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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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dmk_calgary
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Great to see all these responses:

Rob McConnell and Boss Brass - if you can find their D2D, the sound and music is awesome!
Miles - 12 Sides of Miles - found this used and cleaned it and it sounds great.
Coltrane
Art Blakey
Wynton Kelly
Wes Montgomery
George Benson - still love Breezin' - one of my all-time fav albums - and sound is excellent
Ella - at the Cote D'Azur - with Duke - One Note Samba is on there and she does some scat singing. Great live performance.
Getz - Girl from Ipanema - great album and sound
Oscar
Jim Hall
Pat Metheny
Jaco Pastorius
Paul Desmond
Dave Brubeck
Ed Bickert
Urbie Green - if you like trombone, he has a very smooth, distinct style
Rob Brookmeyer
Gerry Mulligan
Chet Baker
Christian McBride
Sonny Rollins
Duke
Count Basie


dmk_calgary
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Some Canadian players:

Rob McConnell and Boss Brass - excellent big band and great arranger

Ed Bickert - guitar

Bernie Senensky - piano

Oscar - Box set of For My Friends - recorded in Black Forest at a private studio in Germany

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Emily Remler - guitar

Bill Evans - Live in the Black Forest - recorded at same venue Oscar above recorded; I love pretty much anything Evans did - Early - is one of my fav tunes: The Bill Evans Album - on Columbia with Helen Keane as producer - one of his last albums and I think one of his better ones

Wes Montgomery - Goin Out of My Head

Harry James - several D2D on Sheffield Lab label

Getz - 1953-54 Norgren Studio session - all mono but great music

Miles - Miles Ahead and Porgy and Bess

Gill Evans - Out of the Cool - still sounds fresh after all these years

 

 

dmk_calgary
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@stuartk - YW. Yes, She was a very good, under-rated player.

dmk_calgary
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@pjw81583 - yes, MoFi vinyl. I am a vinyl person LOL Would assume this came out on MoFI CD or SACD at some point. 

dmk_calgary
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@pjw81563 - Thanks

Also George Benson - Breezing' - MoFi - Stan the Man Ricker Mastered this - still one of the best-sounding albums in my collection and fabulous music also. Apparently they did most of the tunes in 1 take. Just listened to this last night. I am sure others have mentioned this one.

dmk_calgary
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@Stuartk - Thanks - forgot about NS. Never heard of Ingrid - will check her out.

dmk_calgary
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@ho249. Thanks!

And thanks all for suggestions/comments. This is great! More new music.

I have been on a classical kick for the past month or so. Got a bunch of stuff off Discogs - almost all in excellent shape - Mozart Symphonies; Mozart String Quartets, Beethoven symphonies and string quartets. Handel's messiah. King's College Choir. All pretty cheap and all in good shape. Will keep me listening for a while......

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