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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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My last two cars have been ford, present car is a Ford Taurus. My dream cars are 56 convertible chevy, and 57 convertible Fairlane 500; those are the one's I lusted for.

I can't tell one car from another today, but since I only go to the grocery store and the Doctors office, it doesn't matter.


Back to jazz, I was listening to Lou Donaldson, Grant Green, and Baby Face Willette; they really put me in a groove;


                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFMfAJKUOUE
orpheus10 OP
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I have all the best "Doo Wop" on one long tape.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvzNeh4Mq1o&list=PL2t8WTXg8nxNHwndQbud_g5RjTGRSiP73

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IePTH1PWzAs


Plus the best of "Johnny Ace" on LP.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5rvJKviwaE
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rok2id
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I have mine on memory sticks.  almost 800 .wav tunes on each stick.  Didn't Johnny Ace kill himself playing Russian roulette?   Was incomprehensible to me, then and now.

Cheers
orpheus10 OP
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That is the way Johnny Ace went, and so young.  His LP is in good shape.  I no longer make any great distinction between LP and CD, if the LP I have, which I had before CD is good, fine; if not I think I'll replace it with CD.


My LP of "Here Tis" is noisy; I noticed that Amazon has the CD which I will order.
orpheus10 OP
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Some things get better with age;


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHold6ylvEM
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