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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic
My tastes aren´t as purist/authentic as yours, Psy-Fi. When I´m in the mood for that type of jazz, I most often turn to this exquisite album by John Fahey:-
It was recorded in 1973, but I hope it still counts. The title track is a wonderfully controlled big-band tour de force. Is it mournful or joyous? No matter how many times I hear it, I still can´t decide.
To me, Fahey´s album is far more than some jokey pastiche; it´s an attempt to dust off a little of the up-tempo "novelty" sound of some early jazz and to take dead serious aim at beauty instead. One of my all-time fave albums.
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I hadn't heard that Fahey album before. I'll have to listen to the entire LP when I get a chance. I thought that first tune had a nice Hawaiian type blues sound running through it. The second one sounded a bit more like what I was expecting (based on the album cover.)
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Originally Posted by ChelseaDagger
"Reefer songs from the 30s and 40s"... Nuff said.
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Did someone say "reefer?"
Cab Calloway - Reefer Man (1933)
https://youtu.be/gPkPyVYp6ik