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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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Your question prompted me to compile a list from my LP spreadsheet of all the artists for whom I have at least 20 LP's (below). I'm not sure this completely represents my list of the greatest (IMHO) since there are another 250 names on the list of the 1700 Jazz LP's I own, most all of which I love, But some of my real favorites, of course, did turn up.

I agree with Frogman that Kirk is among the very best, as is Mingus and Dolphy, but then I could go on and on ...

Miles Davis 55, Charles Mingus 51,Art Farmer 42,John Coltrane 39, Dexter Gordon 35, Thelonious Monk 35, Sonny Rollins 30, Donald Byrd 29, Rahsaan Roland Kirk 29, Cannonball Adderley 28, Sonny Stitt 27, Eric Dolphy 25, Duke Ellington 25, Gene Ammons 22, Art Blakey 22, Yusef Lateef 22, Gerry Mulligan 22, Count Basie 21, Dizzy Gillespie 21, J.J.Johnson 21, Jackie McLean 21, Horace Silver 20.

(P.S. I won't get into the whole CD vs LP thing because with Tidal, I essentially have everything in)

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