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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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Glad you liked it. I also think it is outstanding. Peterson was a remarkable musician and a true gentleman. As articulate and interesting with his spoken comments as he was in his playing. I don’t think the Bach comment was in reference to MJQ. Previn says “the fellow” and I’m pretty sure he was referring to Claude Bolling who had a series of records on which he played Classical with a jazz rhythm section. The best known of these was his “Suite For Flute and Jazz Piano” with the great flutist Jean Pierre Rampal.   
Pleasant enough music and fun depending on one’s mood, but as Previn said “neither here nor there”.
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rok2id
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*****The best known of these was his “Suite For Flute and Jazz Piano” with the great flutist Jean Pierre Rampal.   *****


I have that on LP.   Didn't make the cut to CD.  I don't even remember the music.

cheers

jafant
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Lizz Wright- Grace
orpheus10 OP
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“Suite For Flute and Jazz Piano” with the great flutist Jean Pierre Rampal. *****

That was the most forgettable music I ever heard; I have the CD, but I don't know where it is.

Some reviewer wrote that you had to work in order to hear the "new jazz". I could have responded, "I'm retired, and I would only work if I got paid, now if you are willing to mail me some new jazz along with a check for listening, I would gladly oblige".

This new music is like the present generation, "It's confused"; however, there are some outstanding talents, and Liz Wright is one of them.


            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hxVXFNks40



          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqgocq64mwg
orpheus10 OP
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I'm concerned about homelessness today;

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFcSVOU1CRM

I once worked (without pay) for the homeless in my city; that was in the 80's when the problem was no where near what it is today. The vast majority suffered from mental problems, or they were winos. Very few of what you would call average normal people were homeless.

One woman who had a degree that commanded a high salary wound up homeless as a result of health problems. There was no way she was ever going to get hired if she put on her application that she lived in a homeless shelter; we had to give her a new place to live.

We devised a plan (the head of this shelter was very influential); we gave this lady a phone number (thanks to the phone company) that would give her address as the ritzy suburbs. That number rang at the shelter; which means she also had an answering service.

Since she was healthy when we devised this plan, in no time at all she was back at work earning the high salary she was qualified for. Had we not devised that plan, the woman could still be homeless, and gone wacky in the head; the two go together.
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