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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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As the Hiippy's used to say, "Far out man"; so is the cover.






orpheus10 OP
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Pryso, DOL's 180gm Catalogue has a lot of good looking LP's, but I don't know much about "audiophile" LP's or how to evaluate them; my LP's are mostly the originals. I would like your input.


                https://www.discogs.com/label/466581-DOL
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Hi o10,

I’m not familiar with DOL, in fact never heard of it before. I did note from the link you provided they are from Russia and apparently they are all bootlegs. I would avoid them based simply on that. Plus some of the user comments below the listing were not very positive.

Due to my age and having been buying jazz LPs for so long, the majority of my collection are original releases. And most of those were bought new. In later years when I began infilling albums I missed I’ve been very careful about condition for used purchases -- clean, flat, scratchless.

In the past 10 years I have bought a few reissues, mostly of things I didn’t own, sometimes after giving up on finding clean used copies.

My position may be somewhat controversial but I do not buy new reissues to get remastered or reengineered versions. Whenever I’ve been able to compare an original against a reissue most times I prefer the original. That of course assumes the original plays quietly.  I judge my records by 1) the performance, 2) condition of the LP, and 3) the quality of the recording itself.  After #1 there is little separation between 2 and 3.

I’ve always been somewhat anal about record handling. ;^) My first stereo included a Dual changer, but I always used the short spindle and never stacked the records. Also from the beginning it was "fingers off" the groove area and records were stored vertical and dry in their sleeves and jackets. When less expensive cleaning machines than the Monks hit the market I bought a Nitty Gritty, replaced a few years later by a VPI. My reward for all that is playing 50 year old LPs that are still quiet.

Sorry, that’s a long response to a short question.
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