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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
pjw81563
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mary_jo I have about 3 dozen Stan Getz CD’s and have also read a great biography of Getz.

His Tenor playing on "Desafinado" is so warm and lyrical and exemplifies why he was called "The Sound" I read somewhere that John Coltrane once commented that everyone would sound like Getz if they only could.

The way he plays the tenor is the opposite of his personal life which was "on edge" to put it lightly. His ballad’s are a thing of beauty.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLMIU1CN_GA

Stan Getz live with RTF members Stanley Clarke bass, Chick Corea keyboards and Toney Williams on drums. Along with Stan Getz this was considered a "Jazz Super Group" as all 4 of them were considered, and still are, the crème de la crème on their respective instruments.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7oo8EopEJ0

P.S. I did like "The Skatalites" as well. Interesting jazz Jamaican style.
pjw81563
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mary_jo especially for you, the typical Roadrunner cartoon where poor Wile E Coyote struck by everything except lightning and falls thousands of meters with the "poof" sound.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCJwcNmGxRc
mary_jo
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pjw
To me, Stan is Bill Evans on the piano. When you listen them you just feel they fit together. Double tenderness in the shape of But beautiful: https://youtu.be/fl6aEZ47AVs

Speaking of "on the edge", Stan on his addiction
"I’m a recovered alcoholic. I don’t do anything anymore, but those things, those things take away ... You’re a different personality completely when you take those. For those who are really chemically dependent on anything, it’s not you."

Desafinado caught my eye few days ago. A sailing cat, a 47 footer had a name all over it and it was "Desafinado". I had to make some photos of the boat, due to my work and I was wondering why the owner gave the boat such "Out of tune" name.
mary_jo
1,525 posts
 
mary_jo especially for you, the typical Roadrunner cartoon where poor Wile E Coyote struck by everything except lightning and falls thousands of meters with the "poof" sound.
:---) meep, meep!
alexatpos
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I've read somewhere that Zoot Simms once said, when he was asked about Stan Getz, that 'he is a great bunch of guys'....

...and Stan was not fan of Chet Baker....

together on concert tour in Sweden, that was cut short due to their mutual animosity...

https://youtu.be/OqQWVrfjatA
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