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Glaring Omissions

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By all accounts, I'm a certified jazz lover and fanatic.

However, there are several jazz greats that one should have in his collection, if one calls himself an aficionado. So, at the risk of being kicked out of this forum, I will list the greats that one might think essential to a jazz collection....that are missing from my collection. I have over 4,000 albums, the vast majority of which is jazz.

I was introduced to jazz while in college in 1971. I was dependent on my friends and the local jazz station for my exposure to new music. If the station didn't play it, I had no access. So, a lot of the guys on my list didn't get any airplay, consequently I wasn't exposed to them.

Nat King Cole.......(I do have several Freddy Cole albums)

Billie Holiday......(Her voice makes my skin crawl & too much melancholy in her music.)

*Stan Getz...........I just never got around to it.

Duke Ellington......I've just never heard any of his recordings that I cared to buy.

Louis Armstrong......Just not my cuppa tea.

*Chet Baker...........Just never got around to it.

Charlie Parker.......I couldn't get past the poor audio quality of the recordings that I've heard.

Charles Mingus... I've never heard a Mingus recording in my life.

*Lester Young.....They never played him on the radio.

*Coleman Hawkins...They never played him on the radio.

*Gerry Mulligan....Just never got around to it.

I do plan to make an effort to familiarize myself with those that have an asterisk (*) before their name above.

I already own more music than I have time to listen to. That, and an addiction to Pandora, doesn't leave much room for new stuff.

Do you have any glaring omissions?
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mitch4t

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rok2id
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Mitch4t:

***** I just happen to like different ones that you do...and my love of jazz is as legitimate as yours. All of it is jazz. I prefer different musicians*****

This is not about me.

This is about a self proclaimed 'Jazz Fanatic' making a list of the icons of the genre and then, saying he does not like their music. And has never heard, arguably, the greastest of them all, Mingus!!

Against the law? Nope. Will get you thown off the forum? Hardly. Illegitimate? Absolutely.

In any event, it's not worth fighting about. And lets all remember, we post, in order to get comments. We all know our 'rights'.

Cheers
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rok2id
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We all have at least one glaring omission. Mine is 'Fats Nararro'. I am in the process of correcting that omission.

Your comment on the technical aspect of Parker's recordings has some merit, but, unless you are in the Kind of Blue and Krall crowd, that is not a valid reason. If you are into 'audiophile' recordings of Jazz, you will always have glaring omissions.

Lastly, you seem to have a problem with a lot of the seminal figures in Jazz. Are you sure you are a Jazz lover?

Cheers

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rok2id
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Mitch4t:

Everyone has their likes and dislikes. No one is saying you have to like anyone. All this goes without saying.

IMHO, your post is like saying: I like Classical music except for that stuff that came out of Europe. Or, I plan to study Physics, except for that Newton / Einstein crap.

In other words, the stuff you don't seem to care for, IS JAZZ!

It's your right and business, it just seems incredible.

Cheers
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rok2id
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******I would suggest and encourage you to approach your exposure to jazz by taking into account the history and evolution of it*******

Absolutely!! Maybe Mitch4t should read for a while, instead of listening. Knowing the history of Jazz music and the players, is awe inspiring.

Cheers
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