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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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Aficionados:

Betcha can't just listen to one track and stop there! Brown really knew his way around a Trumpet. His technique ranks right up there with Wynton, but I think he was a much better be-bop player than Wynton.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8lTZ7lQayk

When you think of some people dying so young, it still makes you sad.

Be sure to check out 'Blues walk' and 'Parisian Thoroughfare'

Cheers
frogman
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Fabulous! Your comment re Clifford/Wynton is spot on. Boggles the mind to think what someone like him, or Bird, or Lee Morgan, or George Gershwin, or Otis Redding, or.... would have accomplished had they lived more than thirty five years or so.
frogman
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I know you're not fond of the "with strings" thing, but I have always had a soft spot for this record. One of my very favorites and features what I think is some of the greatest trumpet playing on record and possibly the greatest ballad playing by a trumpet player ever. Fireplace, some nice wine, your honey, this record, and .....

https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi8BquRmKA_n4umKPYQFIWlVzineIM9b2
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rok2id
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Brownie with strings:

Nice playing esp for the moments / moods you described.

Lots of vibrato. Is that De Rigueur for Trumpet Ballards?

Some sage once said, the only up-side to talented people dying young, was that we never had to see / hear their talent deteriorate. Brownie and all the rest will be frozen in time and perfection.

Nice Clip

Cheers
frogman
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Don't know that it's de rigeuer for trumpet ballad playing, but probably de rigeuer for that style of ballad from the American songbook regardless of interpreter. Exception being players like Coltrane who used very little vibrato in his ballad playing and who was getting away from that aesthetic. Perhaps O-10 has some thoughts about this. Brownie's ballads and your question brought this other clip to mind. For me, this is the perfect interpretation of this ballad . She absolutely kills me on this clip and I could listen to this one hundred times; and is she gorgeous or what? Like I said before, fireplace, nice wine, this record and....Nancy.....damn!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QBmrDS2Zhaw
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