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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

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cleeds
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rok2id " ... Could you list in order of difficulty to play, the brass instruments in an Orchestra.   And speak a little about what makes them more or less difficult."

I think the French horn is, hands down, the most difficult to play of all of the brass instruments. That's because the same valve fingering can produce multiple, often closely spaced, notes.
cleeds
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ghosthouse
Anyone know the kind of horn Hugh Masakela is holding?  Very clearly seen at 6:25 and 8:22.  A variant on trumpet?
  It's a mellophone.
cleeds
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It could be a flugelhorn, which is similar to a mellophone, although they play in different keys.
cleeds
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pryso
Here’s a hot horn section. But please, disregard those suits! ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Cst9lV5PPg
That’s a brilliant arrangement. The music is timeless, so the suits don’t matter.
cleeds
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coltrane1

There is zero comparison between jazz and classical.

You just made a comparison right there.

As others have noted, there’s considerable overlap. Players such as Adam Unsworth can move effortlessly between the two. He doesn’t reserve certain notes for one style or the other.

cleeds
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frogman

let’s not forget that improvisation is not unique to Jazz

That's true, just as notation is not unique to classical.

There are simply two kinds of music, good music and the other kind. (Duke Ellington)

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