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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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Mary Lou Williams was friend, mentor, and teacher to Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Tadd Dameron, Bud Powell, and Dizzy Gillespie; that covers a lot of territory.

I was very late to her party because I thought she was "old fashioned" without hearing one single solitary note that she played; that’s because her time was before what I considered "modern" jazz, without taking into consideration that some people evolve quite well.

Me and Rok discovered her together and fell in love. I have many favorites, here are some of them;


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktmyulf11sQ


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X4r5ZioIBw


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e8AOox_prE


If you are deep into jazz, and have keen ears, you will hear how unique she is; there were none before, and there will be none after.
orpheus10 OP
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gliXXWZwm08
alexatpos
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https://youtu.be/iDF8xC6Ats8

Sonny Rollins remebers Webster,Hawk and Pres
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rok2id
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Mary Lou Williams:

O-10,  I purchased a CD by Mary Lou several months ago.

THE ASCH RECORDINGS, 1944 - 47

2CD set,  35 total tracks.   Very minimum packaging, no notes, no nothing, except a small call that says, it you want to know the track titles, times and personnel, go to the Smithsonian internet site.  WTF!!   The CDs themselves are transparent.  You can see through them like clear glass.    This all falls under the heading, we did it because we can.   All this in a very, very thin cardboard thingy.

But you can find them all on you-tube.   Not the best recorded sound.

Cheers
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rok2id
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VaLaida Snow:

A peer of Mary Lou Williams.   Trumpet Player.

Had the misfortune to be touring in Denmark when Germany declared war on the United States.   Arrested as an enemy alien and spent some time in a prison in Denmark.   A year or so later, she was exchanged in a prisoner exchange between the U.S. and Germany.

Pops always called her the world's second best trumpet player, and then displayed his famous grin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8oWpBOa8vM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6e7ye-fiJA

Cheers
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