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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
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Here is one of my favorite Lou Donaldson songs. He played this song every time I saw him and always used those same jokes at the beginning.

"Back down in North Carolina where I'm from we call this music suffering music. If you never suffered you cant understand this music. You have to be on your way home from work and lose all of your pay. Or you get home and your wife has run off with your next door neighbor." L.D.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG5MLaPqlng



schubert
7,386 posts
 
I can understand the first  but the later is often a blessing .
acman3
4,337 posts
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CdVTCDdEwI
pjw81563
1,835 posts
 
"I can understand the first but the later is often a blessing"

LMFAO!!
orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 

Pjw, you can hear the quality of the recording on "you tube". Beginning with Alex's posts; I'm commenting primarily on the quality of the recording.

Naturally I liked Grants tune best, although Laurie and Choir had better recording quality. As long as it's not "compressed" the music is fine with me, I'm not an audio freak. I'm just pointing out the fact that audio quality can be heard on "you tube"

 





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