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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
orpheus10 OP
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Learsfool, Harold Land has one of the most beautiful tones of any sax man; check him out on "A Lazy Afternoon"

I use the word "timbre" when fine tuning the tone. For example; the three way custom speakers of mine utilize a "Heil AMT tweeter", and I had a problem with timbre between the tweeter and Vifa midrange. This lasted for years, until I hit upon Jantzen polypropylene caps.

I use fine stranded copper wire for the Pioneer woofer, copper & silver, midrange, and heavy on the silver for the tweeter. No longer do I spend time thinking about minutiae, just music; although there is the possibility it's in the back of mind, but not in front where it can interfere with the enjoyment of music.

Since we are both audiophiles, I enjoy all your comments; while I don't consciously think of music in the terms you describe, some where in the back of my mind, maybe I do.

Enjoy the music.
schubert
7,386 posts
 
Hey Jazz pe0ple. would I be wrong in thinking Horace Silver ensemble was one of the "tightest" groups in jazz ?
I just listening to "Cape Verdean Blues, and they damn sure played together according to my amateur ear.
What J.J. couldn't do on the "bone just don't need to be done .
isochronism
2,893 posts
 
Ya' gotta have the ear, man
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rok2id
7,859 posts
 
Horace Silver, as always, is great, but, to really hear "Cape Verdean Blues", you gotta hear the New York Philharmonic Principals Jazz Ensemble play it. Man, those Principals can swing their asses off. No Farting or nothing.

Cheers
frogman
7,528 posts
 
THAT was an intelligent and helpful response. Actually, principal trombonist Joe Alessi is a damn good jazz player.
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