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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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If you absolutely, positively, have  to be in a band, this be it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfEU6YdlL5Y

Cheers
orpheus10 OP
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Rok, "liberal, conservative" is a truly foolish dichotomy, that's because it puts working class people in a camp where they don't belong.

Let's try "good, bad"; "honest, dishonest"; "rich, poor (working class); those are better dichotomies.

I'm going to take that "purse snatcher" liberal, conservative where you want it to go. First, the guy was poor, dumb, from one parent family (no parental guidance); let's face it, this guy didn't ask to be born; he woke up one day and there he was, in the middle of the ghetto, and if snatching purses was what he had to do in order to survive; look out world.

My view looks at millions of people; people with good jobs don't snatch purses. People with good jobs are not homeless. I was in Detroit when people drove new cars, dressed elegantly, lived in very nice homes, and enjoyed the best entertainment.



While dumb people were arguing over irrelevant BS, rich people were shipping jobs offshore. That's when one day, the working class woke up high and dry; what you see is what you get; tent city LA, crime city everywhere.
mary_jo
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Not that long ago you spoke about guys in the USA military. I am not here to judge anyone, we all know what almost every war is about or what eventually turns out of each war. If it's not the defense for the bare life that caused you to participate, it's mostly because of the politics on the highest level that pulled you in just to use you for the interest of the few, often painted over with the questionable morality and carefully coated with the false fight for democracy. 

However, there are things like duty towards one's country which one has to respect. As the soldier on duty, you are there to do for what you are sent for. You are not there to question nor one man’s authority nor nation goals nor to ask questions in general even though you probably have them. So I am talking here about these guys. The soldiers with the questions that every single human being should have if facing a war in any form.

I attended a wedding ceremony not that while ago. It was small intimate ceremony. A small group was from Croatia and the other, bigger one, was of active soldiers from USA Air force, some of them with highest rankings in the service. Bride was Croatian but also serving military in USA. Needless to say, that I was actually in Croatia but felt like I was in the USA military base all the way through. But what strike my attention, were the manners of these USA guys. I haven’t seen that before. Not in that amount. And they did not play it, they were like that. As it is expected from the host, I wanted to show our hospitality, so was trying to be at the everyone’s service all the time but these guys excelled me. They were modest, polite, careful, helpful. Towards everyone with no exceptions. Showed me that I did not have to do anything but enjoy the ceremony. I was fascinated. Sadly, they were all married.

I am curious to know the names of the jazz players with the best manners…who that would be?


pjw81563
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What do you jazz aficionado's think of the up tempo version of Moanin' that Mingus does on the "Blues And Roots" album. Pepper Adams on baritone:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3smUEzIqiI

Here is another version by the Mingus Big Band released in 1993 with Ronnie Cuber playing the baritone and some great work on the bass trombone by Dave Taylor:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__OSyznVDOY
 
Here is a very new jazz vocalist on the scene who just releases her second album titled "Love And Liberation", a follow up to he 2017 album "A Social Call"

Jazzmeia Horn - winner of both the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocal Competition and Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, singing Moanin', I Remember You, and East Of The Sun:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udvpSKCQDI4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGy5jPgLwzY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJyQ77Lwqnk



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