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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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rok2id
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Well, I must confess Sousa is one of my favorite composers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyrmVBfe2Bg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GD-5mRyaJw

The Brits are very good at Marches, esp since they have 3 bands for every Infantryman.

Cheers






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My fundamental thesis is that good jazz is no longer being "created". They are not creating jazz at the Lincoln Center, they are playing jazz. Musicians who play in Sue Mingus's big band, are not creating jazz, they're playing Mingus compositions.

Someone will have to post a musician who they think is creating something new in jazz to prove my fundamental thesis wrong.

The answer to this question for me, is more related to sociology than jazz.
orpheus10 OP
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Rok, I would like the "Beys" a lot more, if they stuck to script instead of giving every song the "Bey" treatment.
orpheus10 OP
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Rok, you didn't tell me you were rich.

As a matter of fact,  the rich guy was British. 
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rok2id
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***** My fundamental thesis is that good jazz is no longer being "created". *****

The same can be said of 'Classical' music.  As far as I am concerned it can be said of all music.

There is no  natural law being broken here.   Nature does not demand that music maintain a certain level forever.   Think of all the people who lived when there was no means of listening to music in the home.  Be glad you lived doing a time when you could hear Ellington et al   in your home.

Rock music killed it all. The drugs, the no-talent 'rock stars', personality cults, clueless  worshipers(fans) , obscene money.

Society used to act as the guy on the GONG show.   I think Ella was 'run off' the stage at the Apollo in Harlem.    Now everyone gets a trophy, be it little league or entertainment.

Hebert von  Karajan, the long time great conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic said towards the end of his career, that we were approaching a time when "everything will be 10th rate", he was speaking of the arts and artists.   He was right.

I have 3000+ CDs, over a third of them Jazz,  and  7 CD players.  I can stay in the 60's forever.

Cheers



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