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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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@tyray 

You put a bug in my eye and now most of what I listened to this weekend has been Esperanza Spalding. This morning I listened to Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spalding, Alive At The Village Vanguard.  (2023)

If they brought this performance to my town I’d get tickets in a heartbeat.

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curiousjim
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@pippi 

Me to. Simple 3-5 piece jazz is most of what I listen to.

Thanks for the tip.

stuartk
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@acman3 

Saw RTF on their Romantic Warrior tour. 

Personally, I still prefer Mahavishnu for Fusion

and when it comes to Corea, his acoustic recordings. 

 

acman3
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RTF look so young, and having a blast!

acman3
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QoSF4eVufc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqzKjefV-Hw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL397E2Jpcg

tyray
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@curiousjim 

Lol! Good on yah! Not only am I an album head, but I’m a bass head too. I’ve been a bass head ever since my big baby sister brought home her first James Brown 45’s, and as she got older, albums. As my parents had a ’stereo console’. And of course James Jamerson of Motown too. It also helped that as a kid in music class I picked up the drums. Ahh, those days in the 5th grade of being in a garage band! Although I gotta say, I’m also a big Ray Brown and Ron Carter fan too.

@stuartk 

I saw SC back in ’85 and by then he had a bunch of his own albums out. It was at the Fox Theater in Atlanta and the country at the time was going through some massive snow storms and he made it to the show but his band got snowed in at the airport and he showed up with an old ’stage’ wooden 4 legged round seat stool, an amp, a mic and a cigar and played solo for at least 45 minutes to an hour an jammed so hard he almost tore the place down! Even though he is a thumper, I’ve often admired his melodic side the most. Case in point here: Stanley Clarke "Lisa" Passenger 57 from the 1992 album - Passenger 57 The way he plays the piccolo bass is simply unmatched.

This is the song that got me really getting into SC: Stanley Clarke - Journey To Love - Silly Putty 1975 along with this Jeff Beck ’guesting’ tune entitled Stanley Clarke - Journey to Love - Journey to Love 1975 on the same album.

 

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