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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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Taylor and Harper:

Loved it!!  Maybe we don't need new music, we just need new players to play the classics.

How is the other Harper Brother doing? The drummer seems to have a nice career.  

Cheers
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Frogman, you're a musician, I've been to a number of jazz sets with musicians, that's because they always made the major sets. This was at a time when we sat at tables, as opposed to seats in an arena, and I always seemed to be seated at a table with a musician. Yall hear differently; when I got lost, the musician would tell me what was going on, but it was like water off a ducks back; nothing's changed; "Behind the beat, in front of the beat" doesn't seem to make any difference to me. Someone said Art Blakey was always behind the beat; behind the beat, in front of the beat; whatever, I like Art Blakey. Although it's good to know such things if you're a musician.



Enjoy the music.
orpheus10 OP
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It's amazing how we think of artists who play flute and sax; for reasons unknown to me, I think of Frank Wes, flute; Bud Shank, flute; Yusef Lateef, flutes of every description. Maybe it's the compositions they play the different instruments in because I can't say I favor one instrument over another, although Frank Wess was beautiful on lush life.



Enjoy the music.
frogman
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****Although it’s good to know such things if you’re a musician.****

Actually, it’s also good to know these things if you’re just a listener; which is why I bothered making the comment. You may choose to be the kind of listener who doesn’t care about knowing these things and continue to, as you yourself just admitted, "get lost", and that’s perfectly fine. Or, you can choose to not be so dismissive of a little bit of knowledge and become a more astute listener. I assure you that there are many listeners who are not musicians who don’t "get lost" so easily or need musicians to tell them "what’s going on".

Now, you can choose to get indignant and we can, once again, get into some bullshit sparring; or, you can choose to be a little more gracious about a simple and well intended offer of a little knowledge related to a question asked by someone else (Rok) who apparently is interested in a bit of knowledge ("in the pocket"?). Your choice.

Btw, you probably think of Frank Wess as being a flute player because he was one of the very first to play and record jazz on the flute; firstly as a member of Count Basie’s orchestra. However, he was first and foremost a tenor player; and a great one at that. Great clip; thanks Acman3.
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***** Best example of "in the pocket" that I can think of would be James Brown.  Imo.*****

Is this the "I feel good" James Brown?

The Frogman forays into Funk!!

Cheers
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