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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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Frogman, BTW, Harold Land, "A Lazy Afternoon" is getting a lot of play; he gives each one of those standards the respect and delicate nuanced treatment they're due.
At the same time he's retracing my life, and allowing me to relive the golden moments when I experienced a particular song.

Enjoy the music.
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rok2id
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Southern Comfort-- I am always suspicious of music that "requires" visuals to make it seem complete. The wife likes it, but she likes recordings of birds and waves. :)

Cheers
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rok2id
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Paris Texas -- I have this on LP. Could not bring myself to spring for it on CD. This is the most beautiful thing about the music. The only part I had to have. Check out the Mexican singing. Beautiful!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD5BhhF7yiQ

I did download this from Amazon on MP3. I have my favorite parts of this, Peter Gunn, and Mission Impossible on MP3. Play them in my truck.

One of the weirdest movies I have ever seen.

Also have Cooder with some guy in Africa.

Cheers
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rok2id
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You folks are sure concerned about my state of hydration! The ROKING horse has his own private water hole. The water is pure here. No foreign, no free, no Avant garde, no fusion, no continental, no experimental, no crossover, no M-base, no third stream, no Sinbad Miles, no out-there Trane, and damn little Cool and Modal.

Actually, it's called JAZZ. You folks should try it.

Cheers
frogman
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****Frogman, I'm going to explain one of "your" problems, and never repeat or comment on it.****

Well, that is a patently unfair stance. However, the OP is always entitled to a concession or two; a special privilege :-)

****"You can take the horse to the water, but you can't make him drink". This can be applied a thousand and one way's in various situations; however, no one ever ran across a "Roking Horse" before, and "Roking horses" don't get thirsty.****

I'm not so sure. Maybe not drinking yet; but definitely tasting it.... slowly. There are far wore "problems".

Harold Land: beautiful player; unusual tone. Agree!
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