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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, what you have presented is REALITY, and you have presented it in such a way that no longer can people hide behind words like COMMUNISM or whatever the current "boogy man" word is.

orpheus10 OP
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Rok, nothing is more comfortable than having hot buttered popcorn, while watching a good movie; and it's best in a movie theater.

I enjoyed this luxury before the mall closed. It closed for reasons related to that thread I've presented. All of the business closings that happened right around me, also happened all over this country, yet nobody became alarmed, or put the pieces together.

While I can no longer enjoy "a movie buttered bag of popcorn" close by, millions of people all over this country suffered much greater losses. It seems that those who suffered no discomfort, as a result of those events, could care less about those who came upon serious hard times, due to those events.

Your comments, "there will always be poor people, especially in St. Louis" are quite true; but not so many at one time, that's what changes the game, and when every major city in the USA, has the same problem, it's cause for serious concern.

"Nero fiddled, while Rome burned"; we enjoy hot buttered popcorn and a good movie, while the good ole USA goes down the drain.

The most serious aspect of poverty is "culture change"; I am afraid, with good reason, of going back to a neighborhood I lived in for 30 years. When people are born into a world where selling dope is the only way to make a living, we're in trouble.

Since Frogman wouldn't let me get back to our regularly scheduled program, I wonder how does he like this one. But I still say;


Enjoy the music.
jafant
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Sonny Clark.
orpheus10 OP
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Rok, the Sonny Rollins Quartet, with Coltrane was good easy listening jazz with five old pros; that contrast between Rollins and Trane was very interesting, I don't recall hearing both of them together. Red Garland and Paul Chambers made that a perfect outing, I'll have to get it.


Enjoy the music.
orpheus10 OP
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Randy, "Grace Kelly" is an unusual name for a Japanese Lady, but I liked her good time fun music. I think they called it "Smooth Jazz", which makes it unpretentious; not trying to be in the "heavy jazz" class. She seemed to really enjoy blowing the sax, and I always like that.

Kamasi Washington, is someone whose new to me; as a matter of fact, both artists are new to me. Kamasi seemed to be striking out for new land, that vocal background added a real nice touch.


Enjoy the music.
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