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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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rok2id
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O-10:

Thanks for the 'Enigma' clips.   They are much more effective, and safer, as a sleep inducing aid, than are prescription pills.

Cheers
orpheus10 OP
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Alex, right now, I find it much easier to go with the flow, and get on the Gene Ammons bandwagon, than to explain "Enigma".

"Seed Shack" is my first selection;

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


Followed by "The Happy Blues"


              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLKa1y9Sb-c



Here's "Swinging for Benny"; meaning Benny Green;


            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rnw2FQUckE


And last but not least Ca'Purange


            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egl9nKJzJ7E



Enjoy my music.

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O - Listened to all of Rising Son.  Liked it (well most of it; Everybody Loves the Sunshine got kind of boring).  Now listening to TK's Zigzagger.  This seems to have more energy than Rising Son. His tone is still pretty smooth however.  I do like his compositions.
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Another approach to trumpet....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFig-OiIwDo&ab_channel=ibnpatuta

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VBIZIb34Pk&ab_channel=musick2138
frogman
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Thanks for the clip and recommendation, Alex.  Great Ammons and great lineup.  As before, Jackie McLean sounds great.  It's interesting how McLean evolved as a player.  To me he sounds best during this period and I don't enjoy much of his later work nearly as much.  His playing seemed to get much more aggressive later in his career and with a tone that could sound downright nasty.  Biggest surprise is Sulliman on trumpet.  That's somebody worth exploring; he sounds really good here.

O-10, don't know if anyone picked up on this, but the first Enigma clip borrows the opening of the famous and popular "Carmina Burana" by Carl Orff:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GXFSK0ogeg4

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