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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
nsp
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schubert
For you or anyone else who is interested in Kenny Werner check oiut his cd Live At Visiones on Concord label. It's excellent and contains a version of "Blue In Green" as well as "Blue Train", "Soul Eyes" and other standards.
I couldn't find any clips to post on youtube.
schubert
7,386 posts
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs-2vt-gu04
There is a guy who did "Misty" as well as anyone .
Julie London was a very honest singer and did a beautiful "Misty"
which some clown in Hollywood ruined with a flute band in the back.
She sang what they gave her , but I heard her sing some up-beat jazz standards  and she  was very good !
acman3
4,275 posts
 
Jaym759, Welcome and nice list. 
frogman
7,478 posts
 
Thanks a lot for the Gene Harris clips, Alex.  I do have that record, but had not listened to it in a long time.  I went through a period when I was buying anything that Stanley Turrentine was on.  This is a good one.  And I enjoyed the Fresu demo clip.  Great Miles imitation!  I thought his Chet Baker was good, but not quite as convincing as his Miles.  Interesting in that on the face of it one might think that Baker would be the easier one to mimic; but not so.  Speaking of Bosendorfers (Schubert), Peterson always played Bosendorfers; you may enjoy this:

https://youtu.be/ec-FrnaU0rs
schubert
7,386 posts
 
Such a lovely post frogman , I  believe I heard him only once and that was in a festival
type thing in the open . A true son of Montreal !

There is a statue of him in Ottawa , likely the most lovely capital in the world . When I saw the statue it was in May in an area with thousands of tulips around it .May he rest in peace for all eternity .


It takes about 2 seconds to hear that sharp clarity and know its a Bosendorfer .
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