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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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When Pops said "Bebop is Chinese Jazz, I think he had Bird and Dizzy in mind.   hahahahahhah

Cheers
orpheus10 OP
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Rok, I'm so glad you asked that question. I went to "Mo Bay" by my lonesome and hooked up with a beautiful Jamaican Lady. That's a No NO, but nobody told me; they chased me and the lady all over the island. I went from one place to the other, but the Jamaicans must have been beating the talking drums on us because no matter where we went, they seemed to be expecting us.

I took my lady (not the one I'm married to) to Haiti, but I still managed to talk to one of the locals, she was very skittish about talking to me. (not because of that male female thing but because of the crazy government in Haiti, see "The Comedians")

At any rate we talked about music (she was a sales lady at the music store) and I still have the records she recommended; they were similar to what I posted. There is no way I was going to fool around in Haiti, they can do bad things to you, and you wont even know they done done em.

Regina Carter just came on the box with that Mississippi violin thing we bought.

I didn't play the records until I got home; they're similar to what's posted.

Are you sure Pops said that; it seems to me I read that in one of Flannery O' Connor's short stories; she's the best thing to come out of Mississippi; MI crooked letter crooked letter I humpback humpback I; just kidding.

Don't stay gone so long.


Enjoy the music.



 
jafant
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Grant Green
orpheus10 OP
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Moreover, music is not subjective; our reaction to it is (sometimes). For anyone interested in some facts:

That sentence is total 100% BS; you are claiming to have some OBJECTIVE handle on music. Even if you had a doctorate in music and a professional musician to boot, you still would not have any kind of objective handle on music.

You have proven over the years, that our sense of "aesthetics" is different. Whatever I see as beautiful, you will find fault with it. That's not wrong, nor is it right; it just is.

When people's sense of aesthetics are different, especially since you have been to music school; or maybe even teach music sometime, you seem to believe that you have some kind of "objective" handle on music; that's your illusion.


Enjoy the music.
frogman
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