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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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The Bill Evans Trio is always a good listen, but today’s going to start with Ella.

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Good for what ails ya!

 

Cheers

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I'm relatively new to jazz (about 3 years) and was fortunate to amass quite a few (several hundred) records from a variety of artist from a local ebay seller.  They were from his dad's collection, and nearly all were in NM condition.  Sadly, he passed in December or early January.  But as I am going through them, I am finding some artist I really love.  Lately, I am really getting into Kenny Drew and Calvin Keys.  

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**** Very creative, but with no relationship with the tune being played. ****

No relationship?!!! Seriously? With respect, you are then not listening enough, or you don’t understand some basics. Starting with the fact that in a good bass solo, like any other good Jazz solo the same chord progression (the harmony of the tune) is used to improvise. There is no difference, no matter the instrument. The limitation is not with the bass or the bass player, but with the listener and the need for musical cues that are more obvious and make it easier to know what is going on. Been to a live Jazz performance lately? Notice how some in the crowd will sometimes applaud before the player (any instrument) has finished his solo, thinking that a simple pause (space) in the playing means that the solo is finished? The more astute listener knows that it’s just a pause in the solo in the middle of a chorus and waits to the end of the chorus to applaud. A solo always goes to the end of the chorus. Every tune has it own unique harmonic progression (chorus). Relationship.

**** Yes indeed. Remember all the great actors of the silent screen era that could not make the cut to talking pictures? ****

Huh? That had nothing to do with the SOUNDs of their voices, but their ability to act vocally as opposed to physically. That’s exactly what I refer to. It’s not the sound (tone), it’s the ability to tell the story.

Hey, what better tribute to our OP and the history of this thread than a good debate /argument? 😊.

 

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