Recommendations for a jazz record which demonstrates vinyl superiority over digital


I have not bought a vinyl record since CDs came out, but have been exposed to numerous claims that vinyl is better.  I suspect jazz may be best placed to deliver on these claims, so I am looking for your recommendations.

I must confess that I do not like trad jazz much.  Also I was about to fork out A$145 for Miles Davis "Kind of Blue" but bought the CD for A$12 to see what the music was like.  I have kept the change!

I love the jazz in the movie Babylon, which features local Oz girl Margo Robbie (the film, not the jazz).

So what should I buy?

richardbrand

Showing 6 responses by grislybutter

I would suggest Blood Sweat and Tears. It's so vanilla, relatable yet so beautifully written and produced and high quality in every sense. 

Also, I don't think vinyl is about superior quality. It's a superior experience IF vinyl is for you. If not, if you only care about sound quality, vinyl is a rabbit hole. 

I called McCartney a jazz musician to make a point. I wouldn't argue that he is. All I meant was that jazz is not a genre, it's an attitude. Genres have lines/boundaries, jazz doesn't.

(and I should admit, I know very little about music theory AND jazz, so I may be completely wrong.)

@richardbrand 

Understanding jazz has nothing to do with genres. It has to do with patience. Jazz doesn't try to be better or superior, it just tries to go deeper. Not wider. It's that minor difference of trying to wow you vs trying to slow you down and appreciate rhythm and melody Jazz is everywhere, it's a luxury for musician who can explore and not cop out or those who don't care to.

My favorite jazz musician is Paul McCartney. Favorite jazz album: Ram

@lewm

By the way, it took me a long time to see the irony in this thread: If you don't care for jazz, then why ask about a jazz LP that proves any point about digital vs analog?

Indeed!

I obviously know very little about jazz, but I like some tracks and some musicians.  There are a lot pieces and depth of jazz that are only appreciated by musicians or hard core listeners - which I think confuses some of simpletons and make us say: we don't like jazz. It's a process....

serious and silly questions to the experts:

are there Jazz singers vs singers singing Jazz tunes?

I am thinking Nina Simone, Amy Winehouse, Roberta Flack, Norah Jones. Is their ability to sing in a certain what makes them jazz singers or a good singer is a singer, period, and they will sing whatever they are inclined to?

For those who think British jazz ain't jazz

Great jazz musicians for my taste in every decade

That’s why I said, many don’t understand jazz

I would add: many think but don't know what jazz is, my being an example