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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:

When you were cruising thru Mississippi, back in the day, in your 'deuce and a quarter', you may have heard this on your philco radio.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQLdztuMd1g

The baddest dude in Blues.

Cheers
frogman
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O-10, thanks for the links; great stuff! "Yesterday's" is simply incredible. I was not familiar with that record, so it has to go on the "to buy" list. Sounds like Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis on tenor (?). Beautiful!

And the Kirk/McDuff! In the pocket indeed.
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rok2id
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Today's Pick:

Randy Weston / Melba Liston -- VOLCANO BLUES

Randy Weston is a Jazz pianist who has had a long collaboration with Trombonist and Jazz Arranger, Melba Liston. She (Liston) arranged all the tunes on this set.

Weston is very much into African and Caribbean music. He has tried to merge that music with Jazz / Blues. Of all the atempts of this sort of thing, Weston actually gets it right.

This entire CD is just great. Even Johnny Copeland appears to sing a little Blues. He is also into merging african rhythms with American Blues.

Weston gets the mix correct. Jazz and Blues fans will be happy as well as unapologetic 'progressive internationalists', like O-10 and The Frogman.

If you don't have this CD, better get it now! Some of his stuff is offered for $100 from 'these sellers'.

for you youtubies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjg9S1BUNkw

A Must Have!

Cheers
orpheus10 OP
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Rok, that one along with this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRi273CRTdg

That "deuce" could be identified as the car with a "rooster tail" of dust behind it as it cruised from one "juke joint" to the next on them dusty Mississippi gravel roads.

Enjoy the music.
orpheus10 OP
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Frogman, you brought up a very interesting point; as long as that LP has been in my collection, I didn't know who was on sax. While each time I heard it, I was quite impressed by the sax, I never bothered to find out who he was. Now that my entire vinyl collection has been transposed to computer, and I can never find an LP in order to discover the personnel, I'm really lost; but that tenor sax belonged to Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, so "Google" told me.

Enjoy the music.
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