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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 was in Haiti about 3 years after this movie was made, and Haiti was very much like the movie, "weird beyond belief". In regard to the voodoo music, it's like the air they breath; we were riding up a mountain trail on a half ass (that's a cross between a horse and a donkey) in "Cap Haitian", and on the side of the road, one kid was beating out this voodoo rhythm on a metal shovel that had been left by a road crew, while other kids were dancing to the music like their bodies had no bones. They did this to amuse themselves, it had nothing to do with tourism or anything else.

I only saw the movie many years after I had gone to Haiti, had I seen the movie first, I would not have gone to Haiti. Movies can come very close to reality.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOoFiCgcprU
frogman
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O-10, fascinating account of your trip to Haiti. This is an interesting essay that addresses, and corroborates, some of your points:

http://www.africa.kyoto-u.ac.jp/kiroku/asm_normal/abstracts/pdf/21-2/45-54.pdf
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rok2id
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Just a short break from the usual.

And the Winner is ???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lmXi1y1fzs

Cheers
frogman
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Well, it's pretty obvious to me; the winner is the live ensemble. First of all, the recording is slightly softer in volume so that will affect our perception. The recording sounds slightly muted in the highs, and has less rhythmic "verve". No brainier, even over an IPad.
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rok2id
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*****Well, it's pretty obvious to me****

Me also. I just thought the 'high-end' would have made a better showing.

Actually I didn't think that. It's just that, given the results, why ask the question and/or do the 'test' in the first place. Given that they 'published' the results, I thought it would demonstrate how close the two were. As you said, no contest.

Cheers
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