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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
frogman
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pryso, I heard back from Lincoln Mayorga and I told him about our discussion about DD lps and your concern about the master’s durability. He explained things this way:

There is no concern about the master’s durability other than in the way that it is handled. IOW, as long as it is handled properly, the stamper does not degrade in quality. Of course, the longer that it is handled the greater the chances that some damage can occur. From the master, anywhere from 5-15 “mothers” are made which is what are used to actually stamp the vinyl lps. It is true that generally the “mothers” are made as soon as possible in order to minimize the chances of damage to the master. The actual number of mothers is determined by various factors not the least of which is the expertise of those involved.

Lincoln is a very nice man and was intrigued and actually surprised that there was still interest in DD lps by modern day audiophiles. He had never heard of AudiogoN 😕
frogman
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Beautiful Grappelli clip, O-10; and beautiful record.  On that particular clip Grappelli actually takes a bit of a back seat to Yehudi Menuhin who plays “lead” in their wonderful duet .  Menuhin was one of the greatest Classical violinists ever and could also play in other styles; particularly “gypsy violin”.  To Grappelli’s credit he pretty much holds his own next to Menuhin’s amazing tone and virtuosity.  Here is a live version of the tune; one can see who is playing what:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dzIEaNRoj3k

orpheus10 OP
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Frogman, before I knew one genre from another, I liked Gypsy music. That was when the movies was the source of a lot of the music I heard. I'm sure I've heard Menuhin on some soundtrack in times long past.

Thanks for the clip.


I've been listening to an artist that I think we have overlooked; here she is on one of my favorite tunes;


      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZHrIsvDMmw
pryso
1,501 posts
 
Hi frog, thanks so much for all your follow up efforts on the direct disc process.  I thought the master disc was the "mother" from which the stampers were produced?  Saving the extra processing steps was key to their sonic qualities.  So the issue was not with stamper degradation but the potential for problems before the stampers were created.

Anyway, I appreciated the background on the LA4 recording.  I have a few of theirs but not that particular album.
pryso
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Now, at the danger of repeating a recommendation posted previously, I offer this.  It was among the first jazz albums I bought, I was still in high school.  Mulligan has been a favorite ever since.  I love his small group recordings and even appreciate some of his big band efforts, although in general I'm not much into big bands.  He was an artist who excelled in creative output, whether leading his own groups or sitting in with a wide variety of other major jazz musicians.  I just love his tone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX7BPKVjJbM
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