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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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There was nothing more important to Black African Culture than "The Drum".


      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PM6sSXHL3E


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnAolJHTK3s


I stated "Explicitly and unconditionally" that before slavery, Sub Saharan Africans lived in villages. Villages consisted of 100 people. Each village had it's own rhythms and dances. (dances were also very important)

There were 12 million slaves imported to this hemisphere. 12 million divided by 100 equals 12,000. That means there were 12,000. different rhythms and dances that left the continent of Africa. Just as all of a certain people look alike, all of a certain peoples rhythms sound alike to some people; such is life.

I can distinctly distinguish between the rhythms of "Haiti", the rhythms of Cuba, the rhythms of Brazil, the rhythms of the Caribbean, and the silence of the USA.

If you can not distinguish the differences between those rhythms, it's not my problem; it's yours.
frogman
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https://youtu.be/ghj5V5cUo1s

(I wonder of Rok made it to the barber? 😊)
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rok2id
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In what would become the USA, they encountered a superior culture, which they were smart enough to recognize as being superior, and were willingly absorbed by it.

In other places, they were left to their own devices, in what were essentially colonies to be exploited, not a country in the making as was the case on the North American land Mass. So they came as Africans, and remained so.

Cheers
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rok2id
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The barber shops were not closed THAT long.

Nice tune.

Cheers
orpheus10 OP
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When is your next concert Mr. Trumpet man, and have the tickets gone on sale yet?
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