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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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Good question Acman; it's when some of the very best jazz musicians don't have anything original to play, and they just get together and play a bunch of well worn familiar jazz "cliches" and then they call it "jammin". JATP is well known for this; they assembled Charley Parker, Miles Davis, Mingus and every other Who's who in jazz, and told them what and how to play, but as long as the check was good, who cared.

When you hear this kind of music, you say to yourself, "I think I've heard that or something like it before"



Enjoy the music.
orpheus10 OP
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Rok, that was even better than my definition; are you running for "Grand Poobah"?


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rok2id
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***** are you running for "Grand Poobah"?*****

As Chief of Jazz Police for the Great Unwashed, part of my duties include the Supervision of all Grand Poobahs. :)

Cheers
orpheus10 OP
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My friend did not drink or party, and my wild hormones seemed to amuse him. If you have read any of the jazz musicians autobiographies, you know how unusual their lives are. I was mostly on sick leave while he was staying in my apartment, so I had all the time in the world and there was nothing I liked more than to hear about his adventures as a working jazz musician. After all the days business, what ever he had to do, and what ever I had to do; it was time for; "And then what happened"?


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orpheus10 OP
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I keep forgetting that I'm one of the Poobahs.


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