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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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rok2id
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After listening to Hyman play The Viper's Drag, reminded of this.  I love this stuff.  No video.  Criminal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwl0uLA4jM4&index=17&list=PLU_nnz-RXpdgHDOHS3YswbyH6s-eDlDNx

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnbccXiTesI&list=PLU_nnz-RXpdgHDOHS3YswbyH6s-eDlDNx&index=16

The Frogman:
What is meant by 'uptown' and 'downtown' in NYC?

Great stuff with Hyman.

Cheers


orpheus10 OP
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I saw "Ain't Misbehavin'" in St. Louis with a local cast; it was fantastic, the different cast was very energetic, and I enjoyed their performance to the max.

This original cast is one that can never be duplicated; it's the one all others will be compared with.


Enjoy the music
orpheus10 OP
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"Fuego" in Spanish, means fire, and this album is smoking; where there's smoke, there's fire. This album was recorded on October 4, 1959, at Rudy's studio; needles to say, when speaking of recordings, there is only one "Rudy".

We have discussed Donald Byrd many times, and in different genres. While the music was different, it was always good; he's the consummate musician. He never played anything but "jazz" for the period it lasted, and that was a long time. When times changed, he changed. Where I'm coming from is so many musicians had to play R&B when jazz was where there hearts were, a guy has got to make a living; Donald Byrd never had to play anything but jazz for that long period of time.

Back to "Fuego"; this is "hard bop" at it's best, even when you can't precisely define it, you know it when you hear it, when you hear those polished notes emanating from Byrd's trumpet at a race horse pace, you know you are off to the races. He has a supporting cast of Jackie McLean, alto sax; Duke Pearson, piano; Doug Watkins, bass, and Lex Humphries, drums.


              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktAPvHQmHIc



Enjoy the music.
frogman
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Jun.....I mean, Rok, in local vernacular you have "downtown", "midtown" and "uptown".  each of those broad areas has smaller sub-areas with names such as The Village, Soho, Harlem.  "Midtown" covers roughly 34st to 66st.  The heart of midtown would be Times Square at 42st and Broadway, the area where the theater district is.  Lincoln Center is at 62-66 Sts.  "Uptown" would be the streets North of midtown all the way up to the 200's (below the Bronx).  The center of Harlem would be at 125 St. "Downtown" refers to the streets Souh of midtown all the way to the bottom of Manhattan Island.  That is, loosely, the geography.  

The three terms also have certain tacit meanings or implications as used locally and in the arts world.  Moving "Uptown" used to mean that the person has "made it".  Most of the expensive real estate is North of midtown (especially on the East side) but South of Harlem; although that's changing.  "Downtown" is where the hipster are, the avant guard, the "new" music scene, also a lot of the jazz clubs.  A person that is a very hip dresser and has a certain attitude can be said to look very downtown: or certain music can be said to have a downtown vibe.
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Today's Listen:

Hampton Hawes -- HAMPTON HAWES TRIO VOL. 1

Another great one addicted to Heroin, dead at 48, and he didn't even record for BN.   Sentenced to 10 years in jail in Texas.  pardoned by JFK after 3 years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8iSgxAZUtk the most

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_oMwwwOANI hamp's

Seems to be a whole lot of in your face quoting on this one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWxJeaTm8sg

Great Player..

Cheers


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