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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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ghosthouse
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Frogman, Figures you would be "steps ahead". hahaha

I did give a quick listen to the Metheny, Brecker, McBride Jazz Baltica 2003. I do like Metheny but that straight up jazz guitar stuff just doesn’t (usually) do much for me. I did not get too far into it. Maybe it just starts off slow. That being my usual response to "jazz guitar" is one reason the Les McCann "On Time" album with Joe Pass surprised me. I don’t expect to like such playing. This is not to say the Jazz Baltica performance is not objectively good! Just another demonstration of my "bad taste", no doubt. I’ll give it another go tonight.
frogman
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"Bad taste"? Not at all. No reason to go there; we all have our preferences.  Curious, you really liked the Pat Martino fusion record, did you listen to the live clip with Joey DeFrancesco?  If so, what did you think of his playing in that style?. Here it is again:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cyqJwJzGB0g
orpheus10 OP
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Ghosthouse, on this thread, there is no such thing as bad taste, there is no such thing as "objective" music; if you don't like, you don't like it, end of story.

I know exactly what you mean when you say "straight up jazz", I don't like it either when it's new guys blowing old jazz; that's because it's so "stereotypical", meaning these new guys are copying old guys licks, and I heard the licks when they were new; jazz licks are no good the second time around, their not like love.

There's nothing "objective" about jazz, this is not mathematics, 2+2=4, that's objective; beauty is in the eye of the beholder in jazz. I don't care who it is, when the guy blows "crap" according to my ears, I say so; while others will argue that XY musician is incapable of blowing crap, I beg to differ.

Ghosthouse, be true to thine own ears.


Enjoy the music.
frogman
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As always, generalizations are fool’s folly. I challenge anyone to post an "old" guitar or tenor player playing the same "licks" as Metheny or Brecker played on the Jazz Baltica clip.
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rok2id
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Great Jazz Story:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9slpDoJ_H0k

Kenneth Clarke is an extremely prominent figure in British Conservative politics.   He has served in every Conservative Government since Margaret Thatcher.

This current Government will be his last Parliament.   He just wrote and published his memoir.  It's titled:  KIND OF BLUE.   Yes, THAT, Kind of Blue.    Great Jazz Aficionado.

He is the namesake of the great Jazz drummer Ken Clarke.

A real feel good story for true Jazz Lovers.   Which may even  include a few of you guys.    19 dollars hardcover on Amazon.

Cheers
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