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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
orpheus10 OP
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Both were excellent versions of "Nica's Dream"; the West Coast version kind of flowed and oozed, while the East Coast was "hard riding"; imagine an outlaw making his get away from the posse across the badlands, you could hear Horace Silver riding hard on those keys, while Carl Perkins was laid back and cool.

The East Coast was hot and explosive, full of emotion; Junior Cook, on tenor, and Blue Mitchell on trumpet were lightening quick, and jazzy to the extreme; which is what East Coast is all about, I started sweating just listening to it.

If you have a temperature, and want to cool off, you need West Coast, but if you want to get hot and excited, it's East Coast.


orpheus10 OP
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Frogman, evidently, you haven't spent much time in El A, as soon as you get there, you know you're in a different world, and West Coast jazz reflects that casual, cool, laid back life style; there is no such thing as a necktie in almost all of El A.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2nbtYg8YGA

While there are exceptions to any "Generalization", a generalization can be made in regard to West Coast jazz, and it absolutely reflects the lifestyle of the people.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwAAjnqdB4w
pjw81563
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I think frogman made a lot of good points and I agree with him. Not trying to start a war here but if you blindfolded any jazz aficionados, man or woman of any race and played many different variants of jazz, (songs they were not familiar with) they would never be able to tell what race the musicians are.
orpheus10 OP
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In regard to Acmans language statement, it's more likely that musicians who speak the same language find one another; the "hard bop" improvisational jazz language is both fast and complex; musicians can not get acquainted on the bandstand, they must speak the same language.

In the case of "Miles Davis", he chose musicians whose music would compliment his own; I didn't see any evidence of Miles rubbing off on the musicians who played with him.

In the case of Max Roach and Clifford Brown, they were like twins, who could read each others minds.


            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt_fmhtePoc
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rok2id
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The Frogman is back in the straw-man business.  Where do I start.   It's late and football season is upon us.   So, we'll see.

And, if you say the ONLY difference you heard was tempo, then great NYC guru speaks with forked tongue..

More later.

***** they would never be able to tell what race the musicians are.*****

NEVER, makes your statement untrue.

Cheers

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