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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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mahgister
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An imperfect beating of the heart by the most amazing trumpetist, which has a never perfect playing, only living singing playing and so modest under the spell of any melody that it takes times before i decide that indeed he was the greatest trumpetist... 😎

All the others are perfect when they can, but they dont sing with the golden instrument forgetting sound and any  perfection...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6mfWun73vI
keegiam
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Rok you hit the spot with Tyner's "Above the Rainbow."  You might recall my reverence for MT, and this piece is magical.  Thanks!
trentmemphis
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I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm definitely not getting my alerts that new posts are happening in this thread.  I'm getting them reliably for other threads I follow, but only sometimes for this one.

@orpheus10 

Trent, I have "The complete Blue Note recordings of the Tina Brooks Quintets"; it's boss, three LP's that were recorded when the creative juices of the young lions at "Blue Note" were running wild: Lee Morgan, Sonny Clark, Art Blakey, Jackie McClean, Blue Mitchell, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones, and there is even more.

I want you to know that I compliment your good taste, and the courage to move to your own drummers beat.

Nice!  How are the liner notes with that set?

Ha, thanks.  I've always gone my own way.  It's been good in some ways, and bad in others.  But it's just how I'm wired.  At this point, I've been who I am long enough to be comfortable in my own skin. 
orpheus10 OP
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Trent, The linear notes on Tina Brooks are quite complete; they tell of a sensitive individual who needed a big brother that he didn't have to protect and help guide him on his perilous journey as a jazz musician.

Here are two cuts on this set that I like a lot, plus the work he did with Jimmy Smith.


          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjO5NXuIQQg


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



        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-HKq9eNLzE

   




acman3
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2MrtQUPSFM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAH55eN-RyE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsPh83_3izo
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