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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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Today's Listen:

Louis Armstrong  --  SATCHMO PLAYS KING OLIVER

Not sure why the title says "Plays King Oliver", I'm sure he did not write all, if any, of these  tunes.   Minimal packaging.   Just song list, other side of insert blank.
Almost all the tunes are followed by an 'alternate take'. :(

Nice to hear Pops play in this setting.  Recorded in 1959.  Great year for Jazz.

st james infirmary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_UK_7mLj7c 

frankie and johnny
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS43rZlUKfE   

i ain't got nobody
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdKMirlLZJM   

dr Jazz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QB8OU7sL0h8  

jelly roll blues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkaQjnUaEhA   

Cheers




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I posted this on the other thread.

‘we shall be overwhelmed with things that are tenth-rate’.

Prophecy of the great Classical Conductor Hebert von Karajan

I think we be there.

Cheers
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If you absolutely, have to hear AFRO BLUE, you can start with Mongo, or a more recent version such as:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIH3fNUsbnA

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

or many many others. Don’t make me bring Abbey or Miss Dee Dee in this.

I can’t believe the woman in your clip used the phrase ’Jazz Lovers’, as if they were playing it.

Cheers


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Rok, Every time I hear that soprano sax, it's like I'm hearing it for the first time. No wonder this sounds so familiar, I saw them in February, and this was performed in March, that's just one month after I saw them.


Dianne Reeves might have the best vocal of "Afro Blue"; I like the way she scats; but variety is the spice of life, and I have always liked a lot of spice.






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@orpheus10

about 12-13 years ago i saw dianne reeves at the san fran herbst theatre, sat in 6 th row... at the end of the concert, she came back on for a second encore, with only acoustic guitarist, sang two songs without microphone, just natural sound in a moderate concert hall space

i will NEVER forget the sound of her voice and the guitar, what it sounded like when she sang soft, then loud, what the growth of the sound wave sounds like, what sounds of 'fff' 'sss' 'ttt' sound like when sung...

when i listen to any equipment/hifi now. this is one of the moments/sounds i refer to... to evaluate if something has the correct tonality, pitch, overall conveyance of the music
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