timwakefield 68 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Official jazz thread. Good albums? Favorite artists? etcCome on guys, I know jazz isn't as unknown as pop culture would make you think it is.Ok I'll start with a great album I got recently: Percussion Bittersweet by Max Roach. Recorded in 1961....great, great music. And if you haven't heard his bebop era recordings with Bird, Diz, etc, then you haven't lived. Link to post Share on other sites
lvpro 0 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Maybe too obvious, but I don't go anywhere without Sketches of Spain.Miles Davis is...well, he's Miles Davis. Link to post Share on other sites
pckt10s 0 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 ever since Karl Malone and John Stockton left, they aren't the same...sorry... just had to post this... carry on... Link to post Share on other sites
Don Giovanni 0 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 i love jazz, but i dont keep up with recent albums that much. i have a greatest hits album of max roach and clifford brown that i listen to a lot.i also like some miles davis, coltrane, monk, sonny rollins, and some others.oh yea and i love the dave brubeck triothe most recent jazz album ive come across is the Jaco Pastorius self titled album, which i also like. Link to post Share on other sites
timwakefield 68 Posted March 20, 2006 Author Share Posted March 20, 2006 Maybe too obvious, but I don't go anywhere without Sketches of Spain.Miles Davis is...well, he's Miles Davis.That is a great album. Also love his recording of Porgy and Bess.Do any of you guys listen to Cecil Taylor? That dude ****ing blows my mind, no joke.the most recent jazz album ive come across is the Jaco Pastorius self titled album, which i also like.He rocks.I'm also not very up on the modern jazz world, although I wish I was. But jazz isn't alive the way it was 40 years ago... Link to post Share on other sites
keith crime 8 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Mingus - Mingus Mingus Mingus MingusColtrane - Blue Trane Link to post Share on other sites
Dendroaspis Polylepis 0 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Jazz is dead, tag it and bag it then go buy some AC/DC Link to post Share on other sites
JaNnN 0 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Monk is one of the sickest piano players. He just feeeeels the instument.The cd I play te most is miles davis with 'Birth of the Cool', some realy easy listening jazz for every moment.Jan Link to post Share on other sites
KDawgCometh 2 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 PM me if you want to really know what is up with jazz albums. I generally don't like sharing my finds and what not. I was originally a jazz performance major at rutgers before I decided on a social life as opposed to getting very serious with playing Link to post Share on other sites
chrozzo 19 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Ray Charles Link to post Share on other sites
dimseven 0 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Cecil Taylor? That dude ****ing blows my mind, no joke.He rocks.Recommend some albums for me... anything from the more accessible stuff to the free jazz stuff... or which album is the mindblowingest. Link to post Share on other sites
keith crime 8 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Coltrane - My Favorite Things, Love Supreme, With Duke EllingtonMiles Davis - Kind of Blue Milestones Round MidnightIf you really want to learn about Jazz I recommend miles' autobiography - he played essentially with everyone from Diz and Parker to Coltrane to well everyone it's a history of jazz has great language great stuff on drugs and racism - and of course the story about sitting in a cab while Charlie Parker ate out a chick while simultaneously enjoying a bottle of whickey and a chicken leg! Link to post Share on other sites
chrozzo 19 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 I just love Big Band music in general Link to post Share on other sites
Farnan 0 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 I'm also not very up on the modern jazz world, although I wish I was. But jazz isn't alive the way it was 40 years ago...Oh yes it is. Jazz is alive and strong in many ways. In the areas of progressive rock and "jam" rock--you've got other genres HEAVILY influenced by jazz.If you're looking for straight jazz artists still writing music, look at these bands:Medeski, Martin & Wood (the best, IMO, jazz trio out there)John Scofield (you should already know who this guy is)Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey (very cool jazz band--a little abstract at times)Steve Kimock (sick guitarist)Karl Denson (sax player--his music is funk/jazz)Charlie Hunter (plays 8-string guitar--runs bass with thumb and plays guitar at same time)Once you look at these guys, PM me and let me know what you do/don't like and i'll send you more names of artists who play the style that you like.Look around--Jazz is everywhere--though not usually in its typical form. I personally love the jazz influenced rock. If you also like progressive rock--check out Umphrey's McGee (www.umphreys.com)---they play what I call "improg"--improvisational progressive rock. Absolutely amazing band. Probably the best touring band out there right now. Download one of their podcasts and let me know what you think. I'll point you to a place where you can find more UM than you could ever have the time to listen to. Plus, new CD is out the first week of April.That should get you a taste of what is out there right now.To everyone--if you like rock and enjoy jazz--there are a whole host of bands out there incorporating the best parts of each genres and making some really amazing music. Link to post Share on other sites
mk 11 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Chicago has a pretty sick post-rock/jazz scene. Jeff Parker, John McEntire and the whole Thrill Jockey clan have been making amazing records for a long time now. Tortoise is one of the best bands in the world. Their side projects are also mostly excellent. Isotope 217 made a couple nice modern jazz records. Link to post Share on other sites
ShakeZuma 585 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 I'm a big fan of Ahmad Jamal and Dave Brubeck. No particular albums, they're all good. Link to post Share on other sites
Farnan 0 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Chicago has a pretty sick post-rock/jazz scene. Jeff Parker, John McEntire and the whole Thrill Jockey clan have been making amazing records for a long time now. Tortoise is one of the best bands in the world. Their side projects are also mostly excellent. Isotope 217 made a couple nice modern jazz records.Tortoise is phenominal. I was going to recommend that--but it is such an eclectic band--i usually hesitate recommending them until i know the person's tastes better.Chi-town? You've prolly heard of Umphrey's then... They're actually on sirius right NOW. Great band. Link to post Share on other sites
mk 11 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Tortoise is phenominal. I was going to recommend that--but it is such an eclectic band--i usually hesitate recommending them until i know the person's tastes better.Chi-town? You've prolly heard of Umphrey's then... They're actually on sirius right NOW. Great band.Yeah, lots of the college aged kiddies around here love Umphreys. They don't do much for me, but it's mostly because I hate jam bands and hippies. Link to post Share on other sites
keith crime 8 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Yeah, lots of the college aged kiddies around here love Umphreys. They don't do much for me, but it's mostly because I hate jam bands and hippies.heh amen to that Link to post Share on other sites
dimseven 0 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Tortoise is one of the best bands in the world. Their side projects are also mostly excellent.I've been listening to Pajo's Aerial M. Link to post Share on other sites
Farnan 0 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Yeah, lots of the college aged kiddies around here love Umphreys. They don't do much for me, but it's mostly because I hate jam bands and hippies.Meh, they aren't really a jam band. Not nearly loose enough. And the hippies, well, i can't defend that one. Though, there is a clear anti-wook sentiment among the UM fans. (note: wook (i.e. wookie) is the term used by many to identify the hippie who rarely showers, smells like pachouli, etc.) Most of the old UM fans are professionals in their 20's or 30's. Link to post Share on other sites
keith crime 8 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 jazz died around 1965 for me Link to post Share on other sites
nell789 0 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Can someone recommend a good (but common/popular) jazz album for me? I prefer the more upbeat style. Link to post Share on other sites
Farnan 0 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Can someone recommend a good (but common/popular) jazz album for me? I prefer the more upbeat style.If you're talking more danceable groove jazz, i recommend:Medeski Martin and Wood: Combustication or Uninvisible (both incredibly sick albums)--check out audio clips on: http://www.medeskimartinandwood.com/music.jspJohn Scofield (played w/ Miles Davis back in the day--seriously amazing jazz guitarist): A Go Go and Uberjam--check out audio clips on: http://www.johnscofield.com/music.htmlActually, MMW and Scofield are in the studio together--disk out in the fall with a tour together. Link to post Share on other sites
timwakefield 68 Posted March 20, 2006 Author Share Posted March 20, 2006 Recommend some albums for me... anything from the more accessible stuff to the free jazz stuff... or which album is the mindblowingest.None of his **** is "accessible." It is all blow-your-mind, knock-you-out wild (except possibly his very early stuff, which I haven't heard).I would recommend:Looking Ahead by the Cecil Taylor QuartetUnit Structures [which is a classic]Also recommend any of his live albums....Live in the Black Forest is a good oneUnit Structures is pretty wild, and a little weird, but listen the whole way through and you'll probably love it.If you're talking more danceable groove jazz, i recommend:Medeski Martin and Wood: Combustication or Uninvisible (both incredibly sick albums) etcI don't think this kind of music is similar enough to straight jazz to be called such. To me, many of the musicians who you suggested in your post about how jazz is still rockin it are more rock and roll musicians....yes jazz is infused in rock and hip-hop, but I am talking about a very different form of music. Sorry if that sounded rude or snobby, it wasn't meant to....just personal preference.Can someone recommend a good (but common/popular) jazz album for me? I prefer the more upbeat style.I would recommend anything by Charlie Parker (be sure to find an album which DOES NOT include a string orchestra....he sometimes played cheesy crap for the radio, and it is hard to hear for my ears). Almost anything recorded by him is pure gold. They have recently released a live album of him and Dizzy Gillespie at Town Hall in 1945, and it is quite good. But again, anything ever recorded by Parker (without strings) is great. I would recommend a live album.Bird is the second artist to completely knock me on my face and spin my head around a million times. I still think (and many others do too) that he's the greatest musician of the 20th century. Link to post Share on other sites
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