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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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ghosthouse
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Randy - Apologies in advance if you already know of them, but the Rudy Van Gelder reissues seem to be highly regarded.  The couple I have or heard do seem to have excellent sound quality.  The collection here might be a place to start.

https://www.amazon.com/Prestige-Rudy-Van-Gelder-Remasters/dp/B00O50R6Q2/ref=oosr

Thanks Alex.  Zawinul is an interesting character.  His playing on that Adderly 74 Miles Orpheus had posted and elsewhere on the Cannonball Plays Zawinul recording was surprising to me as all I knew was his work with Weather Report.  I know he is well respected, but personally, after hearing what he was doing early on, I wonder about the "artistic merits" of his later funk dominated/electric piano signature style.  Almost like he dumbed things down as his career progressed.  I expect that'll get some howls from any Zawinul aficionados!  :-)  

O - if you can find it, the Cannonball Plays Zawinul is a pretty strong collection.  
frogman
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****What I don’t get is this, how can anyone like Adderley and The Jazz Pistols at the same time.****

Bingo!!! We have a winner!!

Problem is, the person who "doesn’t get it" considers that a positive thing and an asset instead of the limitation and narrow-mindedness that it is.  Surliness is a common symptom of narrow-mindedness.
orpheus10 OP
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Thanks Ghosthouse, I'll check that out; I might have those same tunes on various other albums. From what I've seen, those cuts were from other albums, and they simply selected them, and gave em a new name. Maybe Frogman can confirm that; but whatever, they are Boss.
orpheus10 OP
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I looked into it Ghosthouse, and it's exactly like I said it might be. No such album was ever recorded as "Cannonball plays Zawinul"; they simply selected cuts from other Cannonball albums, and gave them that name. It's a very good buy for a newcomer, but for me, it would mean purchasing what I already have on various other albums.


Enjoy the music.
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ghosthouse
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Thanks, O.  So it's a compilation album.  That makes sense and explains why I wasn't seeing it listed in Adderly's discography.  I did listen to all of it on Spotify.  There is audience noise...some whooping and hollering on just about every track (well, now I'm second guessing myself about "every" track).  I'm wondering if the originals were all done live or if the crowd noise was an effect added later by the studio in producing the compilation.  Agree with your assessment...would be a good buy for me.


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