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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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jafant
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More Ahmad Jamal.
acman3
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Alex, I am unaware of any jazz on this forum, old or new, that I did not gain insight from. Your preferred style is no different. I am amazed at the level of talent that has been forgotten, by the passing of time, but if you look at the big names we have discussed, we can always use more input.

Take Ahmad Jamal. Great talent, long career, many records, nearly impossible to have them all. I have about 4000 recordings but only 3-4 of Jamal. If others have the same recordings we have a very incomplete look at Mr. Jamal. 

Also, I have noticed on this and other long threads that going different directions at the same time, is not nessesaraly bad, and seems to keep people involved when discussion goes in directions they hate(fusion), or even worse, have no interest in( Rok's point).

 I found so many fantastic YouTube videos, that I could never find a break in discussion to add, so I just lost them, but as O-10 has said "we can walk and chew gum". My opinion, Just put them out there, before you lose them. 












acman3
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjBjnL2ZrJU
acman3
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COCFOsDOIgk

orpheus10 OP
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Acman, that is so beautiful! Believe it or not, I have met a number of sax players whose last name was coleman; no not that one, he's older, they were younger; just a strange coincident.

Ahmad was really digging that sax, I noted the expression on his face. This is an unusual trio for him.

You know he was going to have to appear at Lincoln Center.

What separates Ahmad from many other musicians is his sense of "aesthetics"; every body wants it, and would like to have it, but not everybody got it; he just seems to make all of his music pretty.

I cut him a loose after one bad album; a big mistake on my part because he got better with age.

If we are going to review one artist, we should all focus on that artist. Maybe we should simply erase that method of moving forward from this forum.


Enjoy the music.
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