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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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Frogman, a person who is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about an activity, subject, or past time is an "aficionado". A person who puts a quarter in a jukebox, may or may not be an "aficionado".

All those guys were on jukeboxes in San Antonio, Texas in the late 50's and early 60's; that's not the hippest city in the world. I believe Rok, was around that part of Texas at that time. When people come into a club, have a drink and put a quarter in the jukebox, I don't call them aficionados. They were on jukeboxes in all major cities at that time; that's where I'm coming from, I don't mean the public that was looking at "I love Lucy".

I think we're splitting hairs in regard to the public; maybe I ran into a hipper "general public ". Not only that, but all those musicians were on somebody's TV show at that time, this certainly gave them a wider exposure than just aficionados.

Enjoy the music.
frogman
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Thanks. I guess you did run with a hipper croud, I would have thought that by the time the 50's ended and the 60's rolled around rock and roll and crooners was the menu in jukeboxes.
schubert
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Decades ago I saw Roy Clark the main man on the "Hee Haw" hillbilly TV show , on one of the late-night TV shows.
Roy was a trained musician and a good guitar and mandolin player who played jazz guitar for years before switching to
country where the cash is.
The host asked Roy why there were so many jazzmen in country,Roy, who was more than a little drunk, blurted out"because you have to be really good to play out of tune ALL the time " .
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rok2id
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***** I would have thought that by the time the 50's ended and the 60's rolled around rock and roll and crooners was the menu in jukeboxes.******

In my neck of the woods typical JukeBox fare at upscale hip bars, was like:

Cannonball, Wes Montgomery, Jimmy Smith, Dianh Washington, Nancy Wilson etc.... along with some R&B and Bossa Nova stuff. 45rpm of course

Examples:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmwsQ_dHrFM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4rXEKtC8iY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR3rm-4ZiFo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaKLB71QE4k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmBxVfQTuvI

When I was broke, which was often, it was back to John Lee Hooker and the boys.

Cheers
acman3
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Miles Bootleg 2, is two nights in summer of 1969 with the" Lost Quintet",prior to Bitches Brew and two shows after the recording of Bitches Brew. The sound is not as good as Bootleg one, but a fasinating transitional time, with the previously unrecorded band.

Before BB.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sayOJKN6yuo

After BB..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Efi1qLzDQlI
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