Patricia Barber is one of my favorites when it comes to jazz female vocals; what a talented individual. "Modern Cool" and "Cafe Blue" are especially good.
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This is the most captivating jazz album I've heard in a long time. |
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. |
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 |
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. |
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) |
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! |
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. |
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 |
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. |
Many years ago I would really not know what to buy. Just buying a nice front cover did not help. Then I subscribed to JAZZIZ magazine, which once a month sends me the magazine and a CD with a selection of different Jazz artists. Their CD´s are very high quality, and from what you hear you can go out and explore those artists other albums. In Amazon you can listen to them and decide. I also listen a lot to SMOOTHJAZZ.COM while sitting at my computer and allthough quite repetitve often I come across some new jazz which I like and instantly order through a link on their web page. I discovered new artists and new music through these methods and now my jazz collection numbers almost 500 CD´s. |
Eljaro, an excellent response. The best option is always to find a source (live or recorded) where you can appreciate what you like before parting with your money. I suppose our suggestions are just a chance to share our personal revelations and fill in potential gaps with our own tastes. The gamble remains with the buyer! Of course, my suggestions are objective and no one could possibly fail to share my enthusiasm and admiration for each one :-) |
For what its worth, if you're into this type of music, I picked up some leads on several jazz CDs from this thread and others and three of the standouts are: 1. Oscar Peterson Trio - "We Get Requests" (Verve) 2. Charlie Haden & Kenny Barron - "Night and The City" (Verve) 3. Joe Lovano & Hank Jones - "Live at Dizzy's Club" (Blue Note) I concur with the guys who recommended these before me. Excellent sound quality. Terrific performances. Simple clean "you are there" feeling to all of them. Very involving. |
