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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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o10, not to split hairs, but I doubt many would consider that "classical".  It simply utilizes a full orchestra.  While it's true that several classical composers wrote scores for films, "soundtracks" seem to have developed their own category of musical classification over the years.

Not having a technical background in music I can't offer a good definition for classical, hopefully friend frog will chime in and enlighten us.
nsp
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Qorpheus10
 Mark Murphy had a long career starting in the 50's and he stayed in the Jazz idiom , not venturing into light Jazz or pop. He recorded for Riverside early and then mostly for Muse records. I think he has a powerful , expressive voice , especially on ballads.  I don't like everything he has done with the right material he hits it out of the park.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=61d7PpVmfzU

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QPq3d27n0-Q

BTW-I went back to listen to the Eddie Jefferson cuts you posted as I want more exposure to singers. He has a really excellent sense of swing . I will seek out a  recording by him. I read a bio of him giving him credit for putting lyrics to Jazz songs before anyone else , including "Body And Soul"?


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Bud Powell
orpheus10 OP
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Pryso, there is no way that I or anyone else would think that was classical music, I was alluding to the way that big symphony orchestra put the music together in such a way that it helped me to understand how a big symphony orchestra works when it puts classical music together.
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jafant
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Grant Green
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