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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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mahgister
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In classical i prefered vocal and chorals to anything else...

In jazz, i do not listen practically to no singer...

Very few exception as Louis Armstrong or Chet Baker or Mary Nakamato,and very few others ( Billie Holiday etc) those who sing with their heart... Any performance so perfect it could be as Sinatra for example i would admire him but  i will not really listen to him    ...smiley

I listen to few singers in French : Léo Ferré & Barbara...For the same reason : absolute truth over performance...

Then in my 5 jazz albums, there will be no singers...Except Armstrong...I discovered jazz with Armstrong young , but for me it was not jazz music so much as  it was Armstrong voice and playing, perhaps the greatest jazz musician who ever lived because he make Jazz known on all the planet more so than anybody else...He is a myth...No more just a musician or a singer, a soul radiating like a sun...( Ray Charles has something from him but cannot compare to Armstrong in my book so great he is and he is ) 

 

@mahgister 

Interesting... he’s given five choices and out of five, he picks three vocal recordings. 

lonemountain
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Stuart K

I jsut wanted to thank you for the recommendation of the Hiromi interview by Rick Beato.  I have never seen that and it was quite interesting and insightful.  
 

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jafant
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Phil Upchurch - R.I.P.

alexatpos
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Speaking of P.Upchurch, here is one of his albums that I have, recorded in 1967.

'Feeling Blue'

https://www.allmusic.com/album/feeling-blue-mw0000224511#review

 

https://youtu.be/A5Mo8972n0Y?si=tQSWNxYhw6_6Apjf

stuartk
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@lonemountain 

You're very welcome. I like Beato as an interviewer. He is passionate about music, is himself a player and producer and does his homework. Of course, it takes two to make a great interview and in this case, Hiromi's sparkling charisma and contagious delight in music-making resulted in one of my favorite Beato interviews

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