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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
pjw81563
1,835 posts
 
Schubert,

I am pretty well versed in the Haitian Revolution and the leader Toussaint L’ Ouverture. They were the only slaves in world history to over throw their oppressors in this case the French, and win their independence.

However in the long run I think it was not so good. If France was still running Haiti it would not be the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. Over 50% of the population have no access to clean drinking water.

Carlos Santana wrote an instrumental piece titled "Toussaint L’ Overture"  in which the percussion is rooted in African rythm. I am a big fan of Mr. Santana especially his 70’s output. He wrote some really great songs. Carlos is a big fan of jazz and there are many interviews with him discussing Coltrane, Miles Davis and others.

Toussaint L’ Overture live from the "Lotus" 4 disc set which gets a lot of play over here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkVKEXvvbn8













pjw81563
1,835 posts
 
orpheus10,

Archie Bunker - rok has spoken.

No sense at all in reading any books they are all written by idiotic university graduate historians of which rok knows better. Just like his recent take on General MacArthur the only General since weapons of mass destruction were invented to advocate the use of them and escalate a war with North Korea into a war with China and the Soviets as well. He deserved to be fired but in roks  own words

"He was the greatest General this country has produced"


Edith get me a beer!



orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 

However in the long run I think it was not so good. If France was still running Haiti it would not be the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. Over 50% of the population have no access to clean drinking water.

In the long run it was not so good to free the slaves; they would still be getting fed by their masters instead of having food stamps cut. When they can't find jobs, they would not go hungry. Now they are homeless and hungry, I bet they long for they good old days of slavery.



      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_occupation_of_Haiti
orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 

These people don’t have running water or electricity;


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NXJAYUwlC8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BX7jM6f7aM
frogman
7,562 posts
 
pjw, you’re welcome; glad you enjoyed it.  And thanks for your reminiscences of your trip to Haiti. Good stuff.
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