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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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Today's Listen:

Thelonious Monk -- THE COMPLETE PRESTIGE RECORDINGS
Frank Foster(ts), Ray Copeland(trumpet), Curly Russell(bass), Art Blakey(drums)

The 3CD set also includes Rollins and Miles on Prestige.

Disc #2

smoke gets in your eyes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae1haBMK0kI    

hacksensack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJbDS3HSJ-E   

locomotive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PnWdyPpGZ8   

blue monk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZcTZycaBdg   
percy heath(bass)

No Rouse!

Cheers


frogman
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O-10, those are more genre definitions which, as you yourself said, mean different things to each of us. You mentioned they share the rhythm ece of it. What is it, specifically, that makes one Jazz and not the other FOR YOU.
orpheus10 OP
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Nowhere did I ever state that one was jazz and the other wasn't, but Newen Afrobeat is more "African" with less jazz, than "Kokoroko"

This is Fela undiluted;


        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj5x6pbJMyU



This is Newen Afrobeat doing the same number;


        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFOc9N1kXKA


It's quite possible that you don't hear what I hear; I hear music that's hundreds of years old, I hear music from the time slaves were being dragged across Africa, I hear the silence from the time slaves in the US were forbidden to have African drums, you can't hear that.
orpheus10 OP
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Try listening to the music.
orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 

BTW, why didn't you respond to Schuberts post?
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