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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
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frog, thanks for your contributions (as always).

I think you touched on an important point when you mentioned the new wave of audiophile reissues, with "Waltz For Debby" as a good example.  The availability of those as LPs, CDs, downloads, whatever, may influence newer jazz buyers.  And some, such as "KOB" and "Take Five" have now been audiophile reissues several times over.  But they are at the top for sales of all jazz albums so there have been other influences than simply recommendations by audiophile publications like Stereophile and TAS.  More general readership of newspaper, magazine, or online articles also identify mainly the same war horses.  It's fun to expand things once in awhile.
nsp
653 posts
 
Wow so much great music posted las

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tvx2cDazifs t night and today it's hard to keep up.
 orpheus10-what a nice mix of rhythms with Oran Etkins clarinet(s). It's more proof that jazz is a world music.
I liked his story about light being spread all over the world and trying to bring it together with music.Maybe music can be used as a healing force in this crazy, mixed up world we live in.
Here's a horn player I feel has something to say  with his trio on an old Lester Young tune:


 
orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 

Out of all the tunes I can think of "Delilah" is one of my favorites, and Abdul Malik's version is right at the top of my list.

Delilah was one of the hottest of the desert hotties, she was totally irresistible; just ask Sampson. The name conjures up images of Sahara sand, blankets, tents, plus Delilah's hips.


          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkFSM9Frx3w


          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11BeKD0c7dQ


          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0bnXzm1aVg


This is the first "Delilah" I ever heard;


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



Which was the best?
orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 

nsp, Lester On Broadway was solid; nice trio.


It was refreshing to hear a little philosophy coming from a musician; I'm glad you noticed that.
nsp
653 posts
 
acman3
It's nice to hear Andrew Cyrille say he can still learn something about music (at 78 yrs old I think). BTW he is still gigging my friend saw him in Brooklyn N.Y. last year,.My friend did not know him and I had to explain how long he has been on the scene and who he had played with. My friend was impressed.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TTujaqZOsvI
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