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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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From Wiki

The Jazz Messengers were a jazz band that existed with varying personnel for 35 years. Their discography consists of 47 studio albums, 21 live albums, 2 soundtracks, 6 compilations, and one boxed set.

 

As you can see it is definitely possible to own 50 plus Blakey albums, especially if you are a Blakey Completist, which I most definitely am.

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@curiousjim

The RVG remasters may have a bright sound as stuartk has posted and I have heard many others who feel that way. Music genres and listening are both subjective in nature. I for one like the way they sound and you can get a ton of RVG remasters from a ton of musicians.

Many essential Jazz Messengers albums were remastered by RVG, and all of them were originally engineered by RVG.....

John Coltrane chose RVGs Englewood Cliffs studio in which to record the masters of one of the greatest jazz sessions in history, A Love Supreme.....

pjw81563
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Thanks @acman3 and @alexatpos for the Dupree Bolton suggestions. Another relatively unknown trumpeter who also played with Harold Land and many other great artists was Carmell Jones. His album Jay Hawk Talk has one of my favorite renditions of What is This Thing Called Love. Jimmy Heath on tenor sax

Carmell Jones - What Is This Thing Called Love? - YouTube

A superlative session with Harold Land on tenor sax

The Remarkable Carmell Jones - YouTube

Album notes praising Jones

 

 

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@pjw81563 

You are learning me some new thangs. 

Thank you!

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@acman3 

I to have never heard of Depree Bolton.  I listened to a couple of cuts on YouTube and will stream some more in the morning after my wife is off to work.

Thanks!

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