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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
frogman
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Keegiam, good record. That one is also one of my favorite CTI’s as is most of what Hubbard and Stanley Turrentine did for the label. Here’s another CTI that I like. Then again, I love everything that Desmond did.  Sweetest ever alto tone.  (and speaking of “Sky” 😉):

https://youtu.be/gbAbD27ZNKM
orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 


(Btw, sometime later you yourself posted “Forrest Flower” claiming it was Buddy Collette on tenor; but that’s a different story).


What you posted that I said is stupid beyond words. Why would I say something that moronic. What you posted is not even worthy of discussion.
frogman
7,561 posts
 
With all the silly arguing over silly stuff we have neglected to post (again 😉) the version of “Forrest Flower” on the tune’s composer Charles Lloyd’s debut recording as a leader.  Interesting contrast to the version that O-10 posted which I like very much and that Lloyd recorded about a year or so earlier as a member of Chico Hamilton’s quintet.  Btw, also interesting to note that on the Chico Hamilton record all the tunes except one are by Lloyd.  Not surprising that a year later he would strike out as leader in his own right.  This version is more earnest and his playing showing a more obvious Coltrane influence.  

https://youtu.be/HK4H6k6PRXQ

This other version is the first time I heard the tune.  Lloyd’s live recording at Montreaux features a 21 year old Keith Jarrett.  Somehow, its more gentle approach to the melody, if not so much the improvisations, seems more evocative of the tune’s title:

https://youtu.be/qOGqAvElCAs

orpheus10 OP
8,668 posts
 

Since I heard the "original", that's the one I like best.
pjw81563
1,834 posts
 
So I went back to the last week of May 2016 through the first week of June 2016 and the bickering back then was even worse then it is now. Actually way worse..

Jazz for aficionados | Audiogon Discussion Forum

It seems some things never change but at least it mellowed out a lot......
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