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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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Orpheus10 

We were just discussing that very album by Donald Byrd and Pepper Adams a few weeks ago. And I agree the music they made on those sessions is beautiful.

The lineup on the album is sensational. The only musician that I was unfamiliar with was the bassist Laymon Jackson.


Thanks for your Miles Davis reminiscences. 
orpheus10 OP
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Alex hasn't responded; I hope he's OK. He was a big "Duke Pearson" fan, and that name was only vaguely familiar to me, until I discovered he appears as a sideman throughout my collection; just not as leader.


          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exMaC4EYwZY


          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrpN0-WTODs


I have many more, but this will do for a starter; what do you have with him as leader?
orpheus10 OP
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Jackie Mac is another artist that I don't have as much of as I would like to have. Jackie Mac plays an interesting solo on this one;


        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0H2G_W-O0I
pjw81563
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Orpheus10,
I have both of those Donald Byrd albums with Duke Pearson on piano. Like you I also have none of his sessions as a leader and plan on fixing that.

 Big fan of Jackie Mac here. I have around 15 discs with him as a leader and to many more to count with him as a sideman like on the Mingus song you posted.

BTW, J.R. Monterose, the tenor sax on "Pithecanthropus Erectus" is outstanding as well.
pjw81563
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I think the Avishai Cohen concert put alex in a state of shock!

Anyway I know he will be back probably he is busy doing other things besides checking this site. That gives me an idea!

Just kidding I always find time for this thread no matter what I have to do.
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