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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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I just discovered that "Afrobeat" was a complete genre of music, I thought it was just used to describe a few groups. Here is a "Newen Afrobeat" concert.


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


I really like the smiles and energy of the girls in the group; they seem to be having so much fun.
orpheus10 OP
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I decided to compare the Afro beat to the Afro Brazil;


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpP5poqFq4E


This is one sexy groove, just like all things Brazilian.
orpheus10 OP
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Now we go to Cuba, "Ruben Gonzalez"; this music makes you want to dance;

       
            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pABLkXjNaUk
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frogman
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Keegiam, I thought you were referring to “Spain”.

You’re right, “Antidote” is even trickier with syncopations that are even more complicated. However, the tune is still in 4/4. When “trying to maintain 4/4 time” keep in mind that the downbeat of the tune is silent and the first note one hears (piano) is actually a syncopated note on the second 16th note of beat 1 of the first measure. The first piano left hand bass note that one hears (and later the brass and perc) is on the last 16th note of the first measure. Confusing matters even more is that the brass entrance of the same melody is a pickup note (16th) into the downbeat of the 5th measure of the tune. Stays in 4/4 the whole time. Classic Afro/Latin syncopation in which the “basic” 1,2,3,4 pulse is felt even though few instruments are actually playing on those downbeats.  Nice tune.

https://youtu.be/yn4KbJ1Xtsc
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