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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
keegiam
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JFA audiophiles: power conditioner advice needed. 

One bank of my venerable Power Wedge 114 got fried during 5 days of unprecedented voltage spikes (every home on my side of the street).  The rest of my gear is OK - I disconnected everything after the first event.  (The slo-blo fuse for the fried bank looks fine - no current troubles apparently, only voltage.  Likely a dead transformer.)

Any recommendations for a replacement power conditioner with full protection?  I haven't kept up with that arena for decades.

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rok2id
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@schubert 

Today is the 100th birthday / anniversary of your boys.  Formed on 13 Sept 1921 at Ft Bliss, Texas.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Cavalry_Division_(United_States)

Cheers
pryso
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schubert, maybe I'm old fashioned but this remains my favorite version -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npKGdsiQz9Q

schubert
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To each his own , the Euro pianist and others are 4 sure Classical
trained and are far more focused with more to say than Getz and company .IMO
schubert
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Thanks for heads up rok ! All I can say is I left with the Cav a few months back from Germany . By Army standards they were disciplined then and remained so till I left . I was in 229th Air Assault Bat.

Army really needed real platoon Sgt’s bit over a year later and I raised my hand .

Wrong ,went to 4th Div which had zero discipline as did every other did Army unit I saw .  Pass the dope .
The 229th was the most,, per capita , decorated unit in Viet Nam . And deserved it .
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