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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.
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frogman
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Q: How do you make a trombone sound like a French Horn?
A: Take your hand out of the bell and lose all sense of taste.

Q: What's the difference between a tenor saxophone and a lawnmower?
A: You can tune a lawnmower.

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rok2id
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A group of terrorists hijacked a plane full of tenor players…
They called down to ground control with their list of demands and added that if their demands weren’t met, they would release one tenor player every hour.

Cheers
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rok2id
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Kenny G gets on an elevator and says “Wow! This rocks!”  
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rok2id
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How many sax players does it take to change a light bulb?
Sixty. One to change the bulb and fifty-nine to talk about how much better Michael Brecker would have done it.

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frogman
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Perhaps something Freudian involved (not!), but I got the protagonists of my trombone joke backwards.  Should be:

Q: How do you make a French Horn sound like a trombone.
A: Take your hand out of the bell and lose all sense of taste.
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Another fave:

Definition of "perfect pitch":

You throw the trombone in the lake and hit the viola.


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