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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
mary_jo
252 posts
 
That's a good Christmas spirit, acman. : )

:thumbs up:
mary_jo
252 posts
 
///pryso///
"Baby It's Cold Outside" is being banned by several radio stations from their holiday music lists because of the "won't take no for an answer" theme and what that implies.

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I have just google it, there are so many links on this theme. It's funny.
Media is facing the lack of important subjects so it has to deliver the meaningless news? If this happens during summer time, we call it "the pickle season". : )

However, it's interesting way to promote a song.  


frogman
4,637 posts
 
I would say it a little differently. There are plenty of important subjects to bring to the public in a constructive way; especially right now. The media often CHOOSES the unimportant ones, because the media is no longer as concerned with conscience of purpose and objectivity. Seems appropriate to post it again; my favorite version of the tune:

https://youtu.be/xepnRbEK0lk

What I really wanted to post was, coincidentally, this by the great Ray Charles. There is great time and then there is GREAT TIME. Ray Charles was one of those performers who could to dig so deeply into the rhythm that it takes on an extremely commanding feel. Louis Armstrong had that same quality. Check out Ray’s “stop time” singing @ 1:51. Kills me every time. Nice tenor by David “Fathead” Newman.

https://youtu.be/v_tcBVXnCU4
pryso
1,501 posts
 
First off, I noticed o10 has recent comments on other A'gon sites so know he is current, even if not posting much here.  But I feel a tip'o'the'hat is due his way for beginning this discussion.  It is approaching 1.5 MILLION views and has over 15,100 posts.  Absolutely NOTHING in the Music section comes close to this activity.  Of course in addition to o10, thanks also go out to all the regular contributors who continue to share their knowledge, information, and finds which make this site so fun and interesting.

frog, it is fascinating to see which stories major news media choose to cover.  Without intending to divert into a political discussion I'll just comment that it strikes me that ABC World News seems an odd combination of hard-hitting coverage of important events while including other stories almost attributable to National Enquirer in the same broadcast.  Maybe they are simply trying to reach the broadest audience possible?

Back to jazz, frog you posted my favorite version of that holiday classic as well.  But I must ask, are those same radio stations now banning "I Saw Mama Kissing Santa Clause" for all that "implies"? ;^) 
schubert
4,867 posts
 
frogman, I call it Deep Time .A lot of the guys in the old big bands had it, notably,(to me) was Tony Pastor,Arty Shaw’s right-hand Saxophone man .
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