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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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Still waiting on the Avishai Cohen concert review...…...
mary_jo
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:)))
nsp
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Alex
Looking forward to your impressions on the Cohan concert!! Will listen to your music vid post later
nsp
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pjw
I am also a big boxing fan. My research shows that red Garland did indeed have a amateur boxing career with about thirty five fights as a welterweight. before he gave it up to pursue his music career. It seemed that both were going on simultaneously. He did fight
just an exhibition bout with Sugar Ray Robinson  for 8 rounds which he lost badly. He would later joke that he didn't hurt his hands in the Robinson bout because he only hit Ray about once or twice.
If you Google red Garland- boxing   sites will come up where I obtained this information. Sorry I couldn't provide the exact link I'm not that great at this computer stuff.
pjw81563
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nsp thanks for the info and I'm glad to see another boxing aficionado as well as a jazz aficionado like myself. Miles Davis was a huge fan of boxing and a friend of Sugar Ray.

 According to the Davis biography I read Sugar Ray "scolded/lectured" Miles when he was using heroin in the early 50's.


Another legendary boxer and one of my all time favorites along with Sugar Ray was Archie Moore the middleweight - light heavyweight - heavyweight.


Archie, also known as the "Mongoose" was a great friend of the spectacular tenor player Lucky Thompson and invited Lucky to his training camp to play while Archie was training. Lucky always obliged Archie if he was around and had the time. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agX6noZYb2k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MACQ1mr0TA0

The first link, Slams Mishap, is a tune that James Carter loves. I know this because he has played it in full or in part during a medley at every show I went to. That unforgettable sax chorus 09 seconds into Slams Mishap you will hear at every James Carter concert.  A live version of Slams Mishap is on the James Carter album "Heaven on Earth"

Alex I'm still waiting on your A. Cohen concert review...…..


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