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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.
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mary_jo
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I think that all your questions fit, pryso, depending on the fact of who is reading...:---)

Or maybe it is a simple reminder...like the one we keep on the fridge, such as "buy milk"

acman3
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Pryso, yes

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mahgister
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I personally like to read a "justification" about an album.... Personal one, objective one, or all at the same time, a 2 line justification or a text...

This short or long justification make a recommendation personal like an article about the album....I personally focus on YOUR text to communicate WHY you love something...List without explanation had not much appeal for me...

Why not an explanation for most recommendations save the most evident one? Who need to read a reason to recommend the Beatles or Ella Fitzgerald? Save a personal one...But many known artists must be made more well known...Itr takes sometimes a motivation to listen to someone new in our world...

For example in my 2 line last post,i chose to be short, i spoke about the "pulse" behind all the trumpets summit music album.... If someone listen to this cd he will discover something rare or not so frequent: All the musicians dont play their part one after the other, they play PILOTED by a common pulse that make this album a masterpiece where all players blend whithout losing their personality at all and serve a higher goal....It is really a music piece not a public demonstration only...I listened to it many times ...

Perhaps frogman will help me to understand, confirm or infirm what i say.... He will be welcome because he KNOW how musicians feel playing together and how it translate into their dialoguing parts...

I can be wrong and all this fuss could be just my own making.or particular taste...

jim5559
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jim5559
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Hear is the best Church of the best Christians in America !

Hands down the power of his VOICE is more than any other instrument !

Trying to come to all things of God alone is like a dog chasing his tail .

frog person has made it clear to me why Mingus was the first jazzman

that called to me and still does . If only he had Sonny Stitt in his band !

 

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