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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.
orpheus10
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rok2id
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Today's Listen:

Geri Allen -- THE GATHERING

Nothing irritating here. Very nice playing. Just does not seem to go anywhere. Comes very close to sound generation stuff. Everyone just playing their asses off, with seemingly no regard to what the others are playing. Hell, I was looking for the visuals. The tunes seem to end when everyone just stops.

This track has more bite than most of them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX7lcPL5GxU

Recommended for the modern crowd. If they call it Jazz, then it must be Jazz. Right?

Cheers
schubert
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Even I , who knows next to nothing about jazz, gathered that
Bradford was not all that from seeing his band a few times on whatever late-night show he was on,
What really got to me was the deadpan expression on his face
when f...ing Kenney G got to play the memorial piece on the show the night Dizzy passed.
Arrogant people never get to the heart of the matter because
you only learn yourself through other people.
And only see God in others faces.
isochronism
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Schubert, Your last paragraph was excellent, indeed.
schubert
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Does anyone else have the Sophie Milman CD "Make Someone Happy" ?
To me, she's the best of all the current "divas" out there, not a great voice but beautiful lyrical phrasing , VERY flowing and for-real passion for music in her soft-voiced manner.
The ensemble work by the Toronto musicians is SUPERB, at times the bassist, one Kieran Overs, sounds like a twin sister singing along.
As joyful a recording as I have ever heard !
schubert
7,386 posts
 
Thank you, Isochromism.
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