Jazz Standard Time by the Jacobs Brother.
Boy, does that CD sound beautiful.
I listen to it over and over again and don't get tired of it.
Boy, does that CD sound beautiful.
I listen to it over and over again and don't get tired of it.
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Don't forget Bird. Charlie Parker's Dial and Savoy sessions, which have been nicely re-mastered are wonderful. You should have some Louis Armstrong in there. The Hot 5s and 7s are great, but if your looking for more hi-fi try Satch plays WC Handy or Fats Waller on Columbia. All great records. Also, if you dig Monk check out the early blue note sessions from the late forties. They really jump. It is a great record, but doesn't anyone ever get tired of listening to Kind of Blue? I mean c'mon guys. |
try Christian Mcbride "getting to it" this is good stuff with Cyrus Chestnut on piano who is one fo the real creative guys out there today.GREAT STUFF!!Also Miles Davis double cd l"steaming with the MD Quintet" on Prestige and there is a double cd live in San Francisco on CBS 24b it remastered and good live action... Soundwise |
In addition to my earlier suggestions there are the following MUST hear/buy pieces: LP: 1. Miles Davis, 'Lift to the Scaffold' (The Complete Recordings)- available on an excellent recent German, Fontana 180g audiophile pressing. Recorded around the time of 'Kind of Blue' this is the soundtrack to Louis Malle's movie, Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud, and on at least 4 tracks defies belief+++ CD: 1. Ray Brown, The Ray Brown Trio- Summer Wind (SACD 1027-6) This SACD can also play as a CD and has a performance of 'The Real Blues' that just needs to be heard, frequently. 2. Kitty Margolis, 'Evolution', (MKCD 1004). This has a minimalist performance of 'You Don't Know What Love Is' that is worth the entry fee on its own. The Davis LP in particular was a recent discovery for me but what an impact! I hope this helps spread a little more music and happiness. |
Henry,There is a lot of chemistry going on with Ray Brown and Gene Harris,,very good choice!Double4w,Im glad you enjoyed Jazz Cello,,I just finished listening to Live at Scullers and Dont get Sassy,,my jaw hit the floor when "But not for Me" started playing Wow!Ill not rest untill I own everything Rays done!Thanks guys! |
HI, here's yur first 100 jazz records for the cold winter nights: # John Coltrane: A Love Supreme (Impulse!, 1964) # Charles Mingus: The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (Impulse!, 1963) # Albert Ayler: Spiritual Unity (ESP, 1964) # Sun Ra: Atlantis (Saturn, 1967) # Lennie Tristano: Descent into the Maelstrom (Inner City, 1952) # Cecil Taylor: Unit Structures (Blue Note, 1966) # Ornette Coleman: The Shape of Jazz To Come (Atlantic, 1959) # Don Cherry: Mu (BYG Actuel/Get Back, 1969) # Carla Bley: Escalator Over The Hill (JCOA, 1971) # Anthony Braxton: Saxophone Improvisations (America, 1972) # Miles Davis: Kind Of Blue (Columbia, 1959) # John Coltrane: Ascension (Impulse, 1965) # Art Ensemble of Chicago: Les Stances A Sophie (Nessa, 1970) # Eric Dolphy: Out to Lunch (Blue Note, 1964) # Lennie Tristano: Crosscurrents (Capitol, 1949) # Miles Davis: Bitches Brew (Columbia, 1969) # Charles Mingus Pithecanthropus Erectus (Atlantic, 1956) # Albert Ayler: Vibrations (Debut, 1964) # Thelonious Monk: Brilliant Corners (Riverside, 1956) # Charlie Haden: Liberation Music Orchestra (Impulse!, 1969) # Tim Berne: Fractured Fairy Tales (JMT, 1989) # Sun Ra: The Magic City (Saturn, 1965) # John Coltrane: My Favorite Things (Atlantic, 1960) # Ornette Coleman: Free Jazz (Atlantic, 1960) # Paul Bley: Open, To Love (ECM, 1972) # Anthony Davis: Lady of the Mirrors (India Navigation, 1980) # Charles Mingus: Mingus Ah Um (Columbia, 1959) # Pharoah Sanders: Karma (Impulse!, 1969) # Charlie Haden: Dream Keeper (Blue Note, 1990) # Anthony Braxton: Alto Saxophone Improvisations (Arista, 1979) # Cecil Taylor: Nefertiti (Freedom, 1962) # Sonny Rollins: Saxophone Colossus (Prestige, 1956) # David Holland: Conference of the Birds (ECM, 1972) # Modern Jazz Quartet: Fontessa (Atlantic, 1956) # Joe McPhee: Topology (HatART, 1981) # George Russell: Ezz-thetics (Riverside, 1961) # Henry Threadgill: When Was That (About Time, 1982) # Guillermo Gregorio: Ellipsis (Hat Art, 1997) # John Coltrane: Giant Steps (Atlantic, 1959) # Wayne Shorter: Speak No Evil (Blue Note, 1964) # Mahavishnu Orchestra: The Inner Mounting Flame (Columbia, 1971) # Weather Report: I Sing the Body Electric (Columbia, 1972) # George Lewis: Solo Trombone Records (Sackville, 1976) # Borbetomagus: Barbet Wire Maggot (Agaric, 1983) # David Torn: Best Laid Plans (ECM, 1985) # Butch Morris: Dust To Dust (New World, 1990) # Dexter Gordon: Go (Blue Note, 1962) # Butch Morris: Testament (New World, 1995) # George Russell: Electronic Sonata For Souls Loved By Nature (Soul Note, 1980) # Charles Mingus: Presents (Candid, 1960) # Andrew Hill: Point of Departure (Blue Note, 1964) # Leroy Jenkins: Solo Concert (India Navigation, 1977) # Sam Rivers: Streams (Impulse!, 1973) # Muhal Richard Abrams: Levels and Degrees of Light (Delmark, 1967) # James Newton: Mystery School (India Navigation, 1979) # Toshiko Akiyoshi: Desert Lady (Columbia, 1994) # Paul Bley: Dual Unity (1971) (Freedom, 1973) # Myra Melford: Even the Sounds Shine (HatART, 1994) # Charles Mingus: Oh Yeah (Atlantic, 1961) # Gato Barbieri: Latin America (Impulse!, 1973) # Charles Earland: Black Talk (Prestige, 1969) # Anthony Braxton: For Alto (Delmark, 1968) # John McLaughlin: My Goals Beyond (Columbia, 1970) # Matthew Shipp: Circular Temple (Quinton, 1990) # Archie Shepp: Mama Too Tight (Impulse!, 1966) # Roscoe Mitchell: Sound (Delmark, 1966) # James Newton: Luella (Gramavision, 1983) # Max Roach: Freedom Now Suite (Columbia, 1960) # Coleman Hawkins: Body & Soul (RCA Victor, 1939) # Cecil Taylor: Conquistador (Blue Note, 1966) # Leo Smith: Mass on the World (Moers, 1978) # Bobby Hutcherson: Dialogue (Blue Note, 1965) # Julius Hemphill: Dogon AD (Freedom, 1972) # Michael Formanek: Wide Open Spaces (Enja, 1990) # Spontaneous Music Ensemble: Karyobin (Island, 1968) # Charles Mingus: Tijuana Moods (1957) (RCA, 1962) # Steve Lacy: Regeneration (Soul Note, 1982) # Bobby Previte: Claude's Late Morning (Gramavision, 1988) # Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (Capitol, 1949-50) # Randy Weston: Blues To Africa (Freedom, 1974) # Sam Rivers: Crystals (Impulse!, 1974) # Dollar Brand: Sangoma (Sackville, 1973) # Albert Ayler: Witches and Devils (Freedom, 1964) # Maria Schneider: Evanescence (Enja, 1992) # Jeanne Lee: Conspiracy (Earthform, 1974) # Oregon: Distant Hills (Vanguard, 1973) # McCoy Tyner: Sahara (Milestone, 1972) # Steve Lacy: Scraps (Saravah, 1974) # Matthew Shipp: Pastoral Composure (Thirsty Ear, 2000) # Duke Ellington: The Far East Suite (RCA, 1966) # Sonny Rollins: Freedom Suite (Riverside, 1958) # Don Cherry: Symphony For Improvisers (Blue Note, 1966) # Rova Saxophone Quartet: Cinema Rovate (Metalanguage, 1978) # Marty Ehrlich: Traveller's Tale (Enja, 1989) # Don Byron: Tuskegee Experiments (Elektra/Nonesuch, 1990-91) # Sonny Sharrock: Ask the Ages (Axiom, 1991) # Pat Metheny: As Falls Wichita So Falls Wichita (ECM, 1980) # Paul Motian: Conception Vessel (ECM, 1972) # Henry Threadgill: Just the Facts (About Time, 1983) # Chick Corea: Inner Space (Atlantic, 1966) |
Henryhk,Even though you asked the question more than 2 years ago,since it is nevertheless out there,I was a rocknroll junkie.Did all the concerts possible,Led Z,Jethro T.,Grateful D,Steve M,Rod S,etcetera,etcetera.,.I went to more than I can remember.However all the time,even as a small child I loved 'jazz'.Back in the 'day' you could catch a glimpse of the hot artists on such shows as Ed Sullivan,Merv Griffin,Johnny Carson,Mike Douglas,etc.I loved them all,even as a 6,7,8 year old on up.What I would give now for copies of those times on dvd.Anyway,over the last 20 years or so r&r just began to fail doing anything for me.Now I have really re-discovered 'jazz' to the point that I am spending piles of cash stocking up on such as Oscar Peterson, Junior Mance,Ray Brown,Gene Harris,George Cables,and lots of younger 'bebop' artists.I can hardly seem to get enough of this 'stuff'.At 52,I guess I have become an old f--- or something.But my tastes in food and other things have taken sharp turns over the past several years also.I don't remember making decisions to make these changes,they just happened.Strange! Of course I still listen to my Herb Alpert and TJB collection.Can't part with that. |
Double4w,I am a huge Ray Brown fan!He has released so many recordings!!!His ,,Some of my Best Friends are....,series are very good too! Ive been in Bradenton for 16 years now,i have a job int. in Boca Raton next week,,so i may be down there soon.I noticed in another thread that u still live in fl..Ray |
Kadlec,sorry if these have already been mentioned,I have not read all the responses.Some of the best imho are Oscar Peterson such as 'Jazz Soul of Oscar Peterson',West Side Story',Night Train',A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra',and then there is Junior Mance,'Blue Mance',Junior's Blues','Happy Time',and various others.And then there is 'Count Basie and Friends','Basie and Zoot',just to name a few.IMHO some of the most awsome music ever. |
This is the most captivating jazz album I've heard in a long time. |
Late to the scene, but some other gems that have rewarded my ears and soul over the years include: (LPs): Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley Nancy Wilson/George Shearing - 'The Swinging Mutuals' Jan Garbarek - 'Star' Danny Thompson - 'Elemental' Gustav Broma Orchestra (1968) Ella Fitzgerald - 'Let No Man Write My Epitaph' Sonnie Rollins - 'Alfie' Peggy Lee - 'Black Coffee' Kenny Burrell - 'Moon and Sand' Cassandra Wilson - ANY Abdullah Ibrahim - 'Water from an Ancient Well' (CDs): Tina May - 'Time Will Tell' Keith Jarrett - 'At the Deer Head Inn' Joe Sample - 'Old Places Old Faces' Carmen Lundy - Self Portrait Kitty Margolis - 'Straight Up with a Twist' Wherever possible, I'd suggest you try to get them on vinyl. Some of these might prove hard to find (at least they did this side of the pond: England) but are all worthy of the effort. Anyway, I hope they will open up new musical vistas for you: they did for me. |
Jazz has many faces and atmospheres. To me, there is not much that can take away from a good evening with some 'ole scratchies (better yet if not scratched). If someone wanted a start, I'd first tell them to get a 'entry-level' turntable (go for a used Thorens or AR with new arm or a Dual restored). The second step would be to get about $100-$150 dollars together and visit www.euclidrecords.com. They sell good condition vinyl for usually $4-8 an album. You can really rack up a collection. Most importantly, purchase recordings such as: Bill Evans, Sunday At the Village Vanguard Miles Davis, Kind of Blue John Coltane, Cresent OR Live at the Village Vanguard Ahmad Jamal, (anything on Argo or Chess) Wayne Shorter, Speak No Evil Sonny Rollins, Saxaphone Colloseus Herbie Hancock, Maiden Voyage Miles Davis, Someday My Prince Will Come John Coltrane, Lush Life OR Soultrane Billie Holiday, Lady in Satin Sonny Stitt, anything on Verve Wes Montgomery, Bumpin Sonny Criss, anything on Imperial Dave Brubeck, Time Out OR Angel Eyes Bill Evans, Interplay (I'm looking for that now in 180g) Wynton Marsalis, J-Mood or Black Codes (from the Underground) Sam Rivers, Countors or Fushia, Fushia Swing Keith Jarrett, Kohn Concert OR Bremen/Lausanne Wes Montgomery, A New Dynamic Sound When you get past the 'intro' stuff, get a 'little' deeper: Ornette Coleman, The Shape of Jazz to Come Pharoah Sanders, Kharma (impluse) or Pharoah Sanders Quintet (ESP, also called Pharoah's First) Jaki Byrd, anything in the late 50's thru 60's on Riverside or Prestige Thelonious Monk, ...Himself Andrew Hill, Point of Departure Lowell Davidson Trio (Esp....almost non-existant anywhere) Cecil Taylor, Unit Structures or any live solo work Don Cherry, Symphony for Improvisers Anthony Braxton, anything by him Albert Ayler, Spiritual Unity OR Bells Henry Grimes Trio, The Call Patty Waters, College Tour OR Sings Sun Ra, Space is the Place (impulse version only) Sam Rivers, Trio (impulse) Sonny Simmons, Music from the Spheres I may not have my degree, but I've put-in my 15 years. Not bad for a 25 year old :-) |
There have been some wonderful recommendations here, let me add one that I just picked up last night: Joe Lovano "I'm all for you" on Blue Note. Terrific tenor sax jazz with a great supporting cast on bass, drums, piano. Superbly recorded, it might not be everyone's cup of tea, but it shure got me looking at his other works. I bet he's great live. Just wanted to pass this one on. |
There are many younger jazz artists making great music right now which is neither bland nor too abstract to listen to. They include bassist Ben Allison, drummer Matt Wilson, saxophonist Ted Nash. I also love David S Ware, pianist Matthew Shipp,and bassist William Parker. Also try trombonist Joshua Roseman, drummer Bobby Previte and others. |
I'm more of a Macallan's scotch drinker myself but I did enjoy the put down of Diana Krall. Let's face it Jazz is many things to many people. Here are a few recordings to look for. Maybe not as an entry point, but there are many great examples of intro to jazz here already, but if you get into trying out different things you may find some pleasure here. Susie Ibarra - Songbird Suite - Tzadik William Parker Violin Trio - Scrapbook - Thirsty Ear Anouar Brahem - Le Pas De Chat Noir - ECM Chicago Underground Trio - Slon - Thrill Jockey hope you can track down a few of these matthew |
Well, with due respect, most of the time folks discuss jazz, they're not really jazz fans, not straight ahead fans, that is. When artists as diverse as Duke Ellington and Boney James are included in the forum, it's like, well, talking about the merits of Johnnie Walker Red in chat about Bowemore-like single malts... And anyway, this topic is the stuff of doctoral candidates. It's almost like asking for recommendations on high-fi cables and interconnects, where you'll get lots of opinions ("...the cables created a new sense of brightness and clarity while enhancing a greater sense of a total black background...") and even some science thrown in ("...the interconnects created an enhanced sound stage...") (the last part about science was tongue in cheek). So with that, in order to get past the mind numbing 'what is jazz?' stuff, just keep in mind, for technical 'definition' purposes a jazz composition has a beginning, middle and end. The start and finish are the central melody, known as the "head." The middle is generally the improvisation built around the head. Jazz is not, with all deference: Windham Hill, Smoothe Jazz radio stations, Tuck and Patty, the veritable cornacopia of Latin artists who play folk music but get air play on left-end-of-the-FM-dial-as-jazz-artists, Boney James, Najee, Kenny G, everything Grover Washington did post 1973 (God rest his soul), and not Diana Krall. Sorry. Anyway, if you are into sterling recordings that cover the range of the birth of Cool in the 50s up to the fusion era of the early 70s, try these: -Mile Davis "Kind of Blue" -Art Blakey "Album of the Year" (pressed in Amsterdam in the early 80s. Bobby Watson, Charles Pierce, Wynton Marsalis-- when he was around 18 yrs old--an incredible recording. And good luck in finding it) -Joe Henderson "Mode for Joe" -Herbie Hancock "Maiden Voyage" -Wayne Shorter "Speak No Evil" (1998 remastering by Rudy Van Gelder, contains alternate take of "Dance Cadaverous") -Woody Shaw "Two More Pieces of the Puzzle" -John Coltrane "A Love Supreme" (no, actually, get the entire Classic Quartet collection) -Chick Corea "Three Quartets" and "I rememer Bud (Powell)" -Frank Zappa "Hot Rats" ("Son of Mr Greenjeans" and "It Must Be a Camel" are among the best jazz compositions of all times) -Weather Report "Heavy Weather" and "Mr Gone" -Anything by: Bill Evans, Stan Getz, MyCoy Tyner and Tony Williams. |
Well, I don't claim to be well-versed or well-schooled in jazz music by any means, but I own a lot of it. Here are my favs: -Bela Fleck + Flecktones: Live Art -John Mclaughlin + Mahavishnu Orchestra: Inner Mounting Flame -Coltrane: Giant Steps -Davis: The Complete Concert 1964 (live 2 disc set) -Davis and Coltrane: Miles and Coltrane -John Scofield: A Go Go -Medeski, Martin and Wood: It's a Jungle in Here -Chris |