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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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Of course they are yours, O-10.  Good as yours, which is why you
posted them.  Now, I would have preferred, as pryso suggested, to get back to “regular programming”, but if you prefer to cherry pick comments and submit them out of context as proof of something that’s ok I suppose.  You simply don’t get it, and worse, don’t seem to want to get it.  Suggestion: take a deep breath, somehow try to be a little open minded, go over the last two or so days’ worth of posts on the subject and maybe you might get it this time.  Regards.  
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rok2id
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@schubert :


Rock and Roll was just fine.   You cannot over state it's importance to young people.

I can't imagine being a teenager without this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2y7bWN2u1s

Rock music was a different thing altogether.  Angry, political and drug crazed. 

Cheers

pryso
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rok, you keep posting treasures from my youth. ;^)  And I fully agree about the importance to the young.

But as I attempted to explain previously, I don't differentiate Rock and Roll from Rock musically.  But maybe that's just me.  Apparently you view it differently
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rok2id
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@The frogman:

Define the term being "Classically Trained".

I am not sure I know what it actually refers to.

Cheers

orpheus10 OP
5,988 posts
 


I beg to differ slightly "Jerry Butler" was R&B, as are most of the tunes you have posted.


Nor can I imagine being a teenager without that song.
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