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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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The Frogman:

1. I thought you / we were going to define 'fusion' first.

2. Wiki gave their background. That's all. I just don't think of guys who spent most of their time with POP and Rock bands, as carrying on where Trane left off. There was no one even near Trane when he 'left off'. He was out there all alone. I don't think that's a good thing, just fact.

3. This solo, that solo. What about, "body of work"? What have these folks contributed to Jazz?

4. I am not sure what you are referring to with the 'popular' comment.

5. The playing on Wynton and Clapton is superior to ANY 'Fusion' submitted by You and Acman3.

Music is more than N&Bs. Thats the least important part of it.

Cheers
acman3
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4Yr9sF6ZwQ
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rok2id
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George Benson:

This ain't 'Fusion'. This is Jazz.

Cheers
acman3
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoPyLJTN7ss
frogman
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1. Who said that? As I said to O-10, the discussion was supposed to be about the 70s.

2. Get your facts straight. Those guys never played in "pop" bands.

3. Body of work? What about it? Those guys are extremely well recorded and have significant discographies. And how convoluted, self-serving, and ironic: you decide exactly what jazz is, where it starts and ends, and then dismiss the contributions of players who don't fit YOUR mold as not being contributions at all. C'mon man, do you want to have a dialogue or not, because this kind of bullshit gets really old.

4. The «general public knows best» "thingy". Don't play dumb.

5. Not a chance in hell.

And please no more smoke screens, nobody has mentioned NB's. Well, actually, interestingly, it was you who mentioned it when you said you could detect no structure in Black Market. Of course there is structure in BM; but, typically, you blame the music instead of your inability to hear it.

Cheers and here's hoping for more substantive dialogue.
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