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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.
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frogman
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Beethoven, in spite of all the brilliance, was a composer for who composing was a tedious process. It is well known and documented that he would often make revision after revision of a work or passage, and the sketches for a work would sometimes be three times as long as the final product. It can be fairly said that it was not an easy process for him; unlike a composer like Mozart for who composing was a seemingly effortless process and who would write down final drafts after conceiving the work (often very quickly) in his head. The difference in their respective outputs is probably further proof of this. I believe that is what Stravinsky meant with that comment.

****Too many pieces of music finish too long after the end.****

Igor Stravinsky
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rok2id
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Albertporter:

Thanks for your recommendations.

I ordered the Soldier's Tale with John Gielgud, also a DG 'twofer' with Rite, Firebird and Petrushka.
The DG CD is conducted by Abbado,. who passed away recently.

Cheers
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rok2id
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The Frogman:
Thanks for your answer.

Life spans:

Mozart -- 35
Beethoven -- 57
Stravinsky -- 89

Now think about musical impact and output. And The Masters did not live in the age of hype / media, and the advantages that can bring, if a person is a darling of the press.

IMHO, Igor was an arrogant twerk.

Cheers
learsfool
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Hi Rok - I would add to Frogman's comments a funny story about a professor at a famous music school who taught a class for non-musicians on music appreciation. The course was also required for graduate level music ed students. She famously would begin this course every year by being a little bit late to the first class, slowly walking to the lectern, and announcing - "Beethoven Sucks!" After some stunned silence, someone would finally ask her to repeat it, which she would do. After more stunned silence, she would launch into her first lecture, which was about how most non-musicians only pay attention to melody when they listen to music. And if music was only judged by that standard alone, Beethoven would be nowhere to be found on the list of all time greats. Which would be absurd, of course. He is a great example of being great about pretty much all other aspects of music, though he struggled to write beautiful melodies, as Frogman said. She would use this humorous opening to get people's attention and make them think about all of the other aspects of music that they don't normally pay attention to.
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rok2id
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Learsfool:

Once I get my Igor CDs, will I hear beautiful melodies?

Cheers.
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