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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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mahgister
13,803 posts
 

Satchmo dont play the trumpet, he spoke with it...

It is even possible to translate the "words" in English or French...

Satchmo most of the time spoke about hope and joy most of the times ....

For me Chet Baker dont play trumpet most of the times like satchmo, especially the years before his death... He spoke with the trumpet but he spoke about sadness, solitude and despair most of the times...And we can also translate what he spoke about in words...

And the intonation related to their words or tone and chords are impossible for any other trumpet master to imitate even approach it for me...

i love them vey much...Because i love poetry and poetry is made with "words"...

 

 

Who dont like Louis Armstrong anyway?

Too big a  giant to be invisible or forgotten....

 

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frogman
7,562 posts
 

Many would say that it, Jazz as we know it today, really all began with Satchmo.

pryso, what I wouldn’t give to have heard and seen Satchmo live. Lucky you! Great clip!

mahgister, and they both also sang…interesting (and so did Teagarden).

On a related note (😉) many Jazz instrumentalists make a point of learning the lyrics to a song before playing it as an instrumental. Speaking of Dexter, he was one of the very best examples of this approach to a tune. He would often begin a live performance of a tune by reciting part of the lyrics:

 

jim5559
604 posts
 

Sorry ,I put in my clip . I just meet a lot who don’t mahgiester .

Could you tell me when I could expect the 50’s F in your part of the world .

Doc and I decided not wise to fly atlantic, but YUL and Hotel St. Paul would be OK.

2 years of self watching self is enough and no sweat for current what must be in Canada now !.

jim5559
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