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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
frogman
7,521 posts
 
Anyone interested in big band Zappa should check out The Ed Palermo Big Band. Ed is an extremely talented saxophonist/arranger who has had a big band in NYC for many years. The band has played mostly Ed’s compositions, but a few years ago gained a lot of notoriety with their Zappa project. Great players and Ed’s excellent arrangements of classic Zappa tunes:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8HWV8GCdJxE&t=0s&list=PLHT_nvarykzbRJSWuRrNsY_4Lb0Gbsge2&i...

https://www.palermobigband.com

Another of Ed’s charts (not Zappa):

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=a41n3v9zAjs
inna
7,923 posts
 
Call it what you wish but it's powerful music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK2jH8sheOM
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rok2id
7,859 posts
 

Elevator music with images.

Cheers

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ghosthouse
4,325 posts
 
FWIW - Another ensemble interpreting Zappa...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6czwi005sE
orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 

They said the sets would be limited, and I didn't heed their warning, now the sets I want are out of print; but maybe if enough people want them, they'll start the presses up again.

I thought I had Mingus pretty well covered, not realizing that like Monk, he could play one of his songs so many different ways, that you could never have him covered.

Mosaic, has box sets of the masters of jazz; I mean people who had the "inner soul" to produce the original masterpieces. Now that the people who produced that music are dead, it's not available with new jazz for me. After seeking new jazz, it seems that I will have to go back to the old jazz that Mosaic offers to get what I want.


        http://www.mosaicrecords.com/outofprint.asp


The fact that I have two out of print box sets is not enough consolation, I want more. Although they have sufficient CD's, they don't mention much on records. Hopefully enough people will request records to start the presses back up, but if CD's are your thing Mosaic has them.


            http://www.mosaicrecords.com/lastchance.asp


Just passing along information that's important to me, which might be important to you.





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