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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
nsp
362 posts
 
pjw
Sorry I did not fully explain myself. I don 't want to sell any o f my SM collection I just mentioned them in case you were interested about information on other SM  titles/groups in future. For now you h ave plenty SM to listen to. L et me kno w what you think. Been a SM fan 40+ Years.Alvin Lee was surely a guitar virtuoso who belongs with Jeff, Jimi, Eric, Jimmy Page.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGbi-_vQ2sk
alexatpos
500 posts
 
Pryso, respect....Frogman, not bad, either...

Just to mention, saw Pat Martino alive, couple years back...Paco de Lucia too, with sextet...
Than, of greats, McCoy Tyner with Latin all stars,Frogmans very favourite Michael Brecker, Abbey Lincoln, Randy Weston,Charlie Haden,Joe Zawinul sindicate...
More interesting, all of them and some more in my hometown...

Reuben Wilson,Fred Wesley, Marc Ribot, Manu Katche,  Trilok Gurtu are also comming to mind...

But than again, I enjoyed the Gorillaz, Massive Atack, Stereo McS and Nick Cave, as well...

Also, I missed some that I have already bought tickets..
If I may share a story, for one such 'sad' ocassion...once I bought a ticket for a Ernest Ranglin and Monty Alexander,performing  together...
https://youtu.be/H0tpI4Y4W7I
The concert was a part of their world tour, at time held in Berlin. To cut long story short I was dating a girl for a few years, that lived in Berlin and I was quite often there...and vice versa....at the time of that particular concert I was already there week before, visting (my turn) and was very excited looking forward to see them...
One evening we went in a quarrell and after sleeples night, in the morning I was leaving Germany, heading home...eventually we get back together again, but I never managed to forget about that concert,ha,ha...


frogman
4,637 posts
 
😉https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iKf08FDeln0😱
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mary_jo
252 posts
 
///I would have given my favorite cast iron skillet to have seen Trane live 😊 ///

fro, does the Hologram live performance count? Technology makes miracles these days...: ) I need a new pan to make pancakes.
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