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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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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".
frogman
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Not sure I understand your question. With Elmore James, it’s obvious. Just listen to his words. With Pops, that’s the beauty of this music, no? It’s a feeling; and depending on OUR individual feeling when listening, it tells each of us a unique story....IF it’s good (instrumental) “story telling”. Now, if you want to get into the technical weeds of it all....simple.....they’re both classic twelve measure Blues form and both use a Blues tonality....they’re both the Blues.

Hey, speaking of fowl: if it quacks like a duck, walks like a duck.....
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rok2id
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The biggest difference might be:

The delta blues is always, always, always about SEX.

Dust my broom,  hound dog snoopin' 'round my door  etc...   think people think

Cheers
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rok2id
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Speaking of fowl, The Frogman chickened out


Cheers
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rok2id
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they’re both classic twelve measure Blues form and both use a Blues tonality....they’re both the Blues.

The form is what the Jazz guys play.  The genre is what is played in the Delta.

West End Blues is a blues song, but he was playing Jazz.

Cheers
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