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All that jazz
Jazz music... I've gotten the fancy to listen to some jazz, after seeing some French cinema. However I know nothing about the genre really. What are the big names, the go-to albums a beginner might look at? Classic must-have's or modern classics.
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Well one of the best known classic albums is A Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis, from 1958. Try that first if you haven't already.
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Here's a list of 88 "essential" jazz albums put together by a jazz radio station in California: http://www.jazzandblues.org/programm...p88/index.aspx If you have access to a streaming service like Spotify just check them out and see if you like them, or search on YouTube.
Kind of Blue has to be at the top of anyone's list, along with its sister album Somethin' Else by Cannonball Adderley (basically the same style of music - some people prefer Somethin' Else, some prefer Kind of Blue). But if you find those too serious try something like this legendary live recording of Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue by Duke Ellington: https://youtu.be/PYgow060zOg or the effortlessly groovy Moanin' by Art Blakey: https://youtu.be/Cv9NSR-2DwM . Another one in that gospel vein is Mercy Mercy Mercy by Cannonball Adderley: https://youtu.be/s4rXEKtC8iY . Or Song for My Father by Horace Silver: https://youtu.be/CWeXOm49kE0 which was "borrowed" by Steely Dan for their song Rikki Don't Lose That Number Here's an interesting new artist I literally heard yesterday: Michel Benita https://youtu.be/PunoO3AGzPg And for a modern classic how about Keith Jarrett's Köln Concert - one long, very beautiful improvised piano solo: https://youtu.be/sRyZmt5sYbw |
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Sidney Bechet Live at the Olympia 1955. That's all you need really.
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Jazz music... I've gotten the fancy to listen to some jazz, after seeing some French cinema. However I know nothing about the genre really. What are the big names, the go-to albums a beginner might look at? Classic must-have's or modern classics.
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I'm pretty new to Jazz.......I starting listening to it last year and have dipped in and out of all different types
My absolute favourite discovery is 'Ole' by John Coltrane https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr5BotYA3U8 I listen to this almost on a daily basis...... ![]() Other than that there's also 'Impressions' by John Coltrane I think the two albums are a bit similar in that they have long tracks which are a bit impressionistic,. 'soundscape' type things rather than songs or tunes Prior to discovering these my absolute favourite was 'Flamenco Sketches' which is the last track on Kind of Blue..........and is similarly something of a 'soundscape of Spain' |
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Thanks for the suggestions, and the links. I'm working my way through them.
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Thanks for the suggestions, and the links. I'm working my way through them.
![]() It's a great film and a good score by Miles Davis, which captures the mood of the film very well. Here's a taster. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OKQdp6iGUk If you let it run there's other musical clips from the same film. Some good examples given by other contributors. Here's another favourite of mine. Try "The Gentle Side of John Coltrane." This also features a much underrated Singer. Johnny Hartman. This my all time favourite tune. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRh7M9zQiIc |
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Such a huge topic!
These are some of my favourite albums. Pianist Bill Evans influenced the playing style of many other piano players; his early trio albums are not a bad place to start if you're new to jazz imo. Portrait In Jazz: Autumn Leaves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-Z8KuwI7Gc Explorations: Elsa https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...lsa+bill+evans The Complete Live At The Village Vanguard 1961: Some Other Time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTkvMnZsTYE Tenor saxophonist Stan Getz has such a beautiful tone imo ; one of my favourite albums from his Bossa Nova period is Getz Au Go Go: Only Trust Your Heart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJtl-ETv2MM It Might As Well Be Spring https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHbR1ixiyto Listening to Dave Brubeck helped to get me interested in jazz; here are a couple of my favourite albums: Jazz At Oberlin: Stardust https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM2WcgR3rtw The Dave Brubeck Quartet At Carnegie Hall: Take Five https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVLIcbUL64M # Jim Hall - Concierto: Concierto De Aranjuez https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD6k2E61ABY This is not meant to be a "must have" list in any way; They're just some of my favourites. |
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I appreciate these suggestions, I'm liking them, thanks.
![]() I listened to Óle from John Coltrane, what a beautiful album, I was especially taken by the first 'track' olé. What a revelation! The cello(?) part made me think of modern classical a little. Another genre I know next to nothing about, but would like to learn. |
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I appreciate these suggestions, I'm liking them, thanks.
![]() I listened to Óle from John Coltrane, what a beautiful album, I was especially taken by the first 'track' olé. What a revelation! The cello(?) part made me think of modern classical a little. Another genre I know next to nothing about, but would like to learn. Though not really classical, Penguin Cafe Orchestra are worth a go, all sorts of tiff going on with them |
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I listened to Óle from John Coltrane, what a beautiful album, I was especially taken by the first 'track' olé. What a revelation! The cello(?) part made me think of modern classical a little. Another genre I know next to nothing about, but would like to learn.
The great thing is that it gets better every time you listen because you need to listen a few times to pick up the rhythms and tunes in it I love the piano solo in the track 'Aisha'........it doesn't last very long but it's perfect in the context of the piece |
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Such a huge topic!
These are some of my favourite albums. Pianist Bill Evans influenced the playing style of many other piano players; his early trio albums are not a bad place to start if you're new to jazz imo. Portrait In Jazz: Autumn Leaves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-Z8KuwI7Gc Explorations: Elsa https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...lsa+bill+evans The Complete Live At The Village Vanguard 1961: Some Other Time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTkvMnZsTYE Tenor saxophonist Stan Getz has such a beautiful tone imo ; one of my favourite albums from his Bossa Nova period is Getz Au Go Go: Only Trust Your Heart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJtl-ETv2MM It Might As Well Be Spring https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHbR1ixiyto Listening to Dave Brubeck helped to get me interested in jazz; here are a couple of my favourite albums: Jazz At Oberlin: Stardust https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM2WcgR3rtw The Dave Brubeck Quartet At Carnegie Hall: Take Five https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVLIcbUL64M # Jim Hall - Concierto: Concierto De Aranjuez https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD6k2E61ABY This is not meant to be a "must have" list in any way; They're just some of my favourites. This is my all time favourite recording. Back in the days when the BBC was very much into jazz. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2LFVWBmoiw The distinctive sound of Brubeck was of course alto saxophonist Paul Desmond, immediately recognisable. Here he is a few years before his death, already not a well man, but still as good as he ever was. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZbahdBHv9E Keith Jarrett has been mentioned, an excellent pianist. A few years ago I uploaded from my "Tribute" album his version of; "The Ballad of The Sad Young Men." It got thousands of hits, then YouTube took it down a gave me a warning! The saxophone is ideally suited to jazz. So many different styles, some have been mentioned. One of my favourites, probably considered as old fashioned, is Ben Webster. Such a fantastic tone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CHzdyJps6M Not forgetting the contributions of Cannonball Adderley. I bought this album as a teenager in 1960. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2xx3YTu2ac |
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Shostakovich Jazz Album...I love it.
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