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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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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


orpheus10 OP
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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
acman3
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Actually you are back to the questions I asked about this music a while back. Is it Jazz dumbed down for the masses to shake their booties too, and is this good or bad for Jazz? Look at all the young people in the video. Complicated question.

The young lady acknowledges Abby Lincolns version as her favorite, but she is not going to sing it the way it was done before she was born.  Nubiyan uses hiphop and the many other musical influences I have mostly ignored for the last 20-30 years. The influences are what they heard growing up, like you heard gospel and soul, and I heard Rock.

Obviously a lot of Dancing going on which I remember you railing for in the past.
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Every time I hear that soprano sax, it's like I'm hearing it for the first time.


You do realize that is Victor Goines of the JALC Orchestra.

Cheers
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