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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
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jetter
3,106 posts
 
Schubert, thanks for the link, very nice.

Update, thanks for the link that was above and disappeared as soon as I posted this, not sure why.

Updated update, thanks for the link that was above and disappeared as soon as I posted this, and for new link that is now below.



schubert
7,386 posts
 
The Jazz singer I was in love with as a kid . Still am . Thanks jetter.
https://youtu.be/l-nBNodBgcw


Her with the GREAT Claude Thornhill band ! The"high road " is a soldiers soul returning to Scotland .
Both my grandmothers were from Glasgow .   Was sacred in our house as my maternal grandmothers father took that road as a piper in the Black Watch in 1915 .
https://youtu.be/8_cCkKz4dsc
schubert
7,386 posts
 
Claude Thornhill was writing and playing music in the 30's and 40's that would be hip today .This song , "Snowflakes " was written and arranged in 1940  by him and him alone .
 He had things like a 6 clarinet choir, Danny Polo was lead and fabulous .

https://youtu.be/VnKNiKmFpo8
frogman
7,524 posts
 
Great clips.  Thanks!  That “Night And Day” is simply amazing.  And I can understand the appreciation of Sullivan given what I know about your appreciation of Bennett.  The common thread, as I hear it, is the sense of a kind of humility in the singing....the music is always greater than the performer’s ego.  The playing of the musicians accompanying is fantastic.  
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