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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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Barbara Cook:

She does have a great voice, and surely has that ’Broadway’ vibe. We always give credit to the Blues and other genres for their influence in the creation of Jazz, but maybe Broadway and the ’Great American Songbook’ deserves a lot of credit for the growth and sustainability of Jazz. Because a lot of a Jazz, is ’borrowed’ from other genres.

Nice clip from a lady I was not familiar with.

Cheers
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Casandra Wilson:

OP, you might be right.   I just never thought of her that way.  I will play my CDs of her again, with your thoughts in mind.

Cheers
frogman
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**** but maybe Broadway and the ’Great American Songbook’ deserves a lot of credit for the growth and sustainability of Jazz. ****

Big time!
pjw81563
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I posted 2 songs yesterday from a great female jazz vocalist Helen Merrill and 1 a duet with an old (and you can tell) Billie Holiday and Helen Merrill.


That was a day before orpheus10's suggestion. So I already contributed.
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Amandla is an album by jazz musician Miles Davis, released in 1989. It is the third collaboration between Miles Davis and producer/bassist Marcus Miller, after Tutu (1986) and Music from Siesta (1987), and their final album together. The album mixes elements of the genres go-go, zouk, funk and jazz, combining electronic instruments with live musicians.

This is the last album I bought of Miles music after the change. While it's likely that I'll buy more of his music from an earlier time period, it's very unlikely that I'll buy any of his music after this time period.

Miles stated in his autobiography, that he knew his original fans, that includes people he loved and who loved him, would not be buying his music after he made a drastic change from his standard jazz. He also said a lot of them were probably not even buying records anymore. The bottom line is, that made no difference to his bottom line, or his relationship with those people.



        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs45871s9DE&list=PL6B0V2FKgTzLFKcaNInJhBnvrlnkJ8Gpc


pjw, this one's for you.



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