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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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Since many of us are in a "trombone" mode, and I'm down loading "Urbie Green" into my PC, I'll share with you "Urbie Green The Fox"


          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-Q30Zq3IHU
orpheus10 OP
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8 track times; I remember those days.


          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kduvcqx-BU



               
acman3
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYuwmgD_DLA

EST pianist Esbjorn Svensson died in the mid 2000's, but I saw today there is a new recording of their music. Interesting for some, more than others.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8-vvE3oCtM
acman3
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVTzCGu9_o4
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ghosthouse
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Hello acman3. I had recently become aware of Esbjorn Svensson because of an album by Magnus Ostrom, "Thread of Life". This is one that might be interesting to you. Ostrom played drums with the E.S. Trio.

At any rate, I’ve spent some time with E.S.T’s "Tuesday Wonderland" and also sampled briefly, "From Gagarin’s Point of View".

I liked the trio’s rendition of "Dodge the Dodo" that you posted. I prefer this to that with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic. Making of EST Symphony will be of interest, of course.

Thanks for posting these links. Hope you will check out Thread of Life and the two other EST recordings (if you aren’t already familiar with them).

By the way, at least based on Dodge the Dodo, I think there’s a little bit of similarity in music by the Noel Cowley Trio (e.g., the LP "Spacebound Apes"). They are more pop/rock influenced, but you might also hear what I do. I don’t like too many promotional videos. Prefer performance clips as you provided. Unfortunately, that’s all I quickly found for NCT this time around (had posted "She Eats Flies" a while back). Do love the chords in this one. Love the chord changes too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh5WYBT0rs0&ab_channel=neilcowleytrio

Thanks again for the E.S.T links.  I find this music interesting and enjoyable.
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