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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 70's was a tough decade for pure jazz, ******

Very true. I noticed that if you google 70's Jazz, seems as if every link comes up with the word 'Fusion' in it. I also notice a lot of artist just didn't seem to record in the 70's. Sad era.

BTW, the correct term for pure, or real Jazz, is 'Jazz-Jazz.'
Hey, you gotta go with the flow, so the current hipsters can understand what we are talking about.

Cheers
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rok2id
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I realize we may upset the purest, but this is as pure as it gets!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk0_PDhuguc
acman3
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Rok, Where you been, stuck in the 60's?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CTEx_MJmhg
frogman
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O-10, no need for con-fusion; while a marriage of any two styles can be called a fusion, its probably wise to keep the term to mean jazz-rock fusion which is as most understand it. There is little by Horace Silver that I don't like. BTW, the tenor player on that cut is the "some guy" that some guy said some of us "went gaga over" a few posts ago. Loved the Hutcherson clip, thanks.
frogman
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O-10, as you said, nice groove on the Jutta Hipp clip. However, I think there's a reason why she takes only takes a couple of choruses to Zoot's four. She has been posted before and my feelings haven't changed; a decent, but unimpressive player with great sidemen.
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