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
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
I am stoked as we enter into 2015 and await the Jazz offerings for this new year. The last few years have been especially excellent for Jazz music. Happy Listening All!