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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.

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orpheus10
jazzcourier
205 posts
 
Johnny Smith! Good call.This guy was all about broad strokes of elegant harmony and he was almost alone in the preference for ballads to medium tempo tunes.What a great legacy of all those Roost and Roulette records.There were a few albums on Verve with Hank Jones.Gibson honored him with his own model archtop,it was the Rolls Royce of their line in the 50's/60's.Those early albums with Stan Getz are superb.Here is a guy who came up in the 50's and made his own path.Late in his life he made an album or two with George Van Eps while he was retired in Colorado.There is one guy left alive who plays that style-Mundell Lowe.He must be in his 90's now.He was a studio guitarist in New York in the 50's as well.

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orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 

Alex, johnny Smith "Moonlight in Vermont" has been in my collection since the late 50's. It featured Stan Getz on tenor; there wasn't a cut on that album that I didn't like.


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jzzmusician
156 posts
 
jzzcourier,

Great last post.  Thank you!

Bob
learsfool
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orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 

Alex, this was almost the standard for "Moonlight in Vermont"; a lot of DJ's used it as a theme song when they came on late night; it is sooo mellow .


        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRNpc-hFkCs





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