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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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rok2id
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Eddie Daniels:

I think Mr Daniels "classical" training is beginning to show a little too much, considering he is supposed to be playing Jazz.  Brought to mind 'William Tell'.

Ron Odrich:

I make the same argument against this guy, that you make against Wynton..


Both excellent players and have surely mastered their instrument, however......

Cheers

Consider this:  Suppose the Violin had the same penetration, prominence and importance in classical music, that the Bass Clarinet has in Jazz.

There's your answer.

nsp
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acman3
Nice clip.David S. Ware R.I.P. . Such a powerful original player .
He took the lineage of Coltrane and took it to the next level.Shipp,Parker&Brown His best group IMO.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KOFHYUBiplA
nsp
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http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gCWBXpUUjdw
pryso
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Bowie’s "I Only Have Eyes For You" just grabs me, but maybe because I’m old enough to be nostalgic about the time when it was released as a pop vocal?

frog, you should have said that in your best Foghorn Leghorn accent! ;^)

nap, thanks for replying. This won’t help since they are still sealed and I can’t see the labels, but they were inexpensive, about $12 I believe. I should have expected they might not have decent sonics at that price, but I have bought some OJCs inexpensively which are not bad. There is nothing on the jackets to suggest who or when produced since they are reproductions of the original Blue Note albums. I bought them at least five years ago, maybe more (as mentioned, I’d forgotten about them).  So my question to you, do you have any stamped for Scorpio, and if so what are their sonics?

Unusual or gimmicky instrumentation in jazz? Here’s my candidate for the extreme -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmaicurzPb0
nsp
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frogman
Glad you liked it. Are you familiar with B Maupin playing on Hancock's Mwandishi album which was a little bit earlier than Headhunters ?
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uUFINUzGt8E


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