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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
frogman
7,532 posts
 
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
8,668 posts
 

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
7,532 posts
 
And is there something wrong with that?  Isn’t that the goal?
orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 

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.



      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8PHk1aA8Uo


     
pjw81563
1,834 posts
 
The musician/composer/arranger  Allen Toussaint, born and raised in New Orleans to a family which loved music and he was always around musicians and listening to many genres including jazz. When he grew up he had a pretty good musical career mostly with R&B, Pop and funk.

One of his songs which went on to be covered by a lot of musicians is titled  Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky (From Now On). I am a big fan of this song and just wanted to post a few versions with  Toussaint's original first. Any feedback or posts on your favorite version(s) is welcome. 

Allen Toussaint: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC8is1HUfrg

Lee Dorsey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvMOUbD6YGk

Madeleine Peyroux: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPvHt1lEir4

Lou Donaldson:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5GhMvCINIA

Stanton Moore (featuring Maceo Parker): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09WF9PtGhwo

I really dig this last one by a well traveled backup singer who was once one of the Ikette's  in the Ike and Tina Turner Revue. She also sang for Joe Cocker and Leon Russel. She had one solo album titled Phew. Here is the sexy Claudia Lennear's version of  Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjQUblWNy6E

Enjoy!




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