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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
pryso
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Going back to pjw's clips with Red Rodney interviews, did you know when he toured the south with Parker's band he was called Albino Red?  That was a role reversal so he could get into the restaurants and hotels with the band when it was still more segregated.

o10, thanks for those new musician/older music Mingus Big Band clips.  Great stuff.

And frog, as I've said before, being a non-musician I greatly applaud your insights into performing jazz.  With understanding comes greater appreciation.
orpheus10 OP
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsWidlDldVk
schubert
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Yup , with frogman on the job you get a year worth of music education
without any tuition !
rok, a lot of jazz guitarists play it or parts of it .

Go to my last clip on Classical Aficionados and you will see a
female trumpet artist who is the fox of all fox’s in the musician file .
Ah , make that second to last , yesterday anyway .
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rok2id
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Jazz is a way of playing music.
Jelly Roll Morton

Same tune, but, The Miles clip was Jazz.

Cheers
orpheus10 OP
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Actually Rok, I was chiming in on a previous conversation in regard to that tune by posting Dorothy Ashby; it ain't watcha play, but the way that you play it that makes it jazz.
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