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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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dlcockrum
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Excellent recommendation frogman. Great music and sound quality.

Dave
frogman
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Glad you liked it, Dave.  I'm a sucker for a great tenor sound.  Here's another classic RVG recording of another of the tenor saxophone giants who, unfortunately, is mostly only known for his CTI recordings.  Those (CTI) are also very good, but generally not on the same musical level as the Blue Note's:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nSREpSL-Yqk
orpheus10 OP
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Like wine, jazz has it's better years, and 62 was most certainly one of them, and by one of the masters of that form of musical communication.

"Jazz Jazz" was still in vogue in 62, consequently, that master's musical language reaches me on a deep internal level. Someone else with that same ability to communicate with me was "Ike Quebec" with his album "Heavy Soul", that was also released about the same time as Dexter's "Go!".


      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3zQXxTwugA&list=PLjSczc1oDTLB9mk9FD6ucHOQurfqRYePp


Here we have the entire album; although not one weak cut, "Heavy Soul" is my favorite. Ike died in 63, which was at the same time "Heavy Soul" had become my favorite LP. I was told that the band members knew that Ike was terminal when they cut that album; you can hear it in the music, especially on Freddy Roach's organ, listen.

To the club members: (Dave, you can become one if you like; it's because we have been communicating so long, that I refer to them as members) I've returned to focusing on this period in jazz because it gives me more enjoyment than any other period.

Frogman, both Dexter and Stanley were boss.


Enjoy the music.


           
orpheus10 OP
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Some periods of time in jazz are the more fertile than others, and there will always be debate in which times they were. I recall times that stand out for me in different musicians lives; for example let's take Wes Montgomery; I liked him better before he became famous. When he had his trio in "Naptown", they played for themselves, and the fan club in his "hometown". One of the tunes is "Around Midnight"; Wes Montgomery Trio.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1Xozvcf0FA


Enjoy this music.
alexatpos
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Well, Orpheus, guess we can all say that 'Things aint what they used to be'

https://youtu.be/rRK0AQX9rho

https://youtu.be/9ux3HxLcEjI

Mel Rhyne, organ player on many Wes Montgomery albums, from 1960. album 'Organ-izing', together with Blue Mitchell, Johnny Griffin, Gene Harris, Albert Heath and Andy Simpkins

Its possible that I have posted that abum before...
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