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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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rok2id
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Now that we no longer have that combination available in many places we can not grow new jazz musicians.
What are your thoughts?

Excellent question. The Country changed. Working class America Changed. You could ask the same question about Boxing. The social conditions that produced people that gravitated to these endeavors changed, as more attractive / lucrative and dependable ways to earn a living opened up.

The Second World War and the G.I. Bill, changed everything.

Just the end of a bygone era. At least we have the recordings, and there will a few good players that will carry on. And there is always the infrequent discovery of a long lost gem by Mingus or Monk. etc.... Maybe some new technical breakthrough that will clean up all the unlistenable stuff from Bird and the blues guys from Mississippi.

Cheers

And don’t forget, we still have Juilliard. :)
frogman
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Can’t agree with that, O-10. What is going on in our cities is PRECISELY the kind of thing that gives birth to new interesting music; including in the Jazz genre. It will surely not be like music from the past and anyone of us may not like it, but it will surely be interesting and relevant. It’s the way it has always been. 

Thank God, not all “of us never think the same”.
orpheus10 OP
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What I think or don't think is unimportant; what is and is not, is what's important. There will be some kind of music that people call "jazz", but will it be a musical expression and projection of the emotions and inner soul of man.
frogman
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And is there something wrong with that?  Isn’t that the goal?
orpheus10 OP
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If you saw a Bentley half parked in a neighborhood where angels feared to tread with a couple of wino's lolling around in the back seat ready to guard it with their lives, you knew that car belonged to the Baroness Pannonica de Koenigswarter, better known as "Nica". There have been more jazz tunes written for her than any other lady I can think of.

During her time, she could be found making the late night rounds in the hippest jazz clubs in New York where she was always treated like Royalty.



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