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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.
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frogman
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Nice "segue", Ghosthouse, in light of the recent discussion re Sanborn/Crawford; don't know if it was intentional or not.  The alto solo on that clip of Paul Butterfield's band is by none other than Dave Sanborn where he earned his stripes for several years before becoming the R&B/pop alto star that he became.  That was his first record with the band and shows him still not fully developed as the stylist that he would become.  Here is some more bogus blues 😉; I posted this not long ago.  Recorded ten years later, Sanborn's tone is fully morphed into what became his signature edgy and overtone-rich sound:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B4GNci5koi8




frogman
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Definitely not bogus:

http://youtu.be/bG5xIG7EKFc
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ghosthouse
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Interesting confluence there, Frogman but I’d be lying if I said it was intentional. I hadn’t been following the Sanborn discussion. The name only registered as some vague recollection of late night TV (I see DS did play in Paul Shaffer’s Late Night Band). Maybe it highlights how interconnected this whole music scene is.

I wish I had your ear. I can say without knowing anything else, I thought the sax playing kinda primitive and raw compared to some of the more virtuoso playing I hear in the jazz recordings recommended here. But I guess it’s appropriate in the context. Jazz ain’t ruined the blues for me yet.

Regarding the "bogus comment"? Do you mean that? White boys can’t play authentic blues? The remark might have been tongue in cheek but I suspect there’s something behind it. My thought is if you want to get all purist about it we’d be limited to some scratchy Library of Congress archival recordings from the early 1900s. Exaggerating to make a point.

PS -Thought this was a great comment from that Slowdown link... "He plays sax on the harmonica better than Sanborn."  Liked that.

frogman
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My "bogus" comment was totally sarcastic and in jest, in response to Rok's bogus comment.  I totally dig PB's band and the presence of DS in the band is the stuff of minor legend among saxophone players.  Your ear is great as you picked up on the rawness of DS's sound.  That's EXACTLY what works best in that music.  If we think Sanborn sounds raw, check out the tenor player in the other clip I posted.  Holy sh?t!  Killer!  Btw, I completely agree with your comments about being limited.
frogman
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Btw, you may find it interesting that DS  cites Stevie Wonder's harmonica playing as one of his influences.  Stevie's phrasing on the harmonica is killer.
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