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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
 
frogman,

When I was in the Philippines I stayed in Cebu. There was a big cock fighting arena right on one of the main roads in a densely populated area. I was curious so my wife's brother in law took me one night to this arena.

They tie razor blades to one claw on each foot of the roosters. The matches typically last less then a minute. There was at least 200 screaming  gamblers and about 3 dozen bet takers with pad and pencil. Roosters are everywhere in Cebu. Any street you walk down many of the houses have roosters tied to stakes in the ground by a wire to one of its legs just above the claws.

When I visited Puerto Rico in 1993 my Puerto Rican friend also took me to an arena in San Juan. Believe it or not, in PR, there is a yearly "rooster derby" lasting a few days and the winner receives 500,000 USD.
schubert
7,386 posts
 
Would be a crime , no a felony , to not play what is one of the greatest African -American  musical  gifts played this time of year and only the way  the Queen could sing it .
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https://youtu.be/zo9UskUAaIk?t=3
mary_jo
1,525 posts
 
When I visited Puerto Rico in 1993 my Puerto Rican friend also took me to an arena in San Juan. Believe it or not, in PR, there is a yearly "rooster derby" lasting a few days and the winner receives 500,000 USD.

I am packing my bags...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1ezoHD_FynQ

Aie, aie, aie...

Fro, that’s insane...I nearly fell of my chair, laughing...
orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 

Schubert, Aretha Franklin brings back memories of some of my best times, and I need all of the good memories I can muster.

I traveled from St. Louis to Detroit by train, not just any train, but one with a Dining car. Meals on a train with a dining car were as good as any luxury restaurant, they were among the best I ever had, and the way they served them to you, made you feel "ritzy".

This was before people traveled looking like "hobo's", and of course I wore a good suit and tie, so I looked the part of a distinguished traveler, that is, if you could call a young man of 23 "distinguished".

Meals were presented under a big silver dome, and they tasted as good as they looked. This was the second time I had enjoyed the luxury of train travel. The first time was to San Antonio, that was overnight with a "roomette" convertible sleeper, on a train with a dome car, diner, and a lounge. The only thing that topped that kind of train travel was a cruise ship.

When I arrived in Detroit, my hosts took me to the night club where Aretha was appearing. She was a lovely young lady of 22 with a mature "Divas" voice; that was an unforgettable memory that warms my heart when I recall it. I now have many of her albums on new vinyl.


jrwaudio
357 posts
 
If you can find it "The Wonderful world of Three Blind Mice"
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