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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
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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"Talking to myself and feeling old"
orpheus10 OP
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rpeluso, why talk to yourself, when you can talk to us? Since you have been watching this thread for a very long time, you've seen it's ups and downs.

Initially this thread was designed to help "Jazz Aficionados" to acquire new music, and enjoy the music in other aficionados collections, but occasionally this aficionado trolley jumps it's tracks and goes off to who knows where. Now I'm trying to get it back on the "jazz track".

I'm sure you have a good jazz collection that you would like to share with us; that's what we have in common.

As far as old; that's what happens when you live too long, but the other option is not at all pretty.

Why don't you tell us a little about your favorite music and musicians.


Enjoy the music.
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