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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
schubert
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I have read , and believe, that no human alive who grew up on TV has a brain with the capacity to concentrate on the level of a Mozart.
Learsfool, you hear music through the ears of a musician, I through the ears of a listener.
Both states have their advantages and disadvantages.
orpheus10 OP
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"Jazz does the Tango", is the title of our new segment. Come with me to my new life; I'm now in my mid twenties, and Tango was in my blood since birth. For every man there is a woman, where is she, where is the one for me, where is my Tango lady? Find the one, and you will find the sun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0pYkIVHP44

My "Tango Lady" must sing a song of love; it's for certain this is a song of love, and she wrote it; but can she dance?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIJZSs2gxdo

This is the ultimate "cerebral" Tango; my Tango lady must be able to do this one as well; it's done on a rainy afternoon, at a sidewalk cafe overlooking the park, seated at a table for two.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9lfdx-h6u0

Now it's time to Tango, like the last Tango ever in life;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lAKlYTQVKY

Where is she? My fantacia Tango lady who will dance me to the end of love, to the end of life?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWCmubP5h9c

Enjoy the music.
orpheus10 OP
5,988 posts
 

Hey Rok, here's where Don Cherry paid Miles aunt Corrine a visit;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bF5yqfaYVw

Enjoy the music.
frogman
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O-10, " mid-twenties"? I was sure you were at least 50; attitude of an "old soul".
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rok2id
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O-10:

I guess I spoke tooo soon. After getting excited over Salvant and Porter coming into the Jazz family, seems as if we just lost a giant.

The latest Issue of Down-Beat reviews the latest CD from Dr John. Seems as if he has "replaced his New Orleans-Based band, with a Sarah Morrow led group dubbed The Nite Trippers".

Two questions, why would an Icon of Nawlins music replace a New Orleans-based band, and Who, and WTF, is Sarah Morrow?

The clips on Amazon do not bode well. Better get his old stuff while you can. This is an outrage. And then he had the nerve to name the CD "The Spirit of Satch".

The entire magazine, which I don't read very often, will just brings tears to the eyes of any Jazz fan. Real Jazz, that is. My, how the art has fallen on hard times. Lots of quanity. Little to no quality.

If you just read the track list you would be very impressed. Great tunes, and Guests, from the Blind Boys of Alabama to Arturo Sandoval to Shemekia Copeland. A different guest on each track. But, the arrangments tell the story. Can you imagine Dr John backed by Lawrence Welk??

Sad day in Nawlins!!

Who or what is at work here? Miles' aunt or Marie Laveau???

Cheers
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