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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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Glad you enjoy it too, Rok.  I actually did search on Bright Mississippi and saw a number of old posts about it but didn't quickly find any that were specific to Jazz Aficionados.  Would have been surprising had it not been discussed (and gotten some love) in this thread.  

I'm a lot more a blues/rock "aficionado" than jazz so what surprises me about this recording is how much it holds my interest.  It isn't music I'd have predicted liking, but it absolutely swings.

"...music of New Orleans. Without which, there would be no Jazz."  - very true.  
  
orpheus10 OP
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"The Bright Mississippi"; the interesting thing about that glistening muddy river from St. Louis to "Nawlins" is that the culture of the people along the river, and the music are so connected. "Board plank floors and Juke Joints", are another interesting aspect of the music, the river, the culture, and the people; I suppose when you put them all together, you got "The Bright Mississippi".






Enjoy the music.
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rok2id
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*****that the culture of the people along the river, and the music are so connected.*****


Good point.   After all, Geography is Fate / Destiny.


Cheers



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rok2id
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Jazz Aficionados:

Entry level test given to all aspiring Aficionados.  Should be a piece of cake for you guys.

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5VDMbeBsDQ[/url] 

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrzpinslpzU[/url] 

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzcpUdBw7gs[/url] 

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3IL8q8ahWI[/url] 

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSeXzeQK7pk[/url] 

And the order of finish is _ _ _ _ _

Do not consider sound or recording quality.

Cheers
schubert
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Just so rok, just so !  Few realize the role that geography plays in destiny.

One reason foreign  cities lag so far behind a great American city like 
New Orleans is poverty-stricken ,crime-ridden hell-holes like Montreal, Copenhagen,Oslo,Stockholm ,Helenski, Hamburg etc are just too far north for the human brain to develop true mental acuity .
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