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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
pjw81563
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******It’s alright, Rok; straight ahead.  I have no illusions about your willingness to recognize that your “truth(fullness”) is just that...yours, and yours only.  I could offer other references in further rebuttal, but it would be pointless.  What has been striking for me since this thread’s inception is how its possible for an individual to go year after year alienating others that he interacts with and never appear to contemplate the possibility that maybe, just maybe, there is a problem at his end; either with his views, his social interaction skills, or both.  Anyway, as I said, straight ahead.  Peace.*********

Thanks frogman, I couldn't have said it any better myself
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rok2id
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***** this thread’s inception is how its possible for an individual to go year after year alienating others that he interacts with and never appear to contemplate the possibility that maybe, just maybe, there is a problem at his end; either with his views, his social interaction skills, or both.*****


Well, we started, back in 2013, with 0-10, The Frogman, Acman3, Rok2id, and Learsfool.   All except Learsfool are still present and accounted for.  Who did I alienate?

Cheers

pjw81563
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frogman, Thanks for the Bireli Lagrene posts. Great musicianship and yes, I hear Django in there, especially the second post doing his Django’s Tiger.

I like the follow up Super Minor Swing too.
pjw81563
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eiAxyf1R_0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5yJndPO6QI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1xBPl72u8A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss491e7C2gQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Km3H-dqjC8

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

The featured musicians on the last 2 links is like an All Star line up!

frogman
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Great clips!  Thanks.  And what a blast from the past!  I was there for that date at the Vanguard!  I’m showing my age.  Had just moved to Fla to go to college and was back in NY for a family wedding and a HS buddy took me to hear Dexter on his big return from Europe.  Fantastic night.  

One of my very favorite trumpet players with a very distinctive style that always struck me as “saxophonic”.  Almost Coltranish in the way he used a lot of wide intervals in his phrases; less linear than most other trumpet players.  I posted this a while back; Kenny Garrett sounds wonderful:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QNLLFmGL6y0

On the Blakey big band clip (great!), besides the featured players I recognized:
Trumpets:  Randy Brecker, Mike Mossman
Bones: Robin Eubanks, Slide Hampton 
Saxophones: Bobby Watson, Billy Pierce, George Adams, Jimmy Heath (?)



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