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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 

Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs and including dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size,[1] and length of the work.[2] 

This is what I’m calling soft opera and every stereotype of an Italian opera is what I’m calling hard opera. 🙂

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curiousjim
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@tyray 

Irma’s a pretty lady with a pretty voice.  She kinda reminds me of Tracy Chapman.

Nathi is another pretty lady with a pretty voice. 😊

tyray
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Hey! What about the saxophone player!😊 About speaker location placement. I do the tweeters at or somewhat above ear level when sitting but I also like the overall sound playing all over the house as I don't have a specific room for my rig.

stuartk
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@curiousjim , @tyray 

To my ears, having the tweeters slightly lower than ear level yields better separation, resolution and sound stage depth. As the system is in an untreated living room, it could be that room dynamics are prompting my preference in this regard.

 

stuartk
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@curiousjim 

Apparently most Gilbert and Sullivan works qualify as operettas so I guess I did grasp your meaning, after all. Still not my personal cup of tea but if our tastes were identical, this thread would be an awful bore! 

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