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Recommend some Jazz to me

A friend and I have been checking out some Jazz records recently. Mostly Miles Davis 1st and 2nd great quintet stuff. He turned me on to Bill Evans - Sunday at the Village Vanguard, which I have been enjoying.

Someone in another recent thread recommended Elvin Jones - Poly-currents. I listened to the 1st track and it knocked me off my feet. Of course we're familair with Brubeck - Time Out. We're both drummers and I took a couple of lessons with Morello back in the day. I've also checked out some Milt Jackson.

What other artists or records would you recommend? They don't have to be great "drum" records per se. Hi fidelity recordings are a bonus.


Thanks!

Joe

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tostadosunidos
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Jim Hall (trio) Live
Crystal Silence--Gary Burton/Chick Corea (*no drums or bass)
The Modern Jazz Quartet--any collection/anthology
Trio of Doom (Tony Williams, John McLaughlin, Jaco Pastorius)
Dizzy's Big 4 (Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Pass, Ray Brown, Mickey Roker)
Giant Steps--John Coltrane (quartet)

bluesy41
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Anything Christian McBride, Marcus Miller, Joshua Redmen, Al Di Meloa, Stanley Clarke, Charlie Hunter, George Duke, Bob James

legends must have
Charles Mingus - Ah Um
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue/ Miles Ahead
Miles Davis and Gil Evans
John Coltrane - Love Supreme or Giant Steps/ Live at Village Vanguard
Dizzy Gillespie - An Electricfying Evening
Wes Montgomery - Bumpin 
Dave Brubeck - Time Out/ Take Five
Cannonball Adderley - Something Else
Nina Simone - Verve Jazz Master
Keith Jarret - Hamburg 
Stan Getz- Joao Gilberto 
Ahmad  Jamal - Live at Montreal Jazz Festival
George Benson - White Rabbits 
Sonny Rollins. - Horn Culture
just to name to name a few


elinter
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Agree with all the above - here are a few not mentioned that I love:

Chet Baker - Chet
Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours
Count Basie - Kansas City Shout
Ry Cooder - Jazz


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audionoobie OP
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Thanks all for the suggestions. Right this second I’m listening to Elvin Jones/Coalition and Poly-Currents via Tidal. Really enjoying them.

I think bluesy41 hit the nail on the head in terms of what I was looking for i.e the cornerstone records of swing from the 50’s and 60’s. I’m going to check out your Mingus and Keith Jarret recommendations next. 

Im very familiar with Kind of Blue btw. I really dig Neftiti by Miles too. 

Im pretty burned out on the whole fusion thing which is why I started out on this quest. I agree with BDP (black diamond pearl) regarding Cobham, although I was floored by Spectrum when I first heard it in high school. 

Cheers,
Joe
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sj00884
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If you have access to Pandora, listen to the bebop station. That is my favorite jazz genre.  I mean, what is jazz? 🙃 Too much to be specific but Oscar Peterson, Count Basie, Coltrane, Davis, Rollins, etc, etc etc,  


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