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
I agree with onhwy61. You say it all in your title. There's so much good music out there If you've been trying for 30 years and you just don't get it, why bother. onhwy61 is right, It's not like anything is going to change. I don't think one day you will proclaim OH, now I get it. Listen to what you like, don't force yourself to like a genre you think your "supposed" to like. Isn't that the point. |
Very melodic jazz/blues artist that I love is Gene Harris. He was a fantastic pianist with his own style and his Quartet recordings often had Ray Brown on bass and Jeff Hamilton on drums. He also recorded several Big Band albums in the style of Count Basie. Diana Krall is a modern sultry pianist/vocalist that has a very large audience appeal. For contemporary "cool jazz" I recommend the Rippingtons, Peter White, Richard Elliot and David Benoit. |
