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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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The Frogman:

Thanks for an excellent answer. You just could be the most valuable resource on all of Audiogon.

Can we now say that any difference heard between Berlin and Austin would be due to the difference in the skill level of the players? That's what I was trying to determine.

Cheers
frogman
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Absolutely! That, the skill level of their respective conductors and, as an extension of skill level, the stylistic identity of the players and hence the orchestra. Eventhough the traditionally strong stylistic personalities of the various orchestras has been getting homogenized in our era of globalization they still remain an obvious force. This individuality is a result of the cultural forces in a given country and the resultant training that musicians receive. Every major orchestra has a certain "sound" identity which would not be able to be expressed if the skill level of the players were not extremely high. The Berlin players are unlikely to "forget to put the meat in the Gerschnetzeltes" :-)

BTW, thanks for the kind words. There are others who are deserving; not the least of which are the music lovers.
orpheus10 OP
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Rok, you and Frogman can not communicate because he's speaking Spanish and you're speaking French. "Jazz", as ambiguous as that word is, is 100 times more definitive than "The Blues". Is one speaking of "jazz oriented" blues, or "Delta oriented" blues.

Miles went to Juilliard, and "John Lee" went to the juke joints and the cotton fields. Miles never got any closer to cotton than his Hanes underwear, or was that Michael Jordon; anyway you get my drift. Jazz and blues cultures are as far apart as night and day. A musicians music is intrinsically who he is. Forget about the music, simply go to "google" and compare the bios of jazz and blues musicians to see where I'm coming from. John Lee's nuts and bolts are the juke joints, cotton fields, and all the other cultural morays of African Americans from the Delta.

When you go to "google" and compare bios of musicians, you'll see where they are coming from, and where I'm coming from.

Enjoy the music.
orpheus10 OP
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Frogman, here it is, "Quintette du Hot Club de France".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it_JlVlR8JQ

This is the one me and Rok have on "Jazz of the 50's and 60's".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDPADMM_to0

I have to credit Regina Carter for this "Renaissance".

Enjoy the music.
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rok2id
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Blues: Music Form vs Genre

Nuts and bolts blues, is the musical form. Muddy, Wolf, Hooker, and comnpany, is the Genre.

When I use the word Blues I am thinking of Muddy etc...

***Miles went to Juilliard*** His first mistake. I knew there was something wrong there.

"Miles has left Jazz and gone into Rock"-- Wynton Marsalis.
hahahahahha

Thanks for insights O-10. Spot on as usual.

Cheers
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