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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Paul, dont worry, there is no need to be oversensitive when we mention some recent history (of these parts)
Ethnic cleansing that you mentioned happened mostly in Bosnia and on smaller scale in some parts of Croatia, but never really anyhere on Adriatic coast where I live.
Than again, I dont think that anybody in particular is interested for that story either, so no need to go in depth of explanations who hated who and why (that goes to Mary Jo)

My point was simple, you just cant 'praise' the war. (maybe some revolution from time to time, at max) unless you are either sociopath or you have some financial benefit from it, which is cynical point of view and 
again should not be stated openly, if you consider yourself a gentleman.

Now, personally I can tell you that my town saw very little fighting, at the begining of conflict, but some other parts of country were
struck badly.Lots of people went to war, in one way or another (it was not a classic 'all in' conflict) some made it back unscaved, but also some of the guys from my elementary school and some oher that I knew, never returned home. Also, because war is quite turbulent time in many ways, streets were floaded with heroin and many more died of that as well.
I guess that techno music kind of changed that trend, so there is something positive about that 'sound', after all.

I guess I could tell you many stories about those times and aldo they may be dark, I bet you would laugh to hear some of them.

As for Frogmans story, not only the people who got bombed suffer.
Here, some 3000 war weterans commited suicide since the end of war. 
That is massive number and the damage that war creates to society in general cant be even calculated, like perhaps the damage in economy.

So,aldo its hard for individual to fight against the system, or even to ask from somebody to feel sorry about some people somewhere in the middle east for examp, but at least dont tell me that is good to bring home your own dead and wounded, just for sake of somebody elses profit, because, obviously, those trillion of dollars spend on arms would better serve people who need jobs, education, healthcare or plain infrastracture...

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"Than again, I dont think that anybody in particular is interested for that story either, so no need to go in depth of explanations who hated who and why (that goes to Mary Jo)".

I haven’t noticed that I went into depths. It would take at least several pages for just to scratch the surface. The matter was shortly mentioned so I answered the same. I can’t determine if one is interested in finding out the truth or not. But can’t ignore the false statements and have to bring out the facts. Period.


Jafant,I don't even watch myself for the United States Government, so why should I watch myself for Southerners? Although Mississippi is the poorest state in the union, and it's a known fact that poor people are quick to get needlessly violent, maybe I should heed your warning.

BTW, I told "Deep State" that everyday was a good day to die. They tried to accommodate me by causing my death by "natural causes"; no one would know, except the assassin doctor that injected the infection or whatever that caused my death.

Been there, done that, and I’m still alive. It’s only as a result of "Serendipity" that I’m alive.