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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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rok2id
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***** Tell Armsrong, Parker, Ellington,Miles, ect, it was not about intellect. *****

Tell the boys down in New Orleans it was about intellect.   They were the creators, lest we forget.   You misspelled Armstrong, That was the Lord's way of saying, 'don't you put Pops on that list"!

Cheers
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rok2id
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***** Study the origins of Bebop, then come back. They were studying everyday what the classical composers of their time were doing.*****

This is what is called 'wishful thinking' .

(1) Name me some classical music that you can point to and say, "this is the origin of be-bop".   If anything, 20th century Classical Composers stole from Jazz.

(2) Jazz was around long before Be-bop.    Study that, then come back.

Cheers
acman3
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Very sorry about spelling. 😱

I know , you know, all those men were genius.



acman3
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I will have to get back with you. 

They were here listening and learning in music theory. Diminished cords, Sevenths, triads, all the nuts and bolts. 
orpheus10 OP
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Frogman, "professional athletes" practice, every "professional" practices. I made a statement that was taken way out of context, and we're still off to the races about that statement, although it was a very significant statement.

Let me expound on the important elements of that statement. You can not practice "improvisation"; every night that he was on the stage in front of a crowd, he was practicing because every night he was improvising.

I was talking about one uniquely gifted individual who had mastered his very complex instrument some time ago. Since he was performing three nights a week, there was absolutely no need for some kind of ritualistic practicing. Everything he was playing was in his head; this was music he needed to play, and get approval of, not from some teacher at "Julee yard", but from "his public", the people who knew him, and came to see and hear him.

I have never liked what's called "free jazz", it sounds like someone just playing a bunch of notes very fast, but when he played a lot of music fast, it was coherent and I understood it. The only thing I can compare to what he was playing is "Bird's Best Bop"; no matter how fast, and how much music Bird plays, it's coherent. Other musicians can attempt this, but they always fail, he was doing it.

This is as good as I can get in clarifying a unique situation, with a unique individual.





Enjoy the music.
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