Jazz Recommendations

To more people than you could ever imagine, Miles Davis "Kind of Blue" is not only the best jazz album of all time, but THE best album of all time. Start with that. Even after many years, it is still always near the top of my CD pile. Last year(on the 40th anniversary of its release), a local guy here in Philly put out a call for people to submit essays on how "Kind of Blue" either affected you or changed your life(yes, it inspires that kind of fanaticism in some). He is going to issue this collection as a book. Hope they print a coffee table suitable edition... The others I would add as being "must haves" are Sonny Rollins "Soundtrack from the movie, Alfie"(the ultimate sleeper for any die hard jazz fanatic), John Coltrane "Blue Train", and another from Miles "Bitches Brew".

Better than a coffee table edition, I would really like to see this coffee table book come to life as an actual coffee table (as in a very popular TV show that is no longer on the air). This would be the right book for this.

Bill Evans "Sunday at the Village Vangard", Charlie Haden "The Monteral Tapes", Miles Davis "Bitches Brew", Lee Morgan "The Sidewinder"

It matters what form of jazz moves you the most; Be-Bop, Hard Bop, Cool, Free, etc. Also, what instuments do you like to hear the most? Do you like Trios? Quartets? Sextets? Big Band? We really require more info before we can provide suitable referals. I'll be happy to help!

The Brubeck Time Out CD in HDCD is on Columbia/Legacy. It is available everywhere even the BMG & Columbis Music Clubs.