz, T.S. Monk is the son of the late, great, Thelonious Monk.

You know you want it, so git it!!

Cheers
orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 

Rok, you're always good for a laugh, and I always need one. "Spike Jones Tailor", I like that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PPC5_nnFgY

This is what I saw on "youtube", I'll have to get it.

Enjoy the music.
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