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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
frogman
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O-10, the lyrics for NY Voices’ “Stolen Moments” were written by Mark Murphy. I posted his rendition of the tune with his lyrics just above your NY Voices post. I have always liked NY Voices; not quite the singers that Manhattan Transfer are, but I like their arrangements. Nice rendition of Murphy’s lyrics. And very nice “Round Midnight”. Glad to see you changed your mind about the lyrics for that tune.

Along the same lines as setting lyrics to a tune is setting lyrics to a solo. Manhattan Transfer’s take on Coleman Hawkins’ famous and ground breaking solo on “Body and Soul”:

https://youtu.be/7oyemhTQjBw
orpheus10 OP
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I haven't changed my mind about the lyrics, I will put that into it's proper perspective.
orpheus10 OP
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Rok's post where he mentioned Dee Dee's interpretation of Horace Silvers music is the best example of where I'm coming from.

Dee Dee used words to describe Silver's music, but that's not the same as permanent lyrics; they lock you into thinking about the same thing every time you hear the music, and that's what "Round Midnight" is not about.
orpheus10 OP
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Lyrics for "Stolen Moments" are pure genius, they fit the music, and they work for me as permanent in the case of the original music.

Monk played "Round Midnight" differently, every single solitary time he played it, now I'll let someone else tell me how many times he played it. With that knowledge, does anyone think he had some kind of lyrics in mind?


frogman
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https://youtu.be/xAz_t2Ybvmc
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