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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
alexatpos
500 posts
 
I belive you will find it pleasing. I have that album for a long time now (edition with Donald Byrd's album on single cd) and I like it. I even like that Byrds alubum, no matter that on moments it sounds more like a soul/pop effort, melodies are quite 'catchy', still there are some fine playing.
Green
https://youtu.be/Dce3qcQ6qeE
Byrd
https://youtu.be/4oRJpv-SAb4

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rok2id
4,494 posts
 
This is good party music, not great Jazz.  I always heard a sameness to all this 'soul-Jazz', esp if it was heavy on guitar and B-3.  Not much different from R&B.   Just better musicianship.


Please don't say when you listened to this you could see yourself on the March in Selma. :)  No jammin' there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dce3qcQ6qeE&list=PL8RdfaZOB1PIS6UQv66jbDoDuTuAv-Ksu

If there was money to be made, his music would have been released on LP.  Remember Talks and walks?

The notes you quote state why his stuff was not released.  Wes et al.

Cheers


orpheus10 OP
5,988 posts
 

Money in whose pocket Grant Greens or Blue Note?
Business people have devious ways of figuring the bottom line

Enjoy the music.
orpheus10 OP
5,988 posts
 

Rok, I was listening to Grant Green before Blue Note ever heard the name, and he never made no sub standard music then, why should he come to Blue Note and make sub-standard music? Besides, that's what somebody on "Agon" said Blue Note Said, in regard to sub-standard music.

I've got all the factors, I've added, subtracted, multiplied, divided, taken the square root of the denominator, and the answer is; Grant got screwed, and that's all I got to say about that; next subject.


Enjoy the music.
frogman
4,637 posts
 
****I'm going to put the CD in, and hear what it sounds like.****

What does it sound like?
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