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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
acman3
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Pipi, thanks for the recommendation. I will listen today.

 

stuartk
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@audio-b-dog 

stuartk, yes the yin-yang symbol, masculine and feminine in balance. But the Creator a man? Give me a break. The Creator was a woman from the beginning.. Up until maybe 10,000 years ago there were only female goddess symbols. Not male. For some reason (and I can think of many) men made goddesses and female power forbidden. That’s Abraham’s first commandment, there shall be no God before Yahweh, and he was talking about those Asherah statues in the backs of Hebrews’ houses.. Anyway, we should probably take this off the forum if you want to discuss it more.
 

FYI, I don’t know whether there is a creator or not. Nor do I have a horse in this race. The Yin/Yang symbol expresses the spiritual perspective/reality that everything is part of a Whole (insert whichever name you prefer) in which masculine and feminine play equal roles and furthermore, in which each aspect contains the other. This is not a polarized paradigm nor is it  defined by the historical record of human religion. One might say it’s Life in action. 

 

stuartk
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@tyray 

Thanks for the S. Clarke link. Mighty tasty!  I particularly enjoy the inclusion of violin.

BTW, I saw SC twice with his band and once with RTF back in the day. 

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audio-b-dog
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stuartk, All of this is metaphor to me. Feminine Creator, Masculine Creator. It tells us about the society we live in. The suppression of women and the feminine is the world we live in. Take it away from the spiritual, it's just history. The point I want to make, and most people will disagree, is that humans didn't always live under patriarchy. That was a societal choice. And we all have a horse in the race, because we all live under patriarchy. It's about the suppression of women, about the suppression of races and religions. It's how history has led to the mess the world is in. My belief is that without a feminine perspective, our future does not look bright. I have to write a book about it because it's so hard for people to accept. If you want to know more about the history contact me in the texting part. I can't do it. For some reason my screen is screwed up. I can give you a historical perspective if you want. It's all very complicated, and men pretty much immediately dismiss the idea. Women usually say, "Of course."

To stay on the subject of jazz, here's another cut from James Carter. He's a master technician. He plays in so many styles, it's hard to find something that you could call his style.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNlsE9FGcDQ

acman3
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Byn3PG1DY3c

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