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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
frogman
4,637 posts
 
1. Who said that? As I said to O-10, the discussion was supposed to be about the 70s.

2. Get your facts straight. Those guys never played in "pop" bands.

3. Body of work? What about it? Those guys are extremely well recorded and have significant discographies. And how convoluted, self-serving, and ironic: you decide exactly what jazz is, where it starts and ends, and then dismiss the contributions of players who don't fit YOUR mold as not being contributions at all. C'mon man, do you want to have a dialogue or not, because this kind of bullshit gets really old.

4. The «general public knows best» "thingy". Don't play dumb.

5. Not a chance in hell.

And please no more smoke screens, nobody has mentioned NB's. Well, actually, interestingly, it was you who mentioned it when you said you could detect no structure in Black Market. Of course there is structure in BM; but, typically, you blame the music instead of your inability to hear it.

Cheers and here's hoping for more substantive dialogue.
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mapman
15,679 posts
 
Chuck Mangione was big in the seventies. Feels So Good in particular. Not too deep, but I always enjoy his stuff when I hear it.
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rok2id
4,494 posts
 
Brecker:

"Other notable jazz and rock collaborations included work with Steely Dan, Lou Reed, Donald Fagen, Dire Straits, Joni Mitchell, Eric Clapton, Billy Joel, John Lennon, Aerosmith, Dan Fogelberg, Frank Sinatra, Frank Zappa, Bruce Springsteen, Roger Daltrey, and Parliament-Funkadelic."

Liebman:
seems to have spent most of his time in Europe. Most of his reputation stems from Europe. I wonder why?

I never said the public knows best, I said, they decide. If they knew what is best, Fusion would never have happened

Cheers.
acman3
2,267 posts
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jciZ7WQOzOs
frogman
4,637 posts
 
****I never said the public knows best, I said, they decide.****

Global warming today; climate change tomorrow.

Rok, you have a lot to learn about post- Blue Note era music. I am tempted to think that you just don't want to. If you do, you will simply have to check your arrogance at the door. I am willing to help "lead", but not with the constant destructive barbs and shallow commentary which is part of the truth in what Acman3 posted a little while back. To paraphrase:

It is the one claiming to protect the music that will end up destroying it.

A brief detour from the 70s (sorry):

https://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=lWIt4PtJwM0
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