Jazz...Jazz...Jazz. Been bitten by the bug!

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  1. inaudible

    inaudible Forum Resident

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    New York
    Contemporary jazz artists I’m digging: Craig Taborn, Mary Halvorson, Matana Roberts, Steve Lehman (his octet albums are brilliant), Makaya McCraven, and I’m sure there are others.

    I’ve been into jazz awhile and am discovering new stuff all the time. The album that really changed my life is Black Saint and the Sinner Lady by Mingus... really stands alone IMO.
    Enjoy your journey
     
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  2. Neonbeam

    Neonbeam All Art Was Once Contemporary

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    .... and I thought this was about the Queen album! :hide:
     
  3. jhw59

    jhw59 Forum Resident

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    Rehoboth Beach DE.
    Some classic big band by Count Basie-Atomic Basie- and Duke Ellington-His mother called him Bill.
     
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  4. ChazFromCali

    ChazFromCali INTJ

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    Baja
    Wes Montgomery has 6 or 8 must listen albums / CD's.
     
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  5. Fred68

    Fred68 Loves Music

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    USA
    Midnight Blue is being reissued in June as part of the Blue Note Classic Series.

    http://www.bluenote.com/classic-vinyl-reissue-series/
     
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  6. mike s in nyc

    mike s in nyc Forum Resident

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    My 'gateway drug' to jazz, was probably Miles Davis,.. first with Kind of Blue, Milestones and so much of the other 50's stuff, then the 60's quartet albums like ESP and then the fusion breakthrus of 'in a silent way' and 'b-tches brew' and 'jack johnson'. then duke ellington, mingus (start with 'mingus ah um'), thelonious monk, ... so much more too of course.. and on the subject of jazz guitar, the two pats- pat martino and pat metheny!
     
  7. If you like Grant Green, it should be easy to get into this set



    Full House, 1962 on Riverside

    guitar- Wes Montgomery
    saxophone- Johnny Griffin
    piano- Wynton Kelly
    bass- Paul Chambers
    drums- Jimmy Cobb

    I think it's a good way to get acquainted with a wide spectrum of jazz playing, because it's an all-star band of jazz heroes, the rhythm section is superb, and every soloist is amazing, not just the guitarist.
     
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  8. mwheelerk

    mwheelerk Sorry, I can't talk now, I'm listening to music...

    Location:
    Gilbert Arizona
    I stepped into Jazz in 1973 and it has been a broad and diverse discovery ever since.
     
  9. StarThrower62

    StarThrower62 Forum Resident

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    Syracuse, NY
    Smokin' At The Half Note, for starters.
     
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  10. Isitquiex

    Isitquiex Forum Resident

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    Texas
    My favorite recent discovery has been drummer Allison Miller, who is part of the Artemis supergroup that just released a great new album on Blue Note.

    I love her solo records with her band, Boom Tic Boom, especially last year's Glitter Wolf

     
  11. Dapper Zoom

    Dapper Zoom 私以外私じゃないの

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    Cole Valley, CA
    Welcome to the club!

    I also love Grant Green, but you didn't tell us why you like his music or what you like about it. if you do so, we can probably recommend some paths to explore.

    Also, I suggest listening to the jazz playlist in my signature on shuffle when you are cleaning, reading, cooking, or some such and take notes on what you like. then explore from there.
     
  12. willy

    willy hooga hagga hooga

    Can’t recommend this highly enough, Sonny Stitt with Bud Powell......

     
  13. PhilBorder

    PhilBorder Senior Member

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    Sheboygan, WI
    I'm really enjoying Dave Brubeck's Live from the U.S. /U.K. His playing is inspired throughout, and his alto player Bobby Millicent (whom I've never heard of) plays with a fluid incandescence that rivals Phil Woods on a good day. Like someone filled his horn with gasoline and threw in a match. Which of course further inspires Dave. Pretty amazing performances.
     
  14. Tony Cruse

    Tony Cruse Tc

    Location:
    Essex, UK.
    Same thing happened to me not long ago! Two good jazz stations...WBGO and WWOZ! And and and...have you heard the new Lady Blackbird album?!! Just superb!!
     
  15. peter1

    peter1 Now things are looking up!

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    Bend, OR
    Whose voice was that?
     
  16. rjp

    rjp Senior Member

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    Ohio
    been there done that. couldn't get enough. i was buying anything and everything i could used and most jazz CD's at that time were $5 or less.

    it is wonderful and i admire the artists involved, but, after about a year i started to notice that much of began repeating itself, especially those RVG reissues from the late 50's early 60's that all had the same production and instrumentation, just a different name on the cover.

    my advice is to enjoy, but go easy.......
     
  17. analog74

    analog74 Forum Resident

    I got into jazz from listening to Bob Parlocha's show in the 1990s. He was great at providing insight to the players and recordings. Just gave off a pleasant vibe.
    Many shows are archived online and I can't recommend checking them out enough!
    Jazz with Bob Parlocha Archives
     
  18. Luvtemps

    Luvtemps Forum Resident

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    Get some-Sonny Rollins-Jimmy Smith-MJQ-Jazz Crusaders.. you'll love em!!!
     
  19. MikeManaic61

    MikeManaic61 Forum Resident

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  20. David B

    David B Forum Resident

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    LOL. We have a place in Florida where my wife has gone every winter, leaving me to go to work and listen to records. I’ve retired now and she expects me to go with her….
    Jazz is also a new discovery for me. Maybe 50 classic albums so far… Plus new artists like Tord Gustavson, Mehldau/Redman/McBride, Snarky Puppy (jazz rock fusion), Go Go Penguin
     
  21. Islands

    Islands Forum Resident

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    I wouldn't worry about hearing everything in the jazz world. I don't know if it's possible. The music has such a long, storied, and rich history. Just find what you really like. Every note of jazz is NOT essential listening IMO, there is a lot of sub-par stuff out there, but the best stuff definitely is essential.
    Check out best-of lists, focus on the sub genres you're most into. Post-bop, fusion, hard bop, etc...
    or better yet, explore music based on the players on the albums you've heard.
    If you listen to say, Kind of Blue by Miles Davis, seek out more music by him, as well as Coltrane, Cannonball, Bill Evans, etc..
    In fact, using Miles' discography is a great jumping off point, as just as there is a 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon, there is truly a 6 degrees of Miles Davis. Dude played with so many musicians.

    Some of the most popular names in jazz are Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Keith Jarrett, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and so on.
    I've seen it written (and said) that if the album was recorded in 1959, it is likely one of the best jazz albums ever made. That could be a good jumping off point. Of course, I got into jazz through 70s fusion, then eventually branched out from there, but everyone's tastes are different.
    In my experience, two labels produce much of my favorite music: Blue Note, and ECM.
     
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  22. David B

    David B Forum Resident

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    Good advice. Start close to what you know you like
     
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  23. Islands

    Islands Forum Resident

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    USA
    The great thing about jazz is there are so many styles, there is bound to be stuff everyone can enjoy. There's bop/post-bop/hard bop, Classic (1920s), jazz-rock, hip-hop jazz, swing, third stream, funk-jazz, free jazz, singer-songwriter jazz, jazz-folk, world-fusion, and much more!
     
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  24. David Sonnier

    David Sonnier Forum Resident

    Location:
    Broussard LA
    new stuff:

    Helen Sung “Quartet +”

    Orrin Evans “The Magic of Now”


    Stream those. :)
     
  25. Maltman

    Maltman Somewhat grumpy, but harmless old man.

    Location:
    Vancouver Canada
    I agree, Blue Note and ECM are my favourites too. Impulse and Verve also have big catalogues.
     
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