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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
mary_jo
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The clip was not meant as a good example of “Fever”
We got it fro, but wanted to emphasize our Fever version. (Mine is that one from the Elvis, the king. But even though that’s not the point here, it doesn’t hurt to mention.)

Bernadette is such an actor. Her acting abilities serves her singing well. The way she moves, compensates what she wanted to say through words/voice only. Her performance is quite opposite to the one’s from Norah that I posted.

It is interesting for me to see how much body language a stage singer uses as opposed to the purely voice interpretation (if such barely exists). How much of the body interpretation should be there to be sent out to the audience and how much of the share goes to voice interpretation only? Where is the balance? I guess this one is unanswerable and can be taken nearly as rhetorical question.


pryso
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nsp, interesting post on Little Willie John. I just became a teenager about the time rock and roll emerged in popularity. I remember John but strangely not that song in his original version. However in my defense, during the ’50s there were still regional hits, not just a single national Top Twenty.

Anyway, that one reminded me of this which was a personal favorite.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kIswurDJt4

It was a few years later before I developed a serious interest in jazz. But R&R relates to R&B which relates to jazz so there were connections.
acman3
4,263 posts
 
This recording is all Tabackin songs. Can only find this track off the recording on youtube, but there is some great blowing on this record.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egbntk-QxJs
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jafant
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Tom Bruner
nsp
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pryso
Right ! Little Willie John's "Fever" was probably not a national hit maybe just local.
Your post is a classic hit and a classic car. Is that a 58 Chevy?

maryjo mentioned liking Elvis's "Fever"
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OSeyfWTLnWg#
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0gApye34low

orpheus10
+1   Wardell Gray
I think maryjo posted a cut by Norah Jones. This cut and a cd of hers I borrowed from my library sounded like she leans towards country music style. Has she done any thing in the jazz idiom?

 
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