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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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dlcockrum
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Guilty as charged, o. :)  Very well stated although I never thought of it that way.

Can't wait to read of your picks...

Dave
orpheus10 OP
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Ghosthouse, this "Bud" is for you;


      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQY0rA5W574


Acman, hard driving jazz is for you; it's not new, but it's the best I could do.



        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA7f9HIXox4


Pryso, this is "Senor Blues", but this is the best; the cats blow on this one better than the rest, and Silver's piano solo is longer.


        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8jFGFwOm7k


Dave, you are definitely the hardest to pick for because I don't have enough information yet, but I heard you mention something close to this;



        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHold6ylvEM


I want you guys to let me know how close I came to picking what floats your boat.



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ghosthouse
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Thanks O for taking the time to think about what my preferences might be! BUT it's like my daddy used to say to me, "I taught you everything I know, and you still don't know nuthin'".  Just kidding.  re me and New Age...that isn't what I would have picked, though I can see how the Towner/Solstice album might have got you thinking that way (along with a couple other things we've shared in past communications).  New Age has two strikes against it for me just based on the stereotypical connotation of that category name.  Of course, there are exceptions...Shadowfax has some good music.  Penguin Cafe is another.  I guess you could consider Ralph Towner and esp. Oregon New Age-ish...though again, I like post-Oregon Towner but not too much of Oregon.  If you asked ME about my "jazz preferences" (along with some Be-bop and some Hard Bop), I'd give the edge to  "Fusion" and certainly NOT everything there.  As an example of what I do like, that Chick Corea "Time Warp" is EXCELLENT and you are missing out on some great music by dismissing because it is outside your normal groove....just saying.  Another good one by Corea is his Elektric Band II "Paint The World".  Alan Pasqua's "Antisocial Club" is more excellent music.  I hope you and others will check these out.  I could go on in a Fusion kind of  way, but won't.  Gotta run.  Hope you have a great day.  Ciao.
pryso
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o10, that was fun.  Being the resident old fart in this group I'm sure I was the easiest to pick for. ;^)  Yes, I love most anything by Silver.

However my "classic jazz" preferences for recordings from the '50s and '60s are not exclusive.  This is sacrilege to many but I'm not a fan of Ellington for example.  I respect his songs and performances but there is hardly anything I ever want to pick out to listen to.  Basie is an entirely different story.

But there was much from the '70s I love to hear as well.  Could that be a carry-over from the rock which I also like?  Maybe so, since a favorite was and is Mahavishnu Orchestra, which included John McLaughlin and Jan Hammer.  That made it an easy step to enthusiasm for Weather Report.

And I certainly didn't reject Miles when he released "Bitches Brew", although I'll admit after a couple of follow up albums everything began to sound the same to me.  Here is a delightful exception -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5qfuqXuqkI

Lastly, I don't feel "frozen" with my preferred music.  I can reach backward to music my dad loved (as suggested here a few weeks ago) and forward as well.  It's just that I don't enjoy listening to what I consider to be basically rehashes of what went before.  I'd rather view a work of art in person than see it in a book or on a video any day.
orpheus10 OP
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I want everyone to know that I didn't recommend anything that's not already in my collection, or that I don't consider "boss".

Ghosthouse, I leave it to others to categorize the music, I only listen and determine whether or not I like it. In the case of Shadofax, I have several albums by them; "A Thousand Teardrops" is one of my favorite cuts. I didn't think of it as "new age".

I knew you didn't like most jazz, consequently I didn't even touch that category, maybe that's what kept me away from fusion; but I like a lot of fusion.

Chick Corea "Return To Forever" comes to mind; I especially liked Flora Purim's vocals; also "My Spanish Heart", that's two albums.


                              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKJtfSFn7W4


Now that I know that "fusion" is your favored category, I'll remember that.





                 
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