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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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Now if you want fast and complex; here's some of "Birds" best bop.


          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aMCviqO95k


Here's "Bird" on Savoy Vinyl. Like I said; some can hear; while others can not. Although I feel blessed to be able to hear and comprehend this beautiful music, I would feel even more blessed if you could hear it as well; I mean hear it with your inner ear that can comprehend the incomprehensible. This music is from the soul; that's different from soul music.


              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl5P0cfiR2M&list=RDZl5P0cfiR2M#t=99


That is not to say that John Coltrane did not have a language of his own


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clC6cgoh1sU&index=5&list=RDZl5P0cfiR2M



Enjoy the music.
orpheus10 OP
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Frogman, I feel that I got sucked into a silly argument, that I didn't want to be in, in the first place, and now you cop out.
orpheus10 OP
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And what about this;


Btw, I think you shortchange others on this forum. There are many participants here who, for (I assume) various reasons, choose not to participate in this thread. I base that on comments I read made on other threads. Imo, it's always best to not make too many assumptions about what and how much one knows; personally, I prefer to focus on what I may not know.


These are your words, could you please expand on them; they allude to some mysterious reason others who are jazz aficionados choose not to participate in this particular thread; could you expand on your own words.
orpheus10 OP
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Frogman, this is your cup of tea, you could go back and forth on something like this for days on end. I can certainly see how others would get discouraged in watching this "bruha" that is not a productive, or enjoyable discussion about the music. That sounds like a very good reason not to participate in this thread.
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