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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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Toots Thielemans died two days ago; he died in his sleep in Brussels. He was 94. That's a cool age and way to go out; since we all got to go, I choose to nod off and wake up on the other side, just like Toots.

He began his professional career as a guitar player. (I didn't know that, did you?) He was inspired by Charley Parker and Dizzy Gillespie to return to the chromatic harmonica.

He was named a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master in the U.S., and a baron by the king of Belgium. And he only retired from performing at the age of 92.

Out of the many things "Toots" has done, this is my favorite work by him, and I read somewhere that it's also his.


  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ESLJebaWyU&list=PL5E4E5F9B94347A1F


      Love you Toots !



I will enjoy his music today.
frogman
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I4f2c4O8I1Y

frogman
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Yes.  Not only did Toots start as a guitar player, he was a great whistler (whistler!) who created the unique and instantly recognized sound of whistling in unison with his guitar playing.  Great musician.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NlE8eba6y9I

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1o2jVKmcpuE



orpheus10 OP
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Thank you much Frogman; Toots had so many talents that we forget some of them, he was a very unique musician. Here is another one where he whistles and plays guitar.

"Stardust" is one of the most beautiful tunes, and it's even more beautiful when Toots does it.


  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlSy-p2YnRA


Aficionados, let us declare today as Toots Thielemans day on this thread.



We will enjoy his music.
alexatpos
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This is reminiscence of the late Bobby Hutcherson by his longtime friend and musical collaborator drummer Joe Chambers. Some interesting things...

http://www.newmusicbox.org/articles/california-sunshine-remembering-bobby-hutcherson-1941-2016/?utm_...


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