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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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*****  I was just thinking, and I want an honest answer to this question; have you ever heard any better jazz in your life, than you have since I started this thread?*****

I take this to mean, "what music have you purchased as a result of that music being posted and reviewed on this thread"?

Artist I have purchased based on recommendations on this thread:  Harold Land, Woody Shaw, Trio Tres Bien and Anita O'Day.

I doubt if any people buy music based on this thread.

I define "New Music" as music I had not heard before, played by an artist I was not previously aware of.

So the answer to your question is, Yes.

Cheers


orpheus10 OP
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As I have stated a number of times before; "you tube" enables us to get all the music we missed; I thought I had everything recorded by Yusef Lateef in this time period, but I don't have this particular record.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YoapuIvv_4


Yusef Lateef is an artist I admired from the first time I heard him; that's because he was so exotic and unusual, even the instruments he plays are unusual; flute, oboe, bamboo flute, shenai, and argol.


Enjoy the music.

orpheus10 OP
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When I saw Ahmad live in Chicago, he was working with a guy on steel drums. Here's "Poinciana", but with steel drums, it's a lot different.

That's the thing about Ahmad; he can get so many different sounds out of the same tune, that it's new all over again.



  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHpaSAXANqU



Enjoy the music.
orpheus10 OP
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That was the same guy I saw him with in Chicago, Othello Molineaux; he spent much time with Jaco Pastorius. I see he also worked with Eliane Elius, the lovely Brazilian vocalist; that sounds like a beautiful combination.

The people went wild over Othello on steel drums in Chicago. I see he appears on an album "Nature" by Ahmad; that should be interesting, and a must have for me before I even hear it.


      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVnCnmIrDgU



Enjoy the music.
rpeluso
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