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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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Beck was great on both clips. He always is. I confess, I was more taken with the babes!! There is a lot of talent today, they just need to sing the great songs, regardless of era. Classical players do it everyday.

Speaking of Buddy Guy, earlier today, I almost posted him with Roland Kirk, of all people. The sound quality was subpar so I didn't.

BTW, Etta James was known to threaten to kick folks' Ass for singing her songs. Esp if they did it as well as she did. Beyonce for example. But Etta is with the Lord now, so the danger has passed.

Thanks for the clip. Nice to see Buddy get his due.

Cheers
frogman
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A heart warming story. There's one thing that there can be no disagreement about and that is the depth of Wynton's love of the music and his huge heart.

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/jazz-greats-converge-hospital-play-happy-birthday-94-yo-maestro/

https://www.facebook.com/wyntonmarsalis/posts/10152832454392976
learsfool
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Schubert, I can't resist one more question - please explain to us how Wagner's music (or anyone else's, for that matter) can possibly be construed as EVIL (aside from the evil of using it torture Jews in the Nazi death camps by blasting it incessantly, but this is NOT the music's evil, nor was it the wildest intentions of the composer for it to be used in such a manner). Who is really making the sophomoric posts here? OK, that was two questions, sorry folks. Adam is right to pull this thread back to jazz.

I have a suggestion for Frogman. If you were to suggest several albums to showcase/illustrate the development of jazz improvisation, which would you pick, and why? To clarify, I am not asking for a favorite list, or a top ten list, but a selection of albums for the study of improvisation and how it is done and how it has developed at the highest levels in jazz. Would others also be interested in this as a topic for this thread?
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Learsfool:

I understand some folks, but I am surprised that you would consider this Wagner thingy anything but silly. Has nothing to do with him being a nice person. Has to do with him being dead 50 years before the Nazis came to power.

A few facts:

Prior to the war, Germany was considered the most progressive and liberal nation in Europe with respect to "The Jewish Question". They prospered there like no other place. You want balant anti-semtism, try France, Poland and Russia.

When the Nazis, before the war, started "mercy-killing" of German people with mental defects, the German church community protested, and they stopped it. Hitler never did anything that he felt would anger the German people.

No German soldier was ever punished for refusing to commit murder or any other atrocity. Many refused to go on the massacres by gun fire, and were not sanctioned. However, there was never a lack of willing volunteers.

EVERY country that was occupied by Germany, provided SS Divisions to fight with the Germans on the Eastern front. France, Belguim, Holland, Norway, Russia, Croatia,Italy, Romania, Hungary.

The European mind set of that time was Communism = Judaism. And the fought to "Save" Europe. The last soldier fighting in Berlin to defend Hitler's bunker, was a Frenchman. He survived the war. By 1944, the SS was only about 50% German.

The Germans had local government help, in every country, in rounding up Jews. They could not have done it without this help.

The most Obscene picture from WWII. They often did this to save bullets. One would kill baby and mother.

http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/RM2.N.SHOOT.WOMEN.JPG

Maybe the soldier had just been fired up by a performance of "Die Walkure".

What should be the take away from all this?
Hitler and Wagner, didn't kill anyone. But still there are 50 million dead! Who did it? EUROPE did it!! Europe committed the Holocaust. And no one there, regrets what happened, to this day!!

Cheers
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rok2id
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Today's Listen:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gSke2yogcw

Way down yonder....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY_e6Sdh6Mc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3IL8q8ahWI


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFjTz68F-P4

Cheers
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