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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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Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers Complete Concert At Club Saint Germain

I bought the above 2 disc set in 2013. The version of A Night In Tunisia is 17:35 and is basically one long drum solo interspersed with brass and piano/bass bridges.

Wiki (not the best source) says that its Kenny Clarke playing the drums on A Night In Tunisia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Blakey_et_les_Jazz-Messengers_au_club_St._Germain

However my 2 disc set says 1959 while the above set is from December 1958. My set does have the bongo's in the stretched out percussion jam. The player is listed as unknown on the wiki page. So I'm thinking its the same recording. But the drumming sounds like Art Blakey not Kenny Clarke unless he is trying to imitate Blakey. Here is the set I have;

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008X6VRK0/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The wiki page says the entire concert is on a Sony 2015 box set titled The Complete Columbia and RCA Albums Collection. I just ordered this set as it has 8 discs for 20 dollars and I am an Art Blakey completist:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00YY03SJ2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I can't wait to get it and compare the versions of A Night In Tunisia. I probably have a lot of the material on the 8 discs but for 20 bucks its worth it. There are 4 versions of ANIT on the set. I know it sounds crazy but I'm not buying that wiki jive that its Kenny Clarke playing drums on that 17;35 ANIT that I have.

pjw81563
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frogman, nsp, mary jo, and Schubert thanks for the Bill Evans links and the classical links for comparison. I kept going back and forth and I learned a thing or 2

I only have 1 Bill Evans purchase but its a box set with 12 albums on it:

https://www.amazon.com/12-Classic-Albums-1956-1962-6CD/dp/B00MR9HO9C/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2NP20B0TYHOVW&a...
pjw81563
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I just ordered this Sinatra DVD.
I hope the sound is ok.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072K126S8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
pjw81563
1,834 posts
 
Listening to Bill Evans now. This one says it was composed by him:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ_-iyBaD64
schubert
7,386 posts
 
I’ll have to send you a Rolex for Christmas for that post frogman .Never heard Arrau do that , How he towers over everyone ,  the improvising  on himself is unreal .
IMO Arrau had the best possible personality for music, Latin passion tempered by German perfectionism . .

Faure is one of the least played truly greats , taught Revel and Nadia Boulanger all they knew. His influence on harmony is still paramount .
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