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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
pjw81563
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Frogman I’M sure you are aware that the United States of America was very, very different back in those days compared to 1965 through 2021.

The 40’s generation was known as "The Greatest Generation". Numerous books have been written on the subject. The reasons given for why "The Greatest Generation" are the very same reasons that made artists the most creative, uplifting, courageous, sincere, unselfish, and most of all hard working and willing to sacrifice humans. I just named some and there is more. Don’t get me started on the Second World War - there is not enough space.

Its not a coincidence the artists - which musicians and boxers both are - share all of these words that define "The Greatest Generation"





pryso
1,955 posts
 
pjw, I'm curious about defining the "golden age of jazz from 1935 through 1965"?  Is that your framework or someone else's?

I ask because I have a different perspective.  Perhaps not "golden age" but for me the real beginning of modern jazz begins in the late 1920s with Louis Armstrong's Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings.  There was more foundation in the late 30s with Hawkins, Ellington, Basie, Goodman, etc.  But that was interrupted until after WW2 when Parker, Gillespie and BeBop emerged.  Any sort of "golden age" was not carried forward by Glen Miller and the like.  That term to me suggests a continuous time period of creative development.

With that I see the "golden age" for jazz running from 1946 or 7 to around 1965.  Or maybe I'm simply defining the period I like best and consider to be the most influential?  No offense if you see it differently.

Never having been a boxing fan I can't comment on that aspect.
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rok2id
7,859 posts
 
I thought that your suggestion was that there were reasons why both disciplines coincided.  I was curious what those might be.

Black Americans is the answer.  As their employment / career opportunities increased across the society, the number of them wanting to Box or be Jazz musicians decreased.  There have probably been many potentially as good as  Ali, Louis and  Marciano etc ... they are just working in cooperate America.  Or maybe in the NBA, NFL or MLB.   All a lot easier than boxing or trying to earn a living in Jazz.

Other groups, Irish, Jews, Italians  etc... traveled the same journey.

Cheers
schubert
7,386 posts
 
frogman, I meant only their selves , not their music .
If your selves are close, what they do is great just because they are like 
you .
I believe both had a rather large ego.
schubert
7,386 posts
 
True, rok but in US only the blacks are still on the journey and it’s been
much longer for many .

Cheers
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