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

Enjoy the music.
orpheus10 OP
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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
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****I'm going to put the CD in, and hear what it sounds like.****

What does it sound like?
orpheus10 OP
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Frogman, Alex has it posted, and you can listen for yourself. I'm listening to it at this moment; Grant Greens guitar is boss.

Enjoy the music.
orpheus10 OP
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Alex, I haven't heard the entire CD, only what you got posted, and I certainly don't regret I bought the CD.

I bought some of Byrd's music thinking it was jazz way back then, and it was like someone turning up a bottle of wine, and tasting whisky; or someone turning up a bottle of whiskey, and tasting wine; either way, they would spit it out.

I just ordered some of the same music that I took back, and I might order more. No it's not jazz, but I like it; that's because I can accept it for what it is; it's wine, and I wanted whiskey at that time, but now that I know it's wine, I think it's some pretty good wine; speaking of which, I think I will have a glass. If it was possible, I would offer you one too.


Enjoy the music.
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