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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.
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Just a reminder, this is Jazz.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MkUvZUTFUc

An entire group of favorite players.   Maybe The Frogman could talk about Sonny Rollins and his place in Jazz.   He seems to me, to have sort of stayed above the fray, as pertained to his relations with other players.   Is this my imagination, or another of my amazing brilliant insights?   There seems to be something not quite right with his story, but certainly not his playing.

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The Bible says, there will always be poor people.   Esp in St Louis.

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***** Rok already has the popcorns and if others would not mind, we could always take the time out and head for 'wrong turn' in our little thread.******

Wow!!   The Frogman has been called out.

Alex:  I can't say Communism is the threat, because no country has ever tried it.  I suggest you read Ayn Rand.   I don't think she ever used the word 'Communist' or 'Communism' in her books.   The word she used was 'Collectivism'.   That's a word that should scare the hell outta anyone, even if they don't know the official definition of it.

The labor party (the left)  in The United Kingdom is now led by a group of men who call themselves 'Trotskyites'.

I had read all of Ayn Rand's books before I knew she was a refugee from Stalin / USSR.

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***** Sometimes I wonder what % of the 1.3 million views are for the soap opera instead of for the music.    *****

A large percent are people that look in every time there is a new post.   However the soap opera effect is important, and probably the main attraction.

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You guys will have to wait for my brilliant responses 😌 until tomorrow.  
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