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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
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rok2id
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***** rok, Buy yourself a notebook .*****

Why, whatever for?

Cheers

Btw, I didn't mean she had to have the score in front of her, she has it in her head.   But rest assured it was in front of her once upon a time.
And,
her job is not to show what the composer thought, but HER sense of what he thought.   And everyone has a different sense.   Otherwise we would only need one player.

And Jazz musicians and Classical players, apples and oranges.  You only have to listen to the several attempts by classical players to play Jazz on recordings.   And these are Jazz standards.   Written down.

Wynton being a brilliant exception.

Cheers


alexatpos
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This is a post from an old subject, from another thread, but it gut my attention, I believe it deserves the second look.
If anybody of you guys have 3 mil usd to spend, this might be a good way to contribute with some legacy for future generations

Speaking about music collections...

https://vimeo.com/1546186
orpheus10 OP
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This album is different from all the albums I have by Horace Silver. What do you think about it?


          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWTy8kM3Hak
frogman
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I like that record a lot. Yes, different, but still Horace Silver all the way. Very melodic with Silver’s typically funky grooves. Different for a couple of important reasons.

David Friedman on vibes. Different sound for Silver. Not just because of the sound of vibes, but also the way Friedman improvises. Another important reason that it is different and is not shown by that clip is consistent with the choice of Friedman for the record: Three of the cuts on the record feature the Brecker Brothers who played in a very different style from most of the horn players in Silver’s bands up until then. Two great players whose styles were Coltrane influenced and informed by their experiences as fusion players and in Pop settings; also a departure from horn players in Silver’s bands until then.

https://youtu.be/3XS79mmcs_0

https://youtu.be/yttc-i_vA8I


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rok2id
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Just finished listening to it on my main rig.   I have that CD.   Are we sure it's a Silver CD?  I listened for his piano, and have come to the conclusion that he is not that great of a piano player.   Not in the same sense as Oscar Peterson or Gene Harris.   He seems to just pound on the piano with both hands simultaneously.   Tyner does that a lot also.

Pleasant enough, but not the Silver we know and love.   He's over shadowed by the group.

Unusual Blue Note personnel and cover art.   Recorded in 1972.   RvG edition remastered in 2002.

Cheers
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