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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
frogman
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For the opposite of bombastic trumpet playing (iow, tastefully inventive, warm, inviting) check out Tom Harrell on this, one of my favorite later Silver recordings (apart from some questionable intonation from the flutes).  Bob Berg on tenor is his usual fierce self, always on the verge of going over the top for me; but not quite:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLC87B3CDD6C58EDB5&params=OAFIAVgB&v=HOLwhoITseI&mode=N...

acman3
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O-10,  In my experience, no matter what level of talent a person has in any given area, it took years of hard work to refine that talent into an art form. The hard work never guaranties success, but lack of hard work will guaranty failure.

Of the talented people I have known, the ones who did not work to master there craft, were the underachievers who never lived up to their promise. They then blamed someone else or " Luck"  for their failure.

We just look at life from different angles. I guess it takes all kinds, as my Grandmother used to say.



orpheus10 OP
5,988 posts
 

Acman, we absolutely do not look at life from different angles, my friend "according to Wiki" started when he was a child, and worked all of his life, that's all he did. That summer he was was performing three nights a week and had absolutely no need to practice.

My point is; the average person could work from the time he was born until he died, and never be able to do what "my friend" did. Have you ever seen and heard, some of the very best improvising jazz musicians perform; not one sheet of musical paper in sight. Now I know there are many who say, "they just couldn't read music" and I say to them, "they just can't improvise jazz at a high enough level to be performing in front of a crowd of critical jazz fans".

No Acman we don't have different points of view, just different observations of reality.

I forgot to mention, he performed on a stage "live" in front of what has to be one of the biggest crowds in the world, that's the stage under the arch in St. Louis on the 4th of July.



Enjoy the music.
orpheus10 OP
5,988 posts
 

Frogman, I noticed that misspelling as soon as I saw it, and I knew you would point it out, but that didn't change what he said.
orpheus10 OP
5,988 posts
 
Frogman,  I just realized your problem, you were the  "Grand Puba" of jazz on Audiogon until after years of this thread, now you feel threatened.  As far as I'm concerned, you are still "The Grand Puba" of jazz on Audiogon.
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