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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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nsp
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orpheus10 excellent post on  hard drugs used by Jazz musicians. Having read countless stories of past musicians Who became Drug addicts I always wondered How much better they could have been had they not used drugs. My YouTube post is from Gary Bartz the well-known jazz musician. He says a lot of different things. What most surprised me Is how he gave heroin credit? For helping him tap into the music. On a higher level. Very surprising. But he did backtrack and say that you could probably reach. A higher level by other means. He seemed to say that the use of drugs was like a fraternity. And that it was a way of fitting in with the musicians. He wanted to associate with. .You are right by saying they all wanted to tap into Birds Talent. I read a quote From Frank Morgan the alto saxophonist who said that When he and other musicians found out that bird died, they still went out and got high knowing  that getting high was a cause of his demise.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KL1pbN9Gj0
nsp
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AlexDolo Coker has a CD , "California hard" Which is available on Amazon for $6.50. And features Art Pepper. . I have it on LP for many years it's good.
orpheus10 OP
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nsp, Gary Bartz is a gifted musician, and I'm glad he's still around; none of the musicians I knew with his problem are still around; they all worked for "Blue Note", and from my point of view their finances weren't as great as they should have been. Drug addicts needing a fix don't make the best bargains; ask Alex about that, he posted in relation to that situation.

When a drug addict is not making enough money to pay for his habit, if that addict is a professional musician, he's in double trouble, that's because he has to have his medication before he can play. He also has to have a "baby sitter" to tell him when he's had enough.

I never observed what Gary spoke of in regard to time, or heard it mentioned, the only thing I observed is a musician nodding and unable to make the gig.

Musicians who made enough money to pay for their habit and make gigs were able to get by without much attention.

I never observed any benefit whatsoever drugs had to the musician who used drugs.
alexatpos
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Nsp, thanks, it is not on ytube but I saw the other album with same line up, recorded in roughly the same time, called ’Dolo’

https://youtu.be/nmyV8aY9Um8

It seems that this one was made around the same time, same label, Frank Butler is leader, album is called ’Captain kid’

https://youtu.be/U8TD8yidsCg

I have very litlle jazz made in 70’s, in fact still did not get ’there’, listening to sound of it, interesting...new sensation...


As for the other subject, there are well known essays of Aldous Huxly, called ’The doors of perception and Heaven and hell’ where he elaborates on his psychedelic experience under the influence of mescaline and reflects on their philosophical and psychological implications. Very interesting, especially the part where he looks the different art works and contemplate on it as well as the part where he thinks of origins of such inspirations and creations
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