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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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Liked Sanchez. But as a French speaker, I didn't understand a word she said. :) This is sometimes more important than at other times. Not important at all in Opera. The awesome music overcomes language. Not so with Sanchez.

Turrentine: Always glad to see Jazz guys pay their respects to the good Lord. This is him with his wife, Shirley Scott, on organ. I have this CD. He seems to be more 'Jazzy' than 'Jazz'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM1h4_gPkBE&list=RDAM1h4_gPkBE#t=27

Cheers
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Direction of this Thread:

I will follow you guys. You are the true Aficionados. I think of myself as representing the unwashed masses. IOW, The Dreaded 'Public'.

Cheers

I will answer The Frogman's Tome, later today.
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Frogman, you're absolutely correct in regard to the Cuban thing. In regard to my likes and dislikes, I put them aside when I suggested going to the 30's and 40's.
The computer enables me to take to take a more "pedagogical approach" through Wikipedia and you tube, and I will with your and Rok's help.

For now, I will go back to the Cuban thing, and follow that up with the 30's and 40's.

Enjoy the music.
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Rok, you are as right as rain in a drought; the "soundtrack" was not made for me "pontificating" or whatever in my listening room, it was made for the movie.

What makes an artist an important artist? I can't answer that one, we'll have to ask Frogman.

Enjoy the music.
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**** The "influence lineage" is something that has been missing here IMO*****

Well, first of all, we need to define 'influence'. I think of it, as it's used in astrophysics.. A thing exist and has certain properties. Then another thing, causes the first thing to change.

Example: The orbit of an asteroid is changed because it travels too close to a Star. The presence of the Star, and it's gravity, 'influenced', or changed, the orbit of the asteroid.

So in Jazz, we have Jazz, and then something or someone comes along and changes the way that pre-existing Jazz is played. That's 'influence'.

There are few people that have 'influenced' Jazz. Armstrong, Parker, are the obvious and quick answers. I am sure you aficionados can name many others.

BTW, if a player does change direction and no one else follows, he has not 'influenced' anything.

Cheers
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