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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
pryso
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orpheus, agreed.  Our tastes seem to be mainly a combination of exposure and personality traits so they can be difficult to predict.

In addition to jazz I listen to a wide variety of music, including classic rock, blues, Celtic, bluegrass/string band/mountain music, soundtracks, and classical (mainly symphonic).  However among my approximately 3,000 LPs the greatest representation is Brubeck, Miles, and Monk where I have at least 30 albums by each.  So my tastes are broad and yet somewhat focused at the same time.  What does that say about my personality? ;^)
orpheus10 OP
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I'm not quite as focused as you are Pryso, but I still listen to 'classic jazz' more than anything else; today I seem to be in a Stanley Turrentine mood. It seems that anything by him suits me today.


          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT5WsSwR8wU


As far as "new"; not meaning July 17, but new to me, is "Sonny Criss". I love it when I come across an artist who has been in my very own collection for a long time, and all I know is the picture of a boat on the CD and his name, but that means nothing because it got lost in the shuffle.

Here is something by "Sonny Criss", and it's new and fresh sounding to me;


            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w-Oj0FoLN4


Submit your favorite by Stanley and see what you can find by Sonny Criss.


Enjoy the music.
pryso
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orpheus and others, for anyone without any Turrentine, or only one or two in their collection, here is a deal I found not long ago -

https://www.ebay.com/i/371207533726?chn=ps&dispItem=1

Then for another "sleeper" artist, here is a nice set from third stream artist Jimmy Giuffre -

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Seven-Classic-Albums-Audio-Giuffre/dp/B008LSVM4Q

Now one example of his music from that great film, "Jazz on A Summer's Day", Newport 1958 -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCVg1UOADO8
orpheus10 OP
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Pryso, I resold some of the bargain CD's I received because they were short on sonics. While they had the cuts I was looking for, what good were they if the sonics didn't come along with the cuts? That's the experience I had.


frogman
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Can't speak to the Turrentine set, but I recently picked up the Freddie Hubbard set that is part of this reissue series and the sonics are more than acceptable and a great and inexpensive way to pick up those classic recordings.  IMO, the quality of the music trumps (sorry) any concerns re the sonics.  Fantastic record:

https://youtu.be/81VkZzDrzY8

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