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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
alexatpos
1,249 posts
 
Rok, you might be right for that verse, but than again, I cant think of any words that might express this feeling more profundly that played here

Nat Adderley from album 'Little big horn' with K.Burrell, from 1963

Loneliness
https://youtu.be/B7R6dp74fR0
orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 

Alex, that's an entirely different Blues from the "Delta Blues" with the Wolfman, Muddy, and BB. Most of the "Delta Blues" is in my collection by accident, because it never gets played.

So what do you call that "Jazz Blues"?
frogman
7,562 posts
 
Muddy Waters was a Blues artist. Muddy Waters played the Blues:

https://youtu.be/cXTCA2jJRXE

No vocals.

(I’m pretty sure I heard all sorts of stories in there)

It’s the feeling. 
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rok2id
7,859 posts
 
The blues songs played by Burrell and other Jazz players are way way too sophisticated to ever be played in a Delta Juke Joint.

The Frogman knows the words to say. Say them.

Two Blues songs:

I'm not sure Pops ever set foot in the Delta.   He played blues fit for Carnegie Hall.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WPCBieSESI


my posse and I used to hear this outside of 'Red Rubys' while riding our bicycles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jcGY7NbaQw

Talk to us Frogman.

Cheers
orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 
When ever yall get through mixing jazz with Blues, and calling them both blues; you take the "Delta" blues and leave me the jazz blues.

Yall can call them both "The Blues" if you like, but I guarantee you, if you take both of them to "The Delta", you will get rocks thrown at you if you present the wrong one, And please believe me, if folks in the Delta don't know nothing else, they know "The Blues".
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