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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:

I remember back in the day when heart transplants were a lot more iffy and rarer than they are today, a famous doctor listened to 'Inside Moves' by Grover washington jr, while performing a transplant. Blew my mind!

That's what I call a Jazz Lover!!

I have 'Mister Magic' and 'Then and Now'. I also have 'winelight' which I have on the Pop rack. He did a few records with a non-Jazz guy whose name I cannot recall now. I suspect he was a lot of folks entry into the world of Jazz.

Nice clips

Cheers
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****"Gypsy Jazz"! Just when I thought I had heard it all, Acman3, you come up with something new; I like it.*****

I can't wait until you get to Papua New Guinea Head-hunter 'Jazz'. Maybe you, The Frogman, and Acman3 could then fly over and catch a few shows.

I hear their instrumentation is rather limited, but boy, do they get down!!

Cheers
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Lest you folks think I am some sort of Xenophobe. It don't get better than this. What voices! And this is right down the road from the U.S.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6MTmGnolbs

Cheers
orpheus10 OP
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It's a funny thing Rok, just before I read your post I was listening to jazz on a didgeridoo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didgeridoo

Too bad I couldn't find it on "you tube", Australia's not far from Papua New Guinea; I'll have to find what they jam over there.

Enjoy the music.
orpheus10 OP
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Brazil 77 was released in 71, no wonder it sounds so close to Brazil 66; whatever, Brazil doesn't get any better than that.

Enjoy the music.
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