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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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Had to get my Cuban fix today.   Heard this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoAbE3-u5po

Check at approx 2:16 and 2:35 on 'Memories'.  Is that quoting?  Sounded like it could have been taken from 'Mona Lisa'.   I don't think he was quoting at all.  The shorter the string of notes, the less unique they are.  Esp since everyone plays the same notes.

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ilikemiles
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Wow; great discussion! I tend to like all eras and blur the edges of what might be considered to be jazz... That being said, I humbly offer two pianists I have been digging lately:

Billy Taylor: I Wish I Knew It Would Feel To Be Free

and

Robert Glasper: Canvas

orpheus10 OP
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This is all about "Doing the Hucklebuck"; take your choice of artist, and find it on "you tube"


    http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/t/thehucklebuck.shtml


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg8GgQojTV4


This is "Bird" doing "Now's The Time"


      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryNtmkfeJk4


Notice the similarity between the beginning of "Now's the Time", and "Do The Hucklebuck"


"Wiggle like a snake, waddle like a duck
That's the way you do it when you do the Hucklebuck"

When you sing these lyrics, you'll notice the similarity between these two tunes. This is in regard to Rok and Frogman's debate; how they settle it is up to them, I'm not in it.


Enjoy the music.

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rok2id
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Hucklebuck:

That ain't "quoting", that's Grand Theft.


I used to listen to 'hucklebuck' when I was a child.  Who did that version?



***** how they settle it is up to them, I'm not in it.*****

Nice to know the OP has your back.

Cheers
orpheus10 OP
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Since "Bird" came out with "Now's The Time" before the "Huckle Buck", I believe that determined who copied who; however, maybe those notes were "unconscious".


"Now's the Time" (Parker), a 1945 composition by Charlie Parker.



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