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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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Schubert I'm sorry you had to witness such atrocities, that scars a person for life.

I've seen the movie many times, but I didn't post it for a highly significant reason; it was in response to Rok saying "Someday this COVID 19 thing is going to end" and in the movie I recall "Someday this war is going to end".

In addition I've read more about the war than has been reported, and even talked to someone who was involved in one of those "unGodly" massacres; he was never right in the head after that; drunk his self to death.

I hope you're coping better than most with what you witnessed.
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rok2id
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Vietnam Perspective:

Pales in comparison to both of the world wars.  Both of which  produced death on an industrial scale.   The difference, they weren't televised, the media supported the government's war effort,  and we knew what winning was.   Not the case in  Nam.

Cheers
orpheus10 OP
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You're absolutely right Rok; I had one uncle go crazy in Burma because of the snakes, and believe it or not, snakes still kill more people over there than car accidents here.

Another uncle was in "The Battle of The Bulge", and he told me when the order was given to charge, heads were exploding to the left and right of him, and he was certain his would be next, but they kept moving forward.
orpheus10 OP
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I had another uncle in the South Pacific and he brought back beads and pictures of pretty women; that was the place to be if you weren't on a battle ship.
pjw81563
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Thanks pryso for sharing your perspective of the jazz genre through the years. I will continue to listen to jazz no matter what others around me think about it.

Jazz is alive and well thanks to all of the young and talented musicians that picked up where Miles, Coltrane, Armstrong and all of the legends of the 30’s 40’s 50’s and 60’s and forward into the 21st century.

Some Jeremy Pelt released in 2020:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ai9C1BEOic&list=OLAK5uy_mj8nTcforEzf48-9ZGQfy5VQHstudswwc

George Cables is fantastic on the piano!
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