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
Very kind of you, Schubert.  I am tempted to say that you give me too much credit, but it is more to the point to say that you don’t give yourself enough credit.  In answer to your question:


From the start I felt that an interesting thread about this great music was a very good resource for the Audiogon community and I felt that there may be value for some to hear a musician’s perspective about it all.  From the start, and putting aside talk of technical matters, the two most important ideas that I hoped the offer of a musician’s perspective might bring to the Aficionado table were:  That the learning process is endless.  There is always much more to learn and I very much include myself in that; I have learned much here in various ways.  Perhaps even more importantly, that true love of the music requires not only respect, but a certain amount of humility.  IOW, love and respect the music and not so much the fact that we love the music.  I could go on, but I think that for anyone that “gets” that message enough has been said.

Regards.



O-10, there is nothing “political” in what I write.  If you cannot bear the idea that someone has a different viewpoint from yours, or that there may be honest agreement among dissenters please don’t make it anyone’s problem but your own. Again, I could say much more, but I am beyond tired of your bs and petty attacks. Look at yourself and your own responses for where the conflict lies. Never too late to change the course of things.

You can add “desperate” and “disingenuous” to the list. Oh, and you are welcome, for saving your thread (literally) from the delete bin.



Rok, I had a problem with my right channel being louder than the left channel. Since I'm an electronics technician who put this rig together with attention to detail; how could that be possible?

That problem nearly drove me crazy, no matter what I did, the problem remained. It wasn't until I had a hearing test that the source of the problem was revealed. Ages ago, in the Air Force, my left ear drum was injured in a rapid decompression incident, and as many injuries, they get worse with old age.

The only solution is headphones, and I hate headphones (can't wear them for long). Now that I know what the problem is, I simply live with the louder right channel.


No, turning up the other channel only makes it worse, because you will hear that sound bouncing off the opposite wall.
Frogman, have you ever been to anyplace where they have all those funny mirrors that make you look fat in one and skinny in the other; I think you should have your mirrors checked?

Frogman, I'm not dishonest, nor am I a politician; yes, you almost single handed saved this thread from the deletion bin, but you didn't do for me, you did it for Frogman. Without this thread, you would almost cease to exist.