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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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@alexatpos 
Thank you for that generous and informed reply.  I will look into Eddie Duran and check out those various links you provided.

See if this link works for you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7R6UoOkF6M&ab_channel=RW

This is not the same link as what Orpheus posted but it is a version of Taste of Honey, a track on "From All Sides".

Ballad of Pancho Villa (the link from O you could not open) appears to be a YouTube playlist with 27 Vince G tracks.  Track 4 is Ballad of P.V..  Track 5 is Taste of Honey.

Credits...
From All Sides
Bass – Fred Marshall
Drums – Jerry Granelli
Guitar – Bola Sete
Piano – Vince Guaraldi
"A Taste Of Honey" by Bola Sete 
orpheus10 OP
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Since it's a true story and you asked, I'll tell you.

It's easy to fall in love but almost impossible to fall out of love. I was 18 when we met, and stayed together for a couple of years; then we broke up over something silly. (she was the same age) She got married, and that's when I spoke to the river, but it was too crowded at the time, and the river told me to come back when there was more room.

I saw her out one night, and we went back together, while she was still married. That was pure hell, but I couldn't help myself; it was time for "Since I Fell For You"; I was living that song. This went on for two years, and I discovered that me and her husband were not enough, there was somebody else; that was the only thing that got me out of that mess. Her husband found out about me, and didn't want anything else to do with her. The funny thing is, after he dumped her, she came back to me, but I didn't want anything else to do with her. You can fall out of love but it ain't easy. (real life is convoluted)



          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOpEg4VhyEw
orpheus10 OP
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That looked good but this was what I heard at the same time when it came out;


      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7xrQY_FLM4
acman3
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWtFy3jzlUE

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rok2id
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Reminds me of:

B.B. KING:  " A good fool is hard to find."

or 

Denise LaSalle:  Woman to her best girl friend, "I think your husband is cheating on us."


As Willie Dixon said, "The blues is the truth."

Cheers
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