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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
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Acman3:

This is Real Fusion! Notice how easily Blues and Gospel can be FUSED with Jazz. Esp with a Master doing the arrangements.

The solos on 'Layla', wow! And the Trumpet and Clarinet playing on 'Just a closer walk with thee', if you aren't screaming, there is something wrong somewhere.

O-10: That's Ali Jackson on drums.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1koHhFv9IS4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A91pY1L9meQ

Cheers
orpheus10 OP
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Frogman, that was absolutely spectacular; the tambourine lady provided a visual intensity that can not be duplicated on CD. I would have given anything to have been there, continue the 70's.

Enjoy the music.
acman3
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Jazz has been a fusion of Blues and Gospel from the beginning. I like the pieces you showed of Wynton with EC. but did I hear those solo's a hundred times before? As Mingus said to Jackie Mclean, " Play something new, Bird already played that!"

We are just looking for different things in our musical experience. The good thing is we can easily coexist, I can see the best in almost all music, but what led me to Jazz from Blues/ Rock was the way two pieces played on different days by the same person will always be different, and two pieces played by different people may not even sound like the same music. The way they play with or against each other, how they use instrument tones and shades to compliment or contrast, or the way they play with or against time on a standard, and sometimes do all three at the same time fascinates me. A song you have heard a hundred times is new.

Wynton's music feels like a comfy blanket, and as always He does have a great band.

BTW, the complete 7 CD output of Woody Shaw's Muse recordings are available from Mosaic Records.
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****but did I hear those solo's a hundred times before?****

Only if you have seen the clip a hundred times before. He is the Alpha and Omega of Jazz today. And can play, at the highest level, in ANY genre. Don't like it? Too Bad.

Cheers
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When I went to the clips of Marsalis and Clapton, off to the side I saw these:

Wynton playing in dubai, an islamic country. A line of children waiting to talk and get pointers on playing / music from him. He was showing a girl how to place the mouthpiece and explaining the embouchure

Wynton driving a crowd crazy in Chile

Wynto playing, with Marcus Roberts, for little children for a kids tv show

Wynton playing baroque music

Wynton on the Charlie Rose show speaking to the country on Jazz

Wynton at Lincoln Center, leading the best, and most important Jazz Band on the planet.

He could be considered the Ellington of this era.

How dare you people criticize him, while you praise freakish looking wannabes, making obnoxious, non-sensical noises.

Cheers
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