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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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frogman
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Jazz is an evolutionary art form. The top exponents of the art form at any point in time, influence the upstarts, who then go on to push the art form to the next, some would say, “logical” stylistic stepping stone.

Woody Shaw was considered and accepted, within “the scene” as the guy who would follow Freddie Hubbard as THE next torch bearer. He died way to soon at 44 (I think). This (Freddie Hubbard) is who he was to follow in the art form’s trumpet lineage.  (amazing record!) :

 

 

pjw81563
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Thank you frogman for introducing me to the Interplay album been sampling all of the songs this morning and I just ordered the CD on Discogs.

BTW I have just about every Woody Shaw album and quite a few with him as a sideman. I am partial to this one:

 

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mahgister
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Thanks for this album...

Shaw is a one of the great trumpeter...I will get this album too...

 

frogman
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You’re welcome, pjw.  Great Woody Shaw record, thanks!  

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mahgister
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Frogman...

I am under the shock now of listening the album with Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw, thanks to your insisting recommendation...Trumpet mastery twice in one album is incredible...

The last time you put me in schock so great as this, was with our beloved Pat Martino irresistible  creativity ...But trumpet is my instrument in second with piano first and guitar in third position... There exist for sure other great trumpeters than Miles Davis and Chet Baker....But i cannot buy all albums that exist, i need recommendation ...

I read all your recommendations like gospel...

Thanks....

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