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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.
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***** When you get right down to it, what is the difference, at their core, between the feeling conveyed by the blues as performed by the great black blues artists and the feelings in any traditional ethnic music of any other culture which expresses similar feelings about that people's troubles and woes.  *****

None.  I don't get your point.   We are talking about a particular ethnic music.

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***** Anyone listen to Shostakovich or Lecuona lately?  It's the blues....in their respective cultures.  *****

It should be.  Shostakovich was nothing more that a Stalinist lackey who helped send many composers to the Gulag.  He has good reason to have whatever passes for Russian Blues.  ahhhahhh   Never heard of lecuona.

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All your quotes:

West is a jerk, but there is nothing wrong with his statement.

Would you really expect B.B. to say anything negative about another player?   esp on the record.   We know the answer they will give to 99% of the questions, 99% of the time.

Parker and McGhee?  OK, so what?

FYI, the great blues song writer, Willie Dixon, said Blues is the Truth.   I think he nailed it.

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****great blues song writer, Willie Dixon, said Blues is the Truth. I think he nailed it.****

Funny, I thought that what exactly what I was saying.  Beyond that, I think my comments are fairly clear.  It's late; maybe tomorrow.  Btw, nice Dee Dee.  Ferrell?  Yikes!  What was she thinking?  Everything but the kitchen sink.  I always ask myself when listening to a singer scat, what would that sound like coming out of a horn?  Thanks for the clips.

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So much for Amateur hour.  Time for the real pros:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX2n2EE2hls

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