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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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Rok, I'm going to digest all of that and get back to you.

Da chick is hot! I think she could help me recuperate.
pryso
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rok, thanks so much for that link.  Mingus is one of my favorite artists and I will watch the entire program.  But at 2 hours that will likely be after returning home from a holiday family visit.

For anyone interested in Mingus if you've not read his autobiography "Beneath The Underdog" it is certainly entertaining.  Part must be categorized as fiction -- but that was just Mingus!

o10, I'm also a big fan of Silver.  When in college I made a feeble attempt to learn playing an upright bass to jam with friends more musically talented than myself.  My buddy who played piano was primarily influenced by Silver so that was the style of what we played.  He had natural talent and was self-taught and (fortunately for me) played everything in the same key -- C I was told.  One of the other guys showed me a basic walking bass pattern on the piano so I found those notes on my bass.  I had just enough of an ear to find other notes so I was close to being in tune. ;^)  That lasted nearly two years and we developed a repertoire of jazz classics with a few popular songs thrown in.  We played a few parties (for food and beer) but my lack of talent held us back so it didn't go any further.  But that focused me on bass players which is why Mingus remains one of my overall favorite musicians.
frogman
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“.....and on the bass, please give a round of applause for pryso!”  😎

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KKdiz8RaIPQ
frogman
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O-10, careful now! In the current social climate comments like that can could get you in a lot of trouble.
You know, as I think about it, why that is kind of goes with Rok’s clip.
pryso
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Hey frog, that Mingus album is among his in my collection. Do you know about his connections with Joni Mitchell? They had a correspondence over his last year or so, which led to her album in tribute to him - "Mingus".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za0-OAMyAew

He died at 56 from ALS in Mexico. There was a story that 56 whales mysteriously beached themselves on the Pacific Coast that day but I find that difficult to accept.
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