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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.
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Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall November 1957 is a great recording and features the great Shadow Wilson on drums 

Thelonious Monk quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie hall full album - YouTube

Thelonious' son, TS Monk, himself a drummer, talks about Shadow Wilson with Mark Griffith in this article 

Why do you think Shadow Wilson has been so ignored in jazz drumming history?  After all none other than Buddy Rich went on record as saying that Shadow played the most musical and most perfect drum break ever recorded on Count Bassie's Queer Street 1945....Full article here

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Queer Street Count Bassie Orchestra. The drum break Buddy Rich mentions is only a few seconds long near the end of the song 2:52 - 2:56.

Count Basie & His Orchestra 10/9/1946 "Queer Street" Shadow Wilson, Harry Edison, Illinois Jacquet - YouTube

 

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@curiousjim I love listening to Red Garland as well. His trio recordings are some of my favorite trio sessions to listen to. Here is a Red's trio recording with John Coltrane

Traneing In (Rudy Van Gelder Remaster) - YouTube

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@pjw81563 

I’m Playing Listen To now. Great suggestion.

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Robert Glasper

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I am glad to coming back to this interesting comments and suggestions thread...

I am glad to give my deepest salutations to all here....

I was forced by circonstances ( health and selling my house) to go back to headphone... Details are in a new thread of mine in headphone section ...

I discovered few Japan jazz albums...Among many...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNv2RxjsbWA&t=312s

 

This pianist of Japan, very original playing, is one of my favorite...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRdhE4lGo4Y

 

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