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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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Here is a vocalist we seemed to have overlooked, she sounds so good late at night;


     
                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmj-856HCGU


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


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


             
orpheus10 OP
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Take a step back in time with me and enjoy some forgotten vocalists. I got a thing about "Where Flamingos Fly"; I'm not sure I've been where flamingos fly, but it's for sure that's where I wanted to go when I heard this.

Linda Lawson came and went, but I liked her;


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE2C0kRBmj8


Another forgotten vocalist;


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1INhj10CiCE
orpheus10 OP
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Frogman, you knew I couldn't pass this up;


            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--NmwLew8uk
frogman
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Nor should you pass it up.  Thanks for posting this.  Interesting stuff.  Some great reminiscences by so many of the musicians who knew him and obviously had tremendous respect for him as a musician. I particularly enjoyed Rudy Vangelder's and George Benson's comments.  I think a testament to how highly regarded Grant Green was is the fact that so many of the persons interviewed made themselves available to be interviewed.  I say this because in many respects Jr.'s approach to the documentary is extremely amateurish.  Always very touching to witness someone's search for his roots, but I was surprised by his lack of understanding about just how important a musician his father was and his lack of understanding about music in general.  Also, a conspicuous absence of music by Grant Green himself in the documentary.  And why on earth the cheesy smooth-jazz used during some of the footage?  Still, some really good commentaries about his dad.  Thanks again and glad you're feeling better.
orpheus10 OP
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Frogman, I made the same observations as you, but fortunately Rudy and the musicians saved the day.

It was good for me to see those local musicians; Terry the pianist, and Kenny Rice the drummer. Kenny was the musician I wrote about who sat at our table during the "Trane" set.

I often talked to "Terry",(who they introduced as an organist, but I thought of as a pianist) Where he played was my favorite hangout,so I saw him quite often. He was the go to pianist for the major jazz musicians who came to town without one. As good as he was, I wondered why he didn't leave St. Louis to become rich and famous. I discovered fortune didn't always come with fame, and besides, he made a good living without leaving St. Louis.

Even with Junior's shortcomings, this turned out to be a very revealing story for me.



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


This Grant Green Trio made in 69, is the same as an old friend talking to me; that's the true "Grant Green sound", no frills; I heard him when he played for himself.









 
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