" My brother ! " means my family, my family means my home. Both black people in America and Gypsy lost their home, not on their own will. When you improvise it is as if you are trying to find the right notes. In time it becomes a habit, a compulsion, almost a thing in itself. Finding right notes signifies finding home. But you never can really, what is lost is lost. You keep playing. Others keep listening. The same.
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.
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.
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A few generations time does not change that, ask Orpheus10. Better argument - what about Iranians and Indians who apparently haven't lost home, their music doesn't exist without improvisation ? We can speculate. What I said was in fact an invitation to do it. Historically speaking, Iranians and Northern Indians are not natives to those lands. There were advanced cultures before they came there. Indo-Iranian tribes came from the North, from Great Steppe. |
I confess. I listen to Christmas Music year round. Ran across this on the tube. Will see if CDs exist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9GtPX6c_kg&index=29&list=RDtBt9DQJOO-4 The African and Middle Eastern 'influences' and not too prominent. But you just can't get away from that Roma stuff. Cheers |
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