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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
nsp
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pryso
Jeff Beck !! It*s been so long I forgot about this version. I was a HUGE Jeff Beck fan back in the day . He did not do much jazz as he is not a strict jazz player. I read an interview where he stated he really like Charles Mingus. I loved his playing because he plays with so much emotion and NOBODY gets the sound out of a guitar like him. Great choice.
mary_jo
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Hi guys,

Billy the Kid aka Alex, told me that you had asked for me. Frogman and pryso, that was very kind of you.

I haven’t ran away but had some private issues that kept me occupied quite well so I needed to focus on that. However, I didn’t forget you, you surely had hiccups (yes, that was from me), ’cause I was lurking you whenever I catched some free time. Great songs you all post + you give these songs your personal touch just by the way you posting them here. Quite enjoyable to read and listen, I’ll say.

Yesterday, my friend told me that she had a dream about me having a small and cozy hotel in the center of New York. So, since she dreamed about this, this must have been the truth - tonight we are having special guests in our hotel club and of course, you are all invited. : ) Dress Code, back to 50’s...so give us your best and do not forget to shine your shoes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sYdUGoIqUM

Sinatra and Louis Armstrong Birth of the Blues

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

Louie and the Moon River

"Two drifters, off to see the world
There’s such a lot of world to see
We’re after the same rainbow’s end, waitin’ ’round the bend
My huckleberry friend, moon river, and me ..."





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jafant
19,734 posts
 

Good to see you - mary_jo


Happy Listening!

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rok2id
7,859 posts
 

We don't need no stinkin' Bass Clarinets!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRKkk2xJ-lw

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

Cheers

pryso
1,933 posts
 
mary_jo, if you didn't go back reading posts prior to the time you joined us then you missed by background with Satchmo.

He was my dad's favorite musician so I heard lots of him while growing up.  By my teenage years I was into R&R and failed to appreciate all that Armstrong meant.  Even as I evolved into a jazz fan I considered his music to be too "old fashioned" to be worthwhile.  It took me a few decades but eventually I realized what a huge talent he was and what he meant to the foundations of modern jazz.

Let me offer one I consider to be a classic.  I have it in a 78 album dad played.  Teagarden was tops too -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQm-2N-TW24


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