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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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Regarding the "Hudson" track.  Those who read Stereophile will know the album was recently selected as their recording of the month.  When I first began listening I thought, OK, heavy bass line to propel it forward but nothing really grabbed me.  But the review mentioned the resemblance with Miles from the "Silent Way", "Bitches Brew" period.  I could hear some Mahavishnu Orchestra as well, which led me to the post above.  A second listen, all the way through this time, was a little more fun.

The review also discusses the use of classic rock associated with the Hudson Valley as well as a few new compositions.  "Woodstock" and other rock numbers can be found in the listing to the right for anyone else curious about how they were adapted.
orpheus10 OP
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I liked a lot of "Mahavishnu", especially in the early 70's; cut from "The Emerald Green Beyond".


            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSh0nmretso


Listening to them live in a small club is an experience I would most certainly cherish; I recall hearing incredible groups in small clubs, and the experience is beyond description.
orpheus10 OP
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Pryso, when I first heard "Hudson", I must have been listening to "Hard bop" just before hearing it, and in that kind of groove.

Let me tell you and Ghosthouse about a very unusual experience; I hardly remember hearing "Hudson" when Ghosthouse told me about my first review. I suspect it's because I can't switch from "Hard bop" to fusion; one of them won't sound quite right; I guess it's like going from whisky to wine.
orpheus10 OP
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Ry Cooder is one of the most diverse guitarists ever; he effortlessly goes from one genre to another, one musical landscape to another; he's what I call a "universal" player.

Here he does the "Ganges Delta Blues" with V. M. Bhat; I like the way they combine the two; sounds like they belong together, India and the Delta blues.


                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lnys8R2fXk


From the Ganges to E. St. Louis in "Trespass";



                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=050TIMlpmL0


              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc10UdraDY4

              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAJOQKiqh2U


I had a bad dream, it was like I went to sleep and woke up in a deserted warehouse or other large commercial building about 2:00 AM in E. St. Louis. The first thing I tried to do was find a phone; it was like real, I was so scared my heart was about to beat out of my chest; that's when I woke up stumbling around my bedroom looking for a pay phone.

That night I had taken some pills to get to sleep; never will I take any more of those pills
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bdp24
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Amen, Orpheus. Ry Cooder is in my Top 10 guitarists of all-time list, and I know a lot of musicians---guitarists or otherwise---who feel the same.
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