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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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Frogman, now that I'm in a 70's kind of groove, I realize how jazz evolved into a "mellower" kind of music. Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane, and Lonnie Liston Smith expressed this groove quite eloquently, here's Alice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eACC7W5xX9I

Although this night drive is in LA, it could just as easily been St. Louis; as a matter of fact, I had no trouble imagining I was driving in St. Louis at night;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWzC9QqeEDs

Here's Lonnie Liston on another one of his dream excursions;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IvsqPUTZNo

Enjoy the music.

isochronism
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Addendum:
The Drummer, she slightly reminisces Tony Williams to me.
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rok2id
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*****I think you're going in the wrong direction.*****

I was going by the recording date. 2010. Surely you and the OP cannot be critical of anything recorded that recent.

Cheers
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rok2id
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***** I use the Aego sattelite/subw three piece system by Acoustic Energy and it sounds fantastic for what it is.*****

I found them, and they look interesting, but I have only found them on UK sites. Will keep looking.

The ones I have sound great, and get excellent reviews, but if there are better out there, I want them.

What happened to J&R??

Cheers
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rok2id
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*****Rok, just as sure as the sun sets in the west and rises in the east, I could have predicted your post.******

I can only be me. I didn't like those guys back in the day. You said it yourself, we are exposed to, and programed, to hear certain music. Some things I just don't 'hear'.

When I look thru my LP collection, I am amazed at some of the stuff I once thought was good. Examples: Grover Washington, Weather Report, Gabor Szabo, Lee Ritenour, Pat Metheny, Al di Meola, Herbie Mann, Stanley Jordan, Al Jarreau etc......... you get the drift. Just passing fads. So I have had my fill of noise makers.

But, the great stuff never fades. It remains great forever. And I bought it all again on CD.

Cheers
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