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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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stuartk
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@pjw81563

"Not just technical facility but also the brain connection with the arm muscles so to speak, developing that facility to the point where the subconscious mind can take over the basic mechanical task of playing, thus freeing the conscious mind to concentrate on the spontaneous development that distinguishes the best jazz..."

Arguably, this is a prerequisite for performing ANY style of improvised music well.

It’s pretty hard to stay "in the zone" while switching back and forth between right and left brains.

Your topic brought the following to mind:

"Just a little more and this instrument is gonna be so connected with my brain that my fingers aren’t gonna have to play it"

-- Duane Allman

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mahgister
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Arguably, this is a prerequisite for performing ANY style of improvised music well.

It’s pretty hard to stay "in the zone" while switching back and forth between right and left brains.

Your topic brought the following to mind:

"Just a little more and this instrument is gonna be so connected with my brain that my fingers aren’t gonna have to play it"

-- Duane Allman

Great post stuartk... thanks ...😊

 

 

The threshold of virtuosity is passed when this is the instrument which play you, no more you playing the instrument ...

Music only grows ,not without, but certainly out of virtuosity ...

I had this impression listening all great musicians ...

By the way it is true of  the thinking process too in the same way as it is true for a set of artistic gestures  ,  the thought process  must go on its own and  the thought process work better without the ego ....Mathematics thinking  is the best example of this ...

 

" The tools think better than you , let it work " -- Anonymus craftmanship artist

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curiousjim
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@pjw81563 ,

Bill Evans is definitely in my top five piano players. I really like the way he tickles the ivory’s.  I’ll try to watch the documentary.

Thanks.

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mahgister
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Bill Evans is definitely in my top five piano players. I really like the way he tickles the ivory’s.  I’ll try to watch the documentary.

Thanks.

For me too thanks for the video ...

stuartk
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@mahgister 

"There is a Japanese visual art in which the artist is forced to be spontaneous. He must paint on a thin stretched parchment with a special brush and black water paint in such a way that an unnatural or interrupted stroke will destroy the line or break through the parchment. Erasures or changes are impossible".

--Bill Evans

 

 

 

 

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