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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
schubert
7,386 posts
 
She said he was inspired by Wagner’s bombs and thought
he could sell a deeper tone wind instrument than existed in this new day of music anywhere . Did sell quite a few ,. R.Strauss wrote for it among others . Wagner heard of Heckel and came to him with an order.

Should , that young lady is superb . In looks too, IMO .
There is a whole series of these clips by Stuttgart musicians of every instrument of this great symphony .
frogman
7,562 posts
 
**** Man, this might be an instrument even our walking encyclopedic musician 
isn’t familiar ****

Sorry to disappoint 😊,  but I am very familiar with it from having played two runs of Strauss’ (Richard) opera “Elektra” and a concert version of “Salome”.  As you point out Strauss liked the instrument.  Aaron Copland also scored it in his Symphony No.2.  Usually played by a full time oboist. In the absence of a good instrument or an oboist who actually plays it, a bass oboe can be and is sometimes substituted for the heckelphone.  That young lady does sound very good.  But, alas, the heckelphone always sits at the far end of the oboe section and far away from the clarinets.  
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rok2id
7,859 posts
 
Awesome!!

Trumpet Playing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5krFNUMQHI


Saxophone playing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUcEGOLfUTE


Singing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRdszR6rCLA

Cheers

pjw81563
1,835 posts
 
Trumpet playing....  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDETNk20Vkc&t=287s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnIWn2kqHsY

The best for last..   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Km3H-dqjC8&t=304s
schubert
7,386 posts
 
To be honest I was certain you had , just pulling your chain .
If your German is a bit rusty , here is something you don’t know .She had never played it before ! I love the German language , honey in my ears , and I have never heard anyone speak it any better .
Mine is not what it once was and I understood every word .


rok, that "closer to me"  was most fun  I had all week .
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