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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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audio-b-dog
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@curiousjim, @tyray, I haven't been playing CDs since forever until I started contributing to this forum. Much of my jazz is on CD, SACD, and DVD Audio. I have a twenty-year-old McCormack multi-disk player and run it through my Moon 280 D Streamer, which I think is a great product for the money. 

For people who get up in the morning like I do, not quite ready for the world, a great soft, pretty album is Jobim's "Wave." It soothes my brainwaves.

acman3
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Thanks Alex, enjoyed both. I'm on a little Zoot deep dive.

alexatpos
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@acman3 These two are perhaps also not known very well...just in case...

 

’Zoot at ease’ (on soprano and tenor) (1973)

https://youtu.be/HYTbF6WabWk?feature=share

Al Cohn and Zoot Sims ’Body and soul’ (same year, 1973)

https://youtu.be/Rf_vF-rAxtA?feature=shared

 

@tyray 

https://youtu.be/67i_AhoFZRw?feature=shared

https://youtu.be/8NwDVQG6T14?feature=shared

 

 

tyray
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Thanks Alex, enjoyed both. I’m on a little Zoot deep dive.

@alexatpos Me too! Ditto..

Ben Webster | Coleman Hawkins | Tenor Giants | 1957 and 1959 | Full Double Album

 

tyray
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Jorge Ben - Samba Esquema Novo - 1963 Full Album

@stuartk, this Jorge Ben album may be a good introduction to the music of Brasil as this album and especially the song ’Mas Que Nada!’ was a monster hit not only in Brasil but in the states too, for you to check out...And of course, everyone else here also.

Jorge Ben Jor - The song Taj Mahal from the album Africa Brasil 1975

Jorge Ben changed his name to Jorge Ben Jor and in 1975 released the album Africa Brasil. At 2:23 of this song you will notice a striking resemblance to the Rod Stewart song of ’Do ya think I’m sexy’ and Jorge Ben Jor sued the ’bejeebers’ out of Rod Stewart for copyright infringement and won, big time.

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