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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.
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rok2id
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Szabo:

I remember buying his stuff when I was stationed in Germany.   In the record stores there, you could play the LPs on the store's turntable.  If you liked it, you bought it, it not, you put it back on the shelf.   That drove me nuts!!

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Today’s Listen:

Art Blakey, Dr. John, Fathead Newman -- BLUESIANA TRIANGLE
Windham Hill Jazz. Expect the unusual.

Used to hear and sing some of these when I was a child.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7B7Yv61PAA 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhR5cX4tS5g 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7aINNmnlng 

Aren’t we all glad Blakey chose drums over singing.

Cheers

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Jumping in midstream here so if you've covered him already, my apologies. I'm talking about Gato Barbieri. The tools of most great jazz musicians have a distinct voice regardless of what instrument they play. When you hear Miles, Coltrane, Jamal, etc, there's no mistaking them for someone else. Their voice is immediately recognizable. The same can be said of Gato's tenor. It takes only a few notes to identify his tenor's unique sound. Very underrated tenor IMHO. Thoughts on Gato?

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jchiappinelli
I have to agree with you Gato had a very distinctive voice on his instrument. I did post something from Blue Notes" Complete Communion"  album last year but don't remember it receiving much response. I like his early work which was mostly in the  avant-garde category and  his work on the impulse label. Don't care for his later more commercial recordings. The soundtrack from the early seventies is one of my favorites:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8dPNHriiZA
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@jchiappinelli

I remember him from my LP buying days, and I think I may have owned a few, but not any now.   He seems to have been a part of the 'free' Jazz movement.   That would explain why I didn't really get into his music.   I spent a few bucks on Cherry and Shepp before I learned that you can't, and don't have to, like everyone.

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