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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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Today's Listen:

Mary Lou Williams -- LIVE AT THE COOKERY

Includes a Jazz tune titled 'Praise The Lord', don't get no better than that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=titcI_y8LVw 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rez4rZ-Dnxc  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vB8d8SlpYAc 

This woman goes back a ways.   Check the boogie woogie.

I apologize for the obvious Iranian and Mongolian 'influences'.

Cheers

inna
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Rok, this is especially for you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaJ2ZGdVm58
mary_jo
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Rok, you gotta be kidding me man...From your previous statement I guess that you equal the ideas of communism with the regime of Stalin in Soviet Union. Communism in it's true definition (moneyless, stateless, classless) never existed. What was in former SSSR was the abuse of communism ideas. Of course, the capitalism benefited from such scenario. People think that they would live like in North Korea with no possibility for individual freedom if they would embrace communism. Actually, the ideas of moneyless, stateless and classless society will never happen. It's just not in human nature. In human nature is: exploit, abuse, conquer, destroy, enslave. So no worries.

Let's get back to jazz...

....great clips pjw and that Moontrane is my kind of jazz...

Stan Getz - Lullaby of Birdland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng4Ggwkr5gk&app=desktop
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jafant
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Rok On!
orpheus10 OP
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mary-jo, in America, pronounced "Merica", the vast majority of people are total morons when it comes to politics, and they bandy about words like "Socialism", and "Communism" without a clue as to the actual definition of the words. We "Mericans" have been taught those are bad words, by the people in Washington, and we always believe what the people in Washington DC tell us. That's why they can rob us and loot the treasury; by the way, they punish snitches like me; maybe that's why the citizens choose to stay dumb.
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