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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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curiousjim
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@stuartk 

I enjoyed the list, but it went by too fast.  I’m going to have to watch it a few more times so I can see how many of the albums I actually have.

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ezwind
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La Fiesta - Stan Getz Quartet - Live At Montreux 1972

"La Fiesta"

Stan Getz - tenor sax

Chick Corea - keyboards

Stanley Clarke - bass

Tony Williams - drums

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fire_water
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This has been a good thread with all kinds of recommendations.  And having seen all the wonderful music others have been listening to, if it wasn't for streaming how the hell would you have access to all this music? Streaming has introduced me to JAZZ like I've never experienced before! 

stuartk
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@fire_water 

And having seen all the wonderful music others have been listening to, if it wasn’t for streaming how the hell would you have access to all this music? 

Now? Good question. When I was first getting into Jazz in the mid seventies, I lived in Santa Barbara, CA. At that time, Jazz could be heard on a commercial radio station out of L.A. and on UCSB’s university station. I also had friends who turned me on to various Jazz records. And I bought used records that looked interesting. Some of the first Jazz records I bought were on Blue Note-- I found the cover art intriguing. 

In the mid 80’s, living in Maine, I decided to switch to CDs because so many titles I wanted to hear were out of print on vinyl and becoming increasingly expensive. At the same time, major Jazz labels were re-releasing these titles on CD. In the 90’s I lived in Eugene, OR. The Eugene library had a terrific collection of Jazz CDs at that time. I also got to know a guy in a record shop who was very knowledgeable about the genre and recommended titles for me to check out. And I discovered the Penguin Guide to Jazz, which proved very useful. 

Currently, I explore Jazz and other genres via youtube and spotify. Both a local independent radio station (not NPR) and an NPR station out of Sacramento offer some Jazz programming. I’m not aware of any record/CD shops around here that carry much Jazz. The major local record/CVD business in Sacramento (Dimple Records) closed several years ago, so now there’s nowhere for me to browse. I have to browse online, which of course, isn’t the same experience. 

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