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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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Rok, could you post that African lady dancing into the village with her troupe again, I can't remember her name.
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rok2id
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*****Rok, could you post that African lady dancing into the village with her troupe again, I can't remember her name.*****


I think The Frogman posted that.    Probably in his crusade to prove is Jazz African in origin. :)


Cheers

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Jazz is     sorry
acman3
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Roberjerman, Last Exit was played at one time with a quick discussion of Brotzmann.

Free Jazz is met with "gnashing of teeth" by most on this thread.

I will check it out.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wgA9L5TN5M&app=desktop

frogman
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pryso, you are correct in your observation that many pianists now use that style to one degree or another and that is a very astute observation on your part.  For me, the historical context of any music and the influence of players’ styles on each other as part of that historical context is as important as just about anything else.  This puts a player’s style in what I think is a very important, even necessary, context.  My point in pointing out Garland’s style was to highlight the importance of him in that historical context and how it may have impacted Bill Evans’ approach to the music on the Jazz Track session.  One of the reasons that I thought the Mingus panel 
discussion was so important was that it touched on some of this inasmuch as the very deliberate and conscious effort that goes into the creation of a lot of this great music.  Often it is thought to be entirely a matter of some sort of subconscious inspiration that takes over the artist (the idea of the artist’s “Muse”) when in fact it is usually a combination of that (inspiration) and deliberate and conscious “decision making”; what Mingus so perfectly referred to as “organized chaos”.

**** I'm even now learning some insights on structure and presentation. That provides an avenue to listen anew. ****

Exactly!  It can add so much to the listening experience.  Thanks for the dialogue.


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