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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
1,933 posts
 
OK frog, confession time.  They say it's good for the soul.

Regarding Coltrane, I love some of his stuff, particularly earlier recordings.  But whenever he went into that "sheets of sound" I didn't follow.  As the Emperor was alleged to say to Mozart, too many notes!

Does that disqualify me from being a jazz aficionado?  ;^)
frogman
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But, how did you like “Blue In Green”?

Disqualified? Anyone who likes George Russel and Teagarden is alright in my book. If only I knew just what an aficionado is. I don’t like silk robes and I don’t smoke a pipe.  I do like bunnies, ‘though 😊.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=46hd6DZS0ww



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jafant
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Miles Davis/John Coltrane - The Last Tour (2018) is enroute to me.
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jafant
19,745 posts
 
Correction: The Final Tour.
pryso
1,933 posts
 
frog, "Blue In Green"? I’ve been listening to that whole album since around 1960 and I’ve never tired one bit. Said another way, I love it.

I’m also a fan of TOP. Saw them live many years ago (their recent tour to San Diego was cancelled after a couple of members had an accident) and have a couple of their albums.

I’ll add on to that point with a disclosure about my collection. There are many artists I enjoy, but not enough to have more than one example of their music. That can satisfy any itch I have to hear them. A second group of artists produced enough variety so that I got maybe 2 to 4 of their albums. For me, variety is the key word -- enough difference in other releases to make more than one worthwhile for me. Then there are my favorites, with these I may have from 10 to more than 20 albums, simply because I enjoy their basic style (or evolution in style such as with Miles) so much that I can "dig" (!) into each one, even when the presentation may be similar to others.

Of course it’s possible some artists I like only released one or two albums so they don’t fit my general standards. Also, as I’ve learned and enjoyed from this site, there have been many artists/releases I was not previously exposed to, otherwise I might have added them years ago. Lucky Thompson is a perfect example.
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