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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, I'm quite familiar with the "Mahavishnu Orchestra" containing the dynamic duo of John McLaughlin and Jean Luc Ponty. "Emerald Green Beyond" is one of my favorites by them. Here's "Lila's Dance";

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=lila%27s+dance

How about "Can't Stand Your Funk";

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VsyW7ywXaU

Billy Cobham, was an ideal drummer for fusion, as displayed on these albums. This is the kind of fusion people think of when you mention the 70's.

Enjoy the music.
frogman
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Good story O-10, and I particularly like your last sentence. As I have said before, for me to participate in a discussion there has to be clarity. I believe it was I that used the term "the reality", so I will respond to your comment about that. I believe that there is something that is closer to an objective reality than your comments suggest. Of course, this is highly influenced by our subjective reality, as your comments point out. This is the point at which intellect comes in and has to deal and exist with emotion as Schubert correctly pointed out. Case in point: sure, each blind man describes the elephant differently, but even the blind man should never lose sight of the reality that a sighted man may know what the elephant looks like and not be so quick to dismiss that viewpoint. But that is not really the issue here. You are correct, there has to be room for others' reality and that's where respect comes in. The real problem is when either the blind or sighted man describes the elephant with the tenor and attitude of: "you stupid fool, THIS is what it looks like and any other idea is bs. Moreover, I will go away until you silly people understand the TRUTH". To have to deal with that is not reasonable, IMO.



orpheus10 OP
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Check out the boogie babys, they can get down;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgXPl3XM_NA

Enjoy the music.
orpheus10 OP
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Frogman, even when you say "objective reality", whose objective reality are we referring to, and who is to be the final judge in regard to this reality. It's only in mathematics can we have one objective reality.

There is no stranger reality than the one in which we live every day. I prefer the total unreality of the 60's when we didn't have to face reality. Unfortunately time is a reality that's totally inescapable, and it's finally caught up to many people including yours truly; but I'll still savor these final moments by enjoying good music, speaking of which, I think it's time to go into the 80's.

Enjoy the music.
orpheus10 OP
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I think fusion is where jazz lost it's definition. Before the 70's, when someone said "jazz", you knew what they were talking about, but after then, it could mean almost anything. Presently, the music that fits the jazz definition sounds like an imitation of the jazz of the 50's and 60's; something I'm not especially turned on by.

Pat Metheney caught my ear after the 70's; his music was new, fresh, and kind of abstract, I liked it. Whether or not it was jazz, I couldn't care less; others can argue that point. "As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls" was probably the first album I bought, this is quite abstract; in spots it's flat and dull, like the Missouri plains but for the most part it's interesting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwfVarzG1js

"Offramp" was another album that caught my attention. "Are You Going With Me" and "Au lait" were two of my favorite cuts on this album. I don't know what you would call the dreamy and abstract "Au Lait", but I like it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh8bpl5KCPg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b0CHysDsjw

Enjoy the music.
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