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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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Many of Grant's recordings were not released during his lifetime. These include McCoy Tyner and Elvin Jones (also part of the Solid group) performing on Matador (also recorded in 1964), and several albums with pianist Sonny Clark. In 1966 Grant left Blue Note and recorded for several other labels, including Verve. From 1967 to 1969 Grant was, for the most part, inactive due to personal problems and the effects of heroin addiction. In 1969 Grant returned with a new funk-influenced band. His recordings from this period include the commercially successful Green is Beautiful and the soundtrack to the film The Final Comedown.



Enjoy the music.
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rok2id
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Grant Green:

I have these:

Sunday Mornin'
Solid
Matador
Idle Moments
Feelin' The Spirit

What others do you recommend?

Cheers
frogman
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For whatever it may be worth, this one is said to be George Benson’s favorite; it’s one of mine:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLAD175E05F352DF73&v=TpCdhmYDxT0
frogman
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Benson’s take on Mario Bauza’s Cu-bop classic which Grant Green recorded three decades earlier.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=11-TeC5wq90

A generation that is not particularly appreciative of the "less is more" approach to things might be seduced by Benson’s very slick state of the art rrangement and production. I like it; but, for feel and swagger Green’s version gets my vote. I suspect O-10 would agree. What do you think, O-10?
orpheus10 OP
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Below is Frogmans statement in regard to the music posted.

"the recently posted "Live At The Lighthouse". Whose idea was it to hire Claude Bartee for that recording? Who knows. But it was not a good choice; he sounds absolutely awful on soprano saxophone. I can see a scenario where label executives would decide to not release a recording like that because there was so much other music in a similar bag being released by them or other labels. I hate posting recordings of what I consider inferior music, but simply to make a point here is a recording that, to my way of thinking, one has to wonder "what where they thinking?"; and almost twenty minutes of it!! Terrible horn arrangements. Sometimes artists make bad choices; sometimes producers make bad choices or decisions. Simple as that."


Here are two jams I posted 04-28-16. This is the music Frogman referred to as "inferior". While this music is "inferior" to Frogman, I don't like it any less because of his judgment; if anything, I like it even more.




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




          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC0qN0SquJM




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