Wow! Some very nice suggestions here! Even as @maxwave suggest, some Brazilian Jazz! Nice! Find a college jazz ’radio’ station on the internet, such as Clark Atlanta’s University station WCLK and press play and just listen...And see what you might find and like.
Can you recommend Jazz for some one that doesn't like Jazz?
Let me explain, I have tried to like jazz for over 30 years. I rarely find something I like. To me it sounds too disjointed, like everyone is trying to out do the others and they are all playing a different song. I know there has to be some good instrumental smooth jazz artists I am missing. If you have any suggestions of whom to try let me know. Some that are on my Jazz playlist is Pat Metheny-"It's for you" Bill Frisell _"Heard it through the grapevine" Holly Cole, George Benson... for an example of things I do like.
I'd love to have a 100 song Jazz playlist. So what'ch got for me?
Thanks
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@yoyoyaya +1, Anything, not only on CTI Records (Creed Taylor Inc.) but also Creed Taylor’s KUDU Records whom the recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder made some of the best sounding recordings in those days on those two labels, facts. Creed Taylor's CTI Records and KUDU Records has an astoundingly large catalog of records/musicians in his roster. |
@mksun If you like some Stan Getz infused Bossa Nova check this out on youtube. I think you’re gonna dig this. Tamba 4: Samba Blim ℗ 1968 The Verve Music Group - CTI Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. Released on: 1968-01-01 Composer Lyricist: Orlan Divo Composer Lyricist: Helton Menezes
@stuartk Although I’ve never quite heard of Gato Barbieri’s playing described in such a way... Stu, when I read this, I bust out laughing! |
First off let me say thank you to @larryi for suggesting to us here to check out Gato. I try to give comments with thankfulness in my intentions when I post here. Someone told me long ago that, ’someone’s dog can be another’s hit’. And that same person told me there are only two types of music, ’good and bad’. My first ever Gato Barbieri ’album’ I bought was Caliente! He did a cover of Marvin Gaye’s I want you and I’ve been a fan ever since. Fast forward, in my quest to learn Portuguese I discovered more about his music. @stuartk you have introduced me (us) to more music than I can count, and I appreciate you for that. You also take to the time to write about said artist’s in a way that shows you are also a wordsmith and it is enjoyable to read your posts. Along with that, your wit shines through and now and then you make me/us chuckle and it’s just so darn refreshing as I know you mean no harm, no foul. |
@stuartk Hold up! I’m a southern rock and roll freak! The Allman Brothers Whipping Post! With two drummers in the band?! Similar to James Brown’s band! Come on now! And dare I say Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mother’s Finest!? And I had forgotten about Gato's Flying Dutchman label releases, thanks!
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@coltrane1 Speaking of things Southern, The Crusaders, Southern Comfort https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfJndz0utgOP3AovkMj0ycEuOptoTOzGf |
I think you have ’Jaimoe’ aka John Lee Johnson aka Jai Johanny Johanson who was a drummer with the Allman Brothers with ’Jabo’ John Starks who was a drummer with James Brown. But James Brown did spend a lot time in Macon, GA which is where Capricorn Records was and was the recording company for the Allman Brothers. But I wouldn’t be surprised if James Brown tried to steal him from Greg and Duane and ’Jaimoe’ said no because James Brown was known not to pay his band at times.. I never thought of the dead a ’jazz’ type band but that makes sense cause if I’m not mistaken their shows were very improvisational. |
@stuartk Thanks for the clarity as I really don’t know that much about The Dead. All I know about the Dead is their fan base showed levels of Devotion unseen by any other ensemble I’ve ever seen and the little I did happen to hear was to me kinda organic before the term was ever coined. Now Stevie Wonder, after his albums Talking Book, Music of My Mind and Innervisions to me he and his music were uncategorizable and completely Transcendental. You could go on and on for a lifetime trying to explain his music. Words just don't cut it.
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Thanks for introducing me/us to Madeleine Peyroux. All this time I thought she was a French Parisian singer because the youtube algorithm gave me this tune sung in French: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2m_3OQtFNc Turns out she’s from Athens Georgia, USA! She has a playful and at the same time haunting voice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7UlbMu4eew&list=PLf-ZSfxxZo5nZinA-dz9bsm5fMdIm_BWf&index=1
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