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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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ghosthouse
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Rok -
Sorry. I was unaware Louis Armstrong had said anything like that. Truth be known, I was thinking back to Dick Clark’s American Bandstand and what some of the TV audience used to say in evaluating a new song heard on the show..."I like it. You can dance to it." or words to that effect. Don’t think they were quoting LA either.


Just saw what Acman wrote...that seems exactly like where I was coming from.  
acman3
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Kept waiting for Gene.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnEVppghro4


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rok2id
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I can't find any place online that says Armstrong said, "if you can't dance to it, it ain't Jazz."   But I have read several times that he said it.   He did say, Bebop was Chinese Jazz.   hahahahahahhahah   This was before we were plagued with Political correctness.

Cheers
orpheus10 OP
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Ghosthouse, I take listening to music very seriously; especially when someone has presented some music, it's almost like a gift.

First, I have to get in the right mode; that means shifting out of "Blue Note" jazz to an almost Latin guitar mode. This is a very unusual guitar that refuses to be "pigeonholed", and 3:43 minutes isn't long enough to get a grip on where he's coming from. I liked the heavy bass intro, but after that he took off in a different direction; it was kind of choppy.

I'll have to hear more of Carles Benavent's quartet to make a judgment.


Enjoy the music.



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ghosthouse
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Hello Rok - I wasn't challenging your statement about LA linking jazz and dance...was simply clarifying where my own idea about that had come from.  

O - Yup, the Carles Benavent "Quartet", though heavily flamenco-influenced, relates more to the Baden Powell music you shared than typical Blue Note jazz.  There are other tracks from Quartet on You Tube as you find time to listen.  It took me some time to work my way through the whole recording but I think it is worth the effort.   

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