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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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Hello there, Orpheus. So pleased you are enjoying that DVD. I have not viewed the whole thing yet...too many other things on the stove. I did watch the performances of the first two songs with Herbie. In the second song, love the sound of vibes but I don’t have a clue who that was playing. It was very good, that’s for sure. Maybe you can clue me in. I'm looking forward to watching it with my neighbor who is also a music lover.  He'll appreciate it (I'd forwarded him the You Tube clip of Cantaloupe Island that's from the concert).

By the way, couldn't miss that Herbie and Freddie were wearing some really good looking suits. Rok would be pleased.

And if you will indulge me here...been like a week where I been trying to fit my square blues head in a round jazz hole. Hard work, a little painful at times ;-) hahaha. Anyway, tonight wanted to get back to something more in my comfort zone, as it were. Accordingly, I offer this. [’Cause as Rok said (and it took me a little to figure out exactly what he meant) "No Blues, No Jazz. Know Blues, Know Jazz".] Hope you can dig it.  This whole album is great in my O-pinion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLFlMbyA0r8&ab_channel=WolfRicketts



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Norah Jones
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Ghosthouse, when Miles Davis speaks of the blues, he's talking about one thing: when Rok is talking about the blues, it's something altogether different; this is what Rok is talking about; this is the "Delta Blues", from Mississippi.
orpheus10 OP
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Ghosthouse, he's from Chicago, but what they call Chicago Blues is the Delta Blues right on, so don't get confused.
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rok2id
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O-10:

Lord lord, my burden is great.

There is only ONE blues and it was created in the Mississippi Delta.  All others are bogus.

Here is one of the all time great Blues players, from Mississippi of course, playing with one of the all time great Jazz players.   They both seem right at home.   They both seem in their element.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY4YB_6P4qk

Anything Miles is quoted as saying must be taken in  light of the fact that he did go off the deep-end eventually.  I love him, but, Just saying.   And we don't know the exact moment he went over.

Pops, one of the founding Fathers, wrote many many tunes with the word 'Blues' in the title.   I hope you are not about to argue with Pops?

Stop trying to deny the place of Blues in Jazz.   You have not been taking correspondence courses from that Julie Ard  place have you?

Cheers
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