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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
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.





                 
orpheus10 OP
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Pryso, the only thing in your entire post that I disagreed with was Miles, our collections would be quite similar. I bought Miles out of habit, until I discovered I didn't like what he was doing after "Bitches Brew", but he made so many albums, that now I'll have to wade through them, and see what I should have bought.

I think "Kenny Garret's" solo is quite special, I wonder if Miles complained about how long it was? ( his biggest complaint with "Trane")

That "Senor Blues" is quite special to me for the reasons stated; that piano solo is longer than on the record, and they were really into the music. Sometime live music is so fantastic, that the group couldn't repeat it if their lives depended on it.
inna
5,245 posts
 
Pangaea by Miles is the only album worth listening after Bitches Brew. There were also a few good tracks, though, Time After Time is definitely one of them.
Mahavishnu Orchestra at their best were and are incomparable. Not to mention that no-one can play a guitar like McLaughlin.
orpheus10 OP
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Ghosthouse, I re-read your post, and discovered you didn't actually comment on "1000 Teardrops". You mentioned "Shadowfax" and New Age, but you didn't really comment on the music. It seems the music was nixed because of it's association with the aforementioned entities, Shadowfax and New Age.

If the music had been labeled "Old Age", it would have possibilities.        
pryso
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inna, one of the best and most memorable concerts I've attended was Mahavishnu Orchestra at Funky Quarters in SD in the early '70s.  It was a small club and we had a table up front and center.  Just watching and hearing all the interplay between musicians as they fed and challenged one another was exceptional.  A real emotional high that I remember more than 40 years later. ;^)
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