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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
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rok2id
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Questions for The Frogman:

Today I was listening to LvB's 9th with John Eliot Gardiner conducting the Orchestre Revolutionnaire Et Romantique.   He moves right along, very fast tempo.

I then compared Gardiner to the listed time on the CD of my slowest version, at least to my ear, Karl Bohm conducting the Wiener Philharmoniker.

The difference in time was approx. 17 minutes!!

Is that possible?   Or is this a result of repeats taken or not taken?

I could not hear a difference.

Thanks

Cheers

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rok2id
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Alex:

Good luck against the French!!

Cheers

nsp
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pjw
It sounds like you have simplified your music library via computer. I wish I had those skills. No pressure if you have time and WANT to compare I am interested. It's good to know her cd's are engineered with good sound either way.
nsp
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alexatpos
I will get to that McMaster article . Thanks. Just wondering I saw frogman's reply to your: Johnny Griffin. Was wondering where you read he had claustrophobia in studio. I had never heard that. He is one of my favorites.
Just read rok's post. Are you from Croatia?  I have been watching and following Worls Cup matches all month. This is really huge, man!! Best of luck to you and your country on sunday.
alexatpos
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Thanks, Rok and Nsp, very nice of you to say that (yes,I am from Croatia)
By the way, it seems that scottish fans are even more happy than ours, after win over England....
https://www.facebook.com/SPORTbible/videos/3021999441278901/

Aldo there is massive hysteria over football, here, now, I cant see it more than a sport achievement,(as it as) oppose to a feeling of 'identification' with 'collective national spirit', that such things, sometimes, have tendency to represent. We are still very small (but beautiful) country with lots of problems and such things are sometimes purposlely used as distraction from dealings with more important stuff...

It was one of the Frogman posts, an article, where there was a line about Griffin, not so long ago.You can try to browse his posts and find it.


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