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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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*****while his words capture the struggles of people living in the city on the lower economic level, and they do this with a delicate sensitivity. ****

The CD, THE LAST POETS, by a group of the same name, captures all one needs to know about lower economic people in the city. With delicate sensitivity??? That would a big fat NO!! ahahahaha

The Last Poets are not for the true believers or the PC crowd. Truth spoken there. The unvarnished kind!!

Cheers
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I too love the CD, Rok2id. Can you imagine having to suffer through listening to a long piece spread over multiple 78's?! When I was young and still living with the parents, I would fall asleep every night with Koss Pro-4AA phones on my head, waking up with the sound of the Shure M91e cartridge in my AR arm thump, thump, thumping away, bouncing off the LP's paper label. Now I put a CD in the drawer, and no worries. No more sweaty, sore ears, either!
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First and foremost, this thread is titled "Jazz For Aficionados"; it don't say nothing about "Blues For Aficionados". I'm putting this trolley back on the right track. We'll begin with "Jazz Impressions of Eurasia", this man was far ahead of time, "Mr. Dave Brubeck" I'm talking about.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qNlHh4FiZo

Enjoy the music.
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rok2id
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10-06-15: Orpheus10
*****Da Blues! "Let's cover Da Blues". *****

*****First and foremost, this thread is titled "Jazz For Aficionados"; it don't say nothing about "Blues For Aficionados". *****

You can't say our OP is not consistent.

Cheers.
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rok2id
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"Calcutta Blues"

Proto --Take Five.

Cheers
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