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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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Alex, I'm savoring your contributions; they're so fresh and new to me. I've heard a lot about the musicians, like Earl Hines and Herb Pomeroy, but don't have them in my collection.

Body and Soul by John Lewis is really mellow; Jim Hall is one of my favorite guitarists.

Keep em coming.


Enjoy the music.
orpheus10 OP
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Alex, I decided to peruse my collection in search of the Duke, and this is what I found.  


        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYgow060zOg


        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25525pGA4C8


Although "Azure" is in my collection, this is the first time I recall listening to it; Duke was so far ahead of his time.


Enjoy the music.
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rok2id
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***** the only place communism exists is in Cuba, and the poor people are doing better in Cuba than they are here.*****

Wow!  Well, that explains the constant flow of ships loaded with poor Americans heading for Cuba on a daily basis.  I wondered why they were leaving, now I know.
Thanks O-10.  You are such a wealth of misinformation, oooops, errrrrrrrr  I mean, information.
 See you in  Havana.

Cheersd


orpheus10 OP
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Rok, take a look at good times in the home of the brave, and land of the free.


        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9ZFoI0CNqU


        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG1zJt6DNGo



        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKdHBl0N


People who are living good think about no one but themselves, when people all over this country are suffering, and some are even homeless.



alexatpos
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Orpheus, man would thought that you may even know the guy, Earl Fatha Hines, he's been in jazz forever. Here is a nice double album that I can recommend, recorded live in Village Vanguard, with Roy Eldridge and Coleman Hawkins.
 Its called ' Grand Reunion' from 1965.
https://youtu.be/0fFG6j5wpWY

https://youtu.be/5e2rTrz8-Ic

Sound on cd is much better, than it may appear when man listens ytube clip


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