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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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Stevie Ray Vaughn is an artist who runs counter to my last post; he picked up some of Albert Kings licks, and added some of his own; his music is authentic. Most jazz and blues musicians build their foundation on the musicians that went before them, and go from there.

I'm not saying SRV is an Albert King clone; that's where he picked up his foundation and went from there.

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


Like any good artist SRV got a little bit here, and a little bit there, and mixed it all up for a unique SRV sound.

                        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_Yyn6LT2n4


Enjoy the music.
alexatpos
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Ghosthouse, what I said has nothing with those music posts attached
My point was somewhere close to Orpheus words.There is lots of ’blues’, or music played in that key, with lyrics to go with, that sounds totally ’bogus’ to me. Normally I would not react to it (there is so many ’false’ music around in any genre, meaning just words instead of real meaning behind it) but somehow with blues man expects to hear ’genuine’ emotions or experience shared, or at least great interpretation of it, because everybody ’had the blues’ at one point or another in their life.
And than, sometimes, instead, man can hear that ’cheesy’ stuff, pretending to be the ’real’ thing.
Somehow I feel more ’offended’ when I hear ’bad’ music in form of ’blues’ than in other types.
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rok2id
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***** Somehow I feel more ’offended’ when I hear ’bad’ music in form of ’blues’ than in other types. *****

I agree completely.   Offended is the perfect word.   It's like they are 'mocking' real blues players.

Entire post well stated!

Cheers


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rok2id
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SRV:

Not close, No Cigar.   His dress (too flashy)  and demeanor are all wrong.   Plays too loud, too fast and too many notes.   In Blues, its the singing, not the guitar.    Check out B.B. King.

Cheers


orpheus10 OP
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You're absolutely correct Rok, when you compare to the "Delta Blues"; but I was referring to his authenticity as a musician; let's give him a new genre, and call it the SRV Texas Blues. Will that work?

You and I know the complete story of the "Delta Blues", and only the musicians who lived it can sing it; there's something missing with others who imitate it.


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