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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
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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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rok2id
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Alison Balsom,

Schubert is right. We have a new #1 Classical Fox. Beautiful, talented, English and plays Trumpet. What’s not to like.

There is just something about English Classical music. Simple?

I have to have a daily fix of Handel.

Cheers
schubert
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The vibe in England goes back a thousand years and educated English folk
have it their DNA (really) .
The greatest of the English composers from Tallis. Purcell , Byrd , down
the centuries to Vaughn Williams , Parry and Elgar, no matter what they wrote always looked over their back toward God .When you go to the source of love you encounter truth which is always simple.
Hear Vaughan Williams ",The Lark Ascending", a simple piece that is as beautiful as anything ever written . And he was an agnostic .

Since Handel was German I put" Messiah" only half in English court .But the Concerti Grossi are English . All his Chamber Music truly will clear your head . Hundreds of masterpieces seldom listened too . Disgrace ( to include me) .
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