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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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"You can't teach an old dog new tricks"; I bet if an old dog really wanted to learn new tricks, he could, but most old dogs like me, just find new tricks unnecessary; especially when compared to all the old tricks.

That was my introduction to the music I've been enjoying today; the music of "Sonny Stitt"; when Sonny Stitt met Charley Parker, Parker is alleged to have remarked, "Well, I'll be damned, you sound just like me", to which Stitt responded, "Well, I can't help the way I sound. It's the only way I know how to play."


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


          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC4P4B2kl4Q



Enjoy.


alexatpos
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Since we have mentioned some drummers and west coast players in recent discussions, I find this album to be quite appropriate to mention...

’...this time the drum’s on me’ by Stan Levey, from 1955.

https://youtu.be/NX_B-UEHDME

https://youtu.be/vtTjgGE9Zxk
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rok2id
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Damn!!   OP you OK?   The last day or so has been an all out assault upon the senses, both aural and intellectual.   WOW.

Anyway, let's try to clean up the residual noise.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaeVLd4G1Zg    

Cheers

pryso
1,501 posts
 
pjw, my enthusiasm for Billy Cobham was based mainly on seeing him live with the Mahavishnu Orchestra in the early '70s.  They played in a small (200 or so capacity) local club and it was one of the most memorable concerts I've experienced.  We had a front row table and the energy and interchanges among the group made that happen.  Cobham was like a coiled spring that night except he never seemed to unwind!  He clearly drove the other four musicians (all pretty good in their own right, especially McLaughlin) with increasing energy.

As a result I bought a couple of albums with him as the leader.  While I enjoyed them too at the time they haven't held up for me like some other music of the period.  While not jazz, for those curious about such things they were "Spectrum" and "Crosswinds".
orpheus10 OP
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Rok, I'm a lot like the weather, you never know what to expect; lately it's been a stroll down long past memory lane, who knows what tomorrow will bring?
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