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
Heroin Video:

I am not sure I get the point you are trying to make, unless, it's that drugs and addicts are found everywhere.   if so, you have no argument here.   It's all tragic.

A few observations:

The two women stated that the deaths of family members triggered their use of Heroin.   They were so distraught.  I think she mentioned an Aunt.

 We have all suffered those losses.   A lot closer than Aunts. I never thought heroin was any sort of answer, and only a very weak minded person would.  I think it was all BS.

Where were the parents when they begin to hang with the wrong crowd?   Where were the parents when they dropped out of school? Stress?  How much stress can a upper middle class teenager have?

Not being able to provide food for your children, That's Stress!!

Deaths:  185 in a little less than a year.   I think Chicago averages about 500+ per year.  Murders that is.

Drugs have been around as long as Man has.  In the rural areas it's Meth.  That's worst than heroin. They get no help or publicity at all.

BTW, we now know that the German Army was on Meth during the war.   No wonder they could go non-stop.

There is nothing new under the sun.

Cheers

Rok, I'm not trying to make any kind of point, just observations. There is something drastically wrong, and no one is providing any real answers as to WHY?

Once upon a time, we had sociologists, they went to college, and studied to give us answers for these types of events. I remember when we had "sociologists", they were replaced with "Law and Order", "Lock em up and throw away the key". Do you remember that?

I have a question, why is heroin so cheap? In the past, we have looked at everything through the prism of 'race', apparently that's not a good idea, but this is a music forum, so I'll get back to the music.

Acman, and others have accused us of being locked in a time warp, perhaps this is true, but there's absolutely nothing wrong with discussing musicians of the 60's.

I'm going to find some current music for us to discuss, Frogman said, like, and don't like is not sufficient in regard to responses to music. Since I'm not a musician, I can't give responses that a musician would give, but I'll do better than "Yes and no".

Since I heard the name "Snarky Puppy", this is the best I can do.

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lflkj9CRTe0&list=PLqtUSqMDbdx7iJllRgw6ZNMv27Zs92ftl


Enjoy the music.


Snarky Puppy:

Reminded me of Churchill:

"Never in the field of human music, has so little been said, by so many."

Cheers


***** I remember when we had "sociologists", they were replaced with "Law and Order", "Lock em up and throw away the key". Do you remember that?*****

Well obviously the "Sociologists" failed!!  If trained professionals can't help drug addicts, why would anyone think the US Government can?

Prevention is the key, cause there ain't no cure.

Cheers