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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
orpheus10 OP
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Rok, like you pointed out Chuck Mangione, there is another artist that had his time in the Sun at about that same time, and that's Eumir Deodato. I have a number of his cuts on my "play list".


      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRPzvgugShI&list=PLG9jLl6Ldd_gJ8vwZKDPOmudIuLp-EMiS


      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boXD-tsBuOA
orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 

Dee Dee is so creative; here she is Paris France with an African twist;I love it.


            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfzn0bSObFk
alexatpos
1,249 posts
 
Schubert, if this is of any meaning to you, I would be quite sad if you leave. If my memories serves me right, once before you have already taken the pause from the thread and I was glad when you have returned.

Odd as it may seem, since this is quite impersonal way of communication, still is and man somehow becomes 'close' to all caracters here, despite or because of their diversity.

I guess written things might seem 'heavier' than spoken ones and with that notion in mind, it becomes easier to look over some.

As Johnny  Cash would say in StQuentin prison....
'I can understan how do you fell about some things,not of my business how do you think about some other things and I dont give a damn how do you feel abot some other things'.... 

Well, if that does not work, than I can only think of this...

https://youtu.be/2lAY-rRRa4o
pryso
1,986 posts
 
schubert, forgetting is easier said than done.  I was only there from the safety of distance in intelligence photos.  So I admit I can't truly imagine what the experience must have been.

Now I would hope you can find peace through the escape in music.  Focus on that as much as your time will allow.  I too hope you don't leave, you are a worthy contributor.  Perhaps when you visit the site your discipline will allow you to skip to the next post as soon as you see anything other than jazz being mentioned and not become tangled in "the other stuff".  

Such analysis is beyond my pay grade but I suspect that continuing on here could be beneficial in being reminded of older music you've forgotten, by hearing new things you enjoy, and by generally stoking your mind with information on a subject you obviously enjoy so much.  Peace brother.
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