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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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Rok, Dinah was one hot sister, and she was only 30 when she made that album. I'm super sensitive to female vocalists when they still have that "girlish" quality in their voice. When you combine this with the very best young jazz musicians, it comes through the music; it don't git no better than that. Your experience mirrors my own.

Presently I'm on a mission that's led to "analog"; that's that dreaded stuff that requires deep pockets, 3K minimum to beat CD. My cartridge recently had an accident, the clumsy thing ran into my hand.

I paid $35 for records that weren't on CD, and shortly after that they came out on CD. Hopefully what's available only on records will be available on CD in a short while. I have yet to find CD's to recommend.

Enjoy the music.
orpheus10 OP
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Rok, the only thing dope inspired was "No Shows". Musicians who used dope would have been addicts had they never laid eyes on a musical instrument or sang one single solitary note.

Enjoy the music.
orpheus10 OP
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Rok, patience is a virtue, one we will have to exercise in regard to acquiring Mary Lou's music. In the meantime we can discuss the person who created the music. She was a natural born musician who was way ahead of her time, so far ahead that mom couldn't believe it; she dropped Mary Lou who was in her lap watching mom play, and played the same thing note for note after watching mom. (I wrote about another musician who repeated a Juilliard student's lesson) There was never any doubt as to what she was going to be when she grew up.

It's for certain we want all the music I've posted, and will continue to post; hopefully all of the music wont be on different records. In the meantime, clue me in on anything you find interesting about her, or her music.

Enjoy the music.
orpheus10 OP
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Rok, I went to Circuit City for computer parts, and a salesman stopped me on the way in selling speakers, cheap speakers. "Can't this guy tell I'm an "Audiophile", we don't buy cheap speakers", that's what I was thinking anyway. "See me on the way out", I told him.

I don't know if I found the computer part or not, but sure enough, when I was on my way out, he stopped me again. "These speakers are really cheap", "How cheap", I inquired. When he told me, I said, "I'll take them."

Those were Polk Speakers, and that was 15 years ago; they were small 2 way bookshelf and sounded a lot better than I expected. Just recently I hooked too powerful an amplifier to them and one of the cross overs blew, speakers still good; I ordered a crossover from "Parts Express".

I use them in the workshop; but just imagine some speakers so cheap, I bought them when I had absolutely no intention of buying any speakers at all, and they lasted 15 years without any problems, and sounded good. Times have changed.

Enjoy the music
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rok2id
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O-10:
Did some searching for Mary Lou's albums on Amazon and in the All Music Guide to Jazz. I think it's best, for sound quality reasons, to stay with her later work. Regardless of the playing, I just cannot listen thru static and noise.

I will select from these:

Black Christ of the Andes
First Ladies of Jazz
Nite Life
Live at the Cookery
Solo Recitial:Monterey Jazz Festival

Cheers
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