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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
orpheus10 OP
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Although Miles strays farther than the true intent of "Love For Sale" than Cannonball (no matter what album), he doesn't stray too far. The reason I mention that is because one of my pet peeves is when an artist gives the title of a standard, and you can't even recognize it.

If they wanted to play some outlandish unrecognizable tune, why didn't they just give it a new name.


Some of my favorite albums have not even been mentioned on this forum, and I don't mention them because they aren't even on "you tube".
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rok2id
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Well, I waited a decent amount of time, but still no comment on the outrageous, disgusting, pathetic, and ridiculous circus in Detroit. 

Cheers

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rok2id
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*****Looks like the great unwashed have spoken*****

If you are speaking of the so-called popularity of KOB and SE, I think it's more like the Eastern 'Elite' opinion makers have spoken.

The best way to judge how good Jazz albums are, is to ask yourself, which ones do I listen to the most.

One of my copies of KOB is still in the cello wrap. (SACD).   It's important, but that's not the same as being one of the best.

Cheers

frogman
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Man, talk about straw man arguments (to use a popular phrase of yours); they abound in this discussion.  To reiterate what pryso pointed out, no one has claimed that KOB is the best ever; only that some here prefer it over SE.  Would be so much more positive and productive (and pleasant) if there were more focus in these discussions. Old story, I guess.  Speaking of old stories:

**** Let’s not forget the audience and / or marketplace in all of this. In the end, they decide. And they decided **** - rok2id

KOB: best selling jazz album of all time.  4 million copies sold.  5000 copies per week continue to be sold.  

alexatpos
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I would agree with what Pryso had already said, no point to discuss in a such way, arguing. Just to add, that sales argument is not the one that I would hold on to. So many jazz of yesterday is quite unknown today and lots of people just want to have some of the ’best’ music from ’this’ or ’that’ genre, so they buy the one album that is ’well known’....its funny, but often, when some conversation about music starts, I discover how many people ’listens’ to jazz...and first (or better, the only ones) names that are mentioned are ’Miles and Coltrane’....
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