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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
5,988 posts
 

Has the final obituary been read for "fusion", or is it coming back again?

I wish I had something good to say about fusion. If somebody can find something good to say about my bright yellow double knit low waist bell bottomed trousers, I'll find something good to say about fusion. They both were current at about the same time.

Somehow, I'm slightly disoriented, and I think It's a result of too much fusion; that art work on the album covers is so discombobulating, plus all that space music; where do you think "Hymn To The Seventh Galaxy" came from?

Fusion is surrealistic art, put to music, and when combined with intoxicants, is designed to send one to the farthest reaches of the seventh galaxy, all the way out past Orion number 9.; that's what it was good for.

Now that we're back down to earth, where do we go from here?



Enjoy the music.
jafant
10,525 posts
 
I like Chick Corea's Romantic Warrior as well.
orpheus10 OP
5,988 posts
 

I'm in a "Don Cherry" mood; his music is transitional, it's the stop over you have to make before getting back to solid terra firma, down to earth jazz.


                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRqxQhF4LX8


                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNXePvT5H0s


              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp5mZxkeV1c




Enjoy the music.
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rok2id
4,494 posts
 
Excellent post O-10.  And you are correct comparing it to bell bottoms.  Both are equally relevant today.

I said about three years ago that the 70's was a terrible time for music.  Music from that era just never gave me good vibes.   I am sure there are exceptions, but overall, not the best era for music.

Cheers
marqmike
676 posts
 
When I was about 22 I heard Romantic Warrior and decided I never wanted to be without it and bought two albums. I think it was my introduction to music being an art. I had never thought of it that way before. This album is so colorful. I love it.
In about 1976 there was a electronics(mostly stereo equipment)show at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City Utah. It was in a large arena, maybe 200' X 200'. It was really good sound equipment being demonstrated, even some of the highest of high end at that time. Every booth that was displaying sound equipment played this cut Romantic Warrior loud and clear, by way of a local(in the arena) FM broadcast. That was goose bump time for me.
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