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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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jafant
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I enjoy reading about Stereophile's R2D4 as well.
frogman
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Sure, Acman3; later today.  Regards.
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jafant
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As above-
Jazz is an intellectual, specialized genre from the very beginning.
Classical falls into this nomenclature as well. Both styles lack the following of Popular (pop) music for better or worse.
orpheus10 OP
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The Tikiyaki Orchestra - Exotique; out of R2D4.



              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYEVq0xhRCE



Duke Ellington, different and nice;




          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY4aVohFLZs





Keith Jarret and Charlie Haden;


        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ff2HTMvfCU

I have presented 3 albums from "Stereophile R2D4" without any consideration of my personal likes or dislikes; you be the judge.


Enjoy the music.





frogman
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Acman3, very interesting and fitting that you should mention both Max Roach and Jaco.  As far as their contributions to the way their respective instruments are played and their role in an ensemble, one can say a lot of the same things.  They each pushed the boundaries of what was considered technically possible on their instrument well beyond what had been the norm until they come on the scene and they expanded the role of their instrument well beyond the traditional role of simply timekeepers. This goes to your question:

**** did Jaco decide not to lay back in support of Brecker, but to solo over Brecker's solo? ****

While I wouldn't say that he was soloing during Brecker's solo he was definitely, in typical fashion for him, much more active than the average bass player playing bass lines that were in response to what Brecker was playing as well as playing in a way that it was obvious Brecker was responding to; he even plays chords on the bass, something almost unheard of from an accompanying bass player.  One could say that they were having a dialogue or a duet.

Max Roach broke many boundaries for drummers.  Fantastic finesse at very fast tempos and his brush work is particularly great.  He was one of the very first drummers to be comfortable playing in odd meters (3/4, 5/4, etc) as opposed to the typical 4/4 Chink-ca-Chink, 
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