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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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tyray
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@audio-b-dog @stuartk @acman3,

Guys, I can’t  thank you enough. Chick Corea · Return To Forever · Light As A Feather 1973, Stanley Clarke · Children Of Forever 1973 and a host of Flora Purim albums got past me back then in the day as I was sooo much into the ’FONK’. 

You know, with RTF’s more commercial No Mystery and Where Have I known you Before and with some of Airto’s CTI albums I was more into, even with Flora on those Airto’s albums too. I’ve got some ’new’, nice, fantastic, easy listening music catchin up to do..

As legend has it, Chick told Stanley he better learn how to play the electric bass or he'd have to get another bassist. Stanley was a 'purist' and only played acoustic basses at the time. Interesting.

Side note, did you know in Portuguese Flora ’Purim’ is pronounced Flora ’Pureen’. The letter m is pronounced the same way we pronounce the letter n in English.  

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audio-b-dog
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@tyray, stuartk, @acman3

Flora Purim's last name reminded me of the Jewish holiday Purim. I went onto chatgbt and asked what religion she is. She's a Sephardic Jew like me. Well, she has no religious affiliation, so she's really like me. But she was born into a Sephardic household. I wonder if that has anything to do with her spelling. 

I lean a lot into the African "commercial" music like Angelique Kido and King Sunny Ade. I'm just pretty much a world music guy. 

stuartk
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@tyray , @audio-b-dog

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Uou2Xb703U

Wish I could’ve seen this group live!  

 

 

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audio-b-dog
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@stuartk, @tyray

I have a boxed set of 4 records of a Return to Forever concert with Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Joe Farrell, and others that I will pull out tomorrow and play. I think I will appreciate it more than I have in the past.

stuartk
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@audio-b-dog 

Tell us more. I’ve never heard of that...

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