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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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Reminds me of:

B.B. KING:  " A good fool is hard to find."

or 

Denise LaSalle:  Woman to her best girl friend, "I think your husband is cheating on us."


As Willie Dixon said, "The blues is the truth."

Cheers
acman3
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVtKU4nmgNc
alexatpos
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Ghosthouse, thanks for the clip. I ve got that album as well.

Orpheues, hope I did not evoked some painthfull memories...

Acman, that song came with perfect timing.

Some thoughts on the same 'subject'....

https://youtu.be/swP4GyfmrnQ?list=PLux2ruI39ROp4aO1oBrc5qQ4FWgeO5lan


orpheus10 OP
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Alex, those painful memories also brought back memories of some of the best times. Girls are never so beautiful as in those early and mid twenties, plus they are very active.

The comments under both Lenny Welch songs say it all; read them, we all seemed to share the same emotions for an eternity; but stop and think about how incredible that woman who caused those emotions must have been.

That same scenario was repeated many different ways throughout my life, and my only regret is that I'm too old for it to be repeated again.


                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JSi3i_1lZQ



Enjoy the music.


orpheus10 OP
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I'm still down loading my vinyl to the PC play list, and making observations at the same time; the sonics on this $36 dollar 180 gram record are not as good as the original record. Think about it; it's easier for a lathe to cut through something soft, than something hard and heavy. The very best sonics I've gotten from any LP, is one that cost 50 cents at a Best Buy sale; it was flimsy. The music wasn't worth squat, but what was there, was as clear as mountain air.

Rok, I'm sorry you sold your records, because current economics for "analog" as they call it (used to be just "records") are completely out of my league, plus we discovered those new CD's were better than my old LP's on that 100 best collection.


Enjoy the music.
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