The biggest mistake most humans make is to think we are always
making progress .
making progress .
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.
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.
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The biggest mistake most humans make is to think we are alwaysMiroslav Krleza, a Croatian writer and important figure in cultural life of former Yugoslavia, had right expression for something like that: "Mankind is like a monkey in an aeroplane". I use this expression quite often. What does that mean? It means that eventhough the mankind is having huge technological progress, the human being is still atrophied sociologically and socially. We still have bloody wars like we had many years ago, we are still more than wolves to each other. How on earth we can call that a progress? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SHdqD077yY |
I have mentioned more than once that I won’t comment here on topics that are not related to music. I offer these thoughts in the spirit of the Holidays. Perhaps it is simply that I haven’t had my coffee yet. I would say that the biggest mistake most humans make is to not understand, or be willing to accept, that progress is not linear. Huge advances and progress, technological and otherwise, are sometimes accompanied by their own problems that take time to, not only reveal themselves, but to be solved themselves. Unfortunately, sometimes these collateral problems don’t get solved at all. However, when one looks at the zig-zag (up and down) that is the line that one might see on an imaginary historical “progress chart” one can clearly see that it heads up, not down; and has been heading up for quite a while. Possibly the second biggest mistake humans make is to believe that there is virtue or moral superiority in seeing only the negatives and the things that still need improvement without acknowledging the very real progress that has been made through history and into the present. There is no virtue in being mired in negativity. From infant mortality rates to life expectancy. Eradication of disease. Literacy rates. Work conditions for workers including child labor. GDP and extreme poverty rates in developing countries. Relative bloodiness and frequency of the sadly still existing wars. Voting rights. Race and gender equality. The list goes on and on. All have seen dramatic improvements over time and the evidence is there to see. Why is it important to acknowledge the progress? Because as with all things the best way toward improvement and further progress is to have an honest and clear view of what one is dealing with and not only the pieces of it that one wants to see; or is predisposed to see. To acknowledge the positives (progress) does, in no way, mean that one has to be blind to the negatives and the progress that still needs to be made or their urgency. Only when one has a comprehensive view of a problem can one make the best choices moving forward. Merry Christmas to all and a very Happy New Year! |
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