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Binch Lover
Joined: 25 Jul 2005
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 Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 5:31 am Post subject: Recommend some good jazz music |
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| I've always liked jazz music but don't know much about it. I like melodic stuff, not too all over the place. Please recommend some. |
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Son Deureo!
Joined: 30 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 6:14 am Post subject: |
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| Kind of Blue by Miles Davis is my favorite jazz album. |
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Harpeau
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
Location: Coquitlam, BC
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| Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 6:16 am Post subject: |
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Yup definitely Davis. "The Man with the Horn".
Also the Red Garland Trio. Very nice! |
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Hanson
Joined: 20 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 6:17 am Post subject: |
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| Nice use of an oxymoron in the title. |
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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| Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 6:25 am Post subject: |
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| Miles Davis is good, but a little too modern for me. Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Django Reinhardt, that's what I'd reccommend |
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blurgalurgalurga
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 6:49 am Post subject: |
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You might like Thelonius Monk...he's often melodic, but he does definitely go off a-wankling somewhat, now and again. It's not hideous, noodling and stupid aging artdouche BS like most piano jazz is, though...it's good stuff.
Django Reinhardt and Stephan Grapelli are good for that old French gypsy vibe, like Pepperimint says.
There's a sweet Japanese dude named Copa Saluva who plays awesome latin Jazz, but he's a little hard to find.
Amon Tobin's early stuff, 'permutations' especially, is good jazzy drum and bass. "Bridge" is an especially awesome track.
Kid Koala spins some cool jazz into his mixes as well. |
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Pyongshin Sangja
Joined: 20 Apr 2003
Location: I love baby!
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| Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 7:02 am Post subject: |
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| If you're really interested, I'll talk to a friend of mine here who was a Jazz program host on independent/non-mainstream radio in Canada for about 12 years, and get some suggestions... |
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Tony_Balony
Joined: 12 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 7:40 am Post subject: |
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Here... these three records;
1 - David Sanborn and Bob James - Double Vision
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...this CD. I purchased this CD for the song "More Than Friends" as we were going to use it for our graduation slide show. My immediate feeling when I saw that there were only 7 songs was that I had been ripped off. I actually OWE David and Bob for this MASTERPIECE that they put together. Very few CD's that I own are what I would consider "timeless"..this would be one of them! From 1986 until now, this CD STILL is a favorite. Looking for a great "backbone" jazz CD? PICK THIS UP QUICK before it's out of print!
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2 - Stan Getz - Compact Jazz
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You will hear Stan Getz's name often in the same sentence with many of the great jazz musicians of the 20th Century. Miles. Thelonious. Fitzgerald. Getz's music work spans more than six decades, most notably highlighted by his contribution to bringing the Brazilian sounds of bossa nova jazz to the United States in the early 1960s.
This compilation album is an excellent introduction to Getz's bossa nova sound and pays tribute to the tragically flawed Getz. The liner notes include the recording dates and location for each song; all of them were made between 1963 and 1967. Included are live versions of "Summertime", "One-Note Samba", "Here's That Rainy Day", and "The Girl from Impanema". If Dave Brubek has come to be identified by "Take Five", Getz's "Impanema" has come to soley define this tenor saxophonist in a classic and timeless manner which ranks as one of the most identifiable pieces of jazz music ever made, rivaled only by "Desfinado" as perhaps the defacto standard of the beautiful mannerisms of bossa nova jazz.
The liner notes also detail that "nine of the 12 tracks helped launch - and have sustained - bossa nova, gentle sambas with imperishable melodies and poetic lyrics, sometimes tinged with melancholy." The album features the following artists: Astrud Gilberto, Joao Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Charlie Byrd, Luiz Bonfa, Laurindo Almeida, Gary Burton, and Chick Corea. A well compiled summary of Getz, this album introduces the listener to Brazil's bossa nova sound quite elegantly. Interested in jazz but not sure where to start? Look no further as this lynchpin will get your collection off on the right foot. |
3 - Once Blue/Rebbeca Martin/Jessie Harris
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This album will make your collection complete, effete, and packed with vitamins & essential nutrients. The music just rolls off the tongue and makes you feel warm, comfortable, and ever so slightly excited about life in general. An Ella Fitzgerald for the 21st century, Once Blue puts the Mascarpone on your mince pie.
I was lucky enough to see Once Blue in 1995 when they opened for Lisa Loeb. Rebecca Martin sang with her eyes closed most of the time and when she did open them, she had this sleepy dreamy look. The mood created by this CD is staying in bed on a Sunday morning. I like "Save Me", "I Haven't Been Me", and I love "Stardust & Snow" and "Where To Now". The rest of it is great, too. Not a bad track on here. Jesse Haris went on to success with Norah Jones, it's baffling that this treasure is out of print. So buy this CD, relax and sleep late. It's worth it. |
David Sanborn and Bob James - Double Vision 4 and half stars and a grammy. Its ultimate make out music.
Sanborn gets ripped alot for selling out but he's gotta eat and music doesn't pay well. The LP is killer. He had a Jazz show that was my lifeblood for few years. Try to find a ballad called "Smile" in the live version
Stan Getz Compact Jazz - 1964
I claim to like bossa nova but when I listen to most of it, its just light jazz
Bebel Gilberto put an album out thats pretty good. Astrud sings very well, her record are good.
Pat Metheny - wickedly sophisticated music, likely the best bossa nova post 1964 on "A Letter From Home" or LP's right then "Still Life Talking"
Has an excellent radio show too
Once Blue - Once Blue - This was the precursor to Nora Jones. Same writer, much better singer.
Coltrane - Giant Steps
Big Band Music - Big Brass Rules!
Tito Puentez - Greatest hits, best of
Later Frank Zappa
Billy Holliday - made a genre and closed the door behind her
Steely Dan - Asa
Chicago - CTA and early Chicago. The live album has a piano solo where he found a key, I forgot which one but its just delicious.
Joni Mitchell
Standards - God Bless The Child, My Favorite Things, Girl from Ipanema,
Peanuts Xmas song, Linus and Lucy - Vince Garibaldi - Schultz was a subversive genius, he turned me on to Jazz when I was 5
Burt Bacharach "The Look of Love", Herb Albert and Tijuana Brass "Casino Royal"
Brubeck - Take Five
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Tom Harrell (born June 16, 1946) is a renowned American post bop jazz trumpeter and composer. However he has a disability which profoundly affects his life away from the stage. He suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. On stage he stands away from the microphone, off to the side, his head bowed and his hands clutching his trumpet. When called upon to play, he walks slowly to the microphone, head still lowered, raising it only to play. When finished, he bows his head and resumes his original place.
He takes antipsychotic drugs for his condition, but has to deal with the side-effects such as weight gain and muscle spasms, depending on which drugs he is taking. Newer drugs appear to control his condition with fewer side effects.
Tom Harrell was born in Urbana, IL and began playing the trumpet at age eight. He soon moved to the San Francisco Bay Area, and was gigging with local bands by age thirteen. In 1969 he graduated from Stanford University with a music composition degree and joined Stan Kenton's orchestra, touring and recording with them throughout 1969. After leaving Kenton, Harrell played with Woody Herman's big band (1970-1971), Azteca (1972), the Horace Silver Quintet (1973-1977), the Sam Jones big band, the Lee Konitz Nonet (1979-1981), George Russell, the Mel Lewis Orchestra (1981), and Charlie Haden's Liberation Orchestra. In addition, he recorded albums with Bill Evans, Dizzy Gillespie, Ronnie Cuber, Bob Brookmeyer, Lionel Hampton, Bob Berg, Bobby Shew, among others. From 1983-1989 he was a pivotal member of the Phil Woods Quintet, with whom he toured the world and made many recordings.
Since 1989 Harrell has led his own groups; usually quintets but occasionally big bands. He has appeared at virtually every major jazz club and festival, and recorded under his own name for such record labels as Pinnacle, Blackhawk, Criss Cross, SteepleChase, Contemporary Records, Chesky, and RCA. |
For the record, I think classically trained singers sing better than Jazz, Gospel and R&B singers but its hard to make that kind of music appreciable.
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fruitcake
Joined: 18 Apr 2004
Location: shinchon
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Kenny Kimchee
Joined: 12 May 2003
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| Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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| peppermint wrote: |
| Miles Davis is good, but a little too modern for me. Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Django Reinhardt, that's what I'd reccommend |
Eh? Kind of Blue was released in 1959 - classic be bop at it's best.
Some of you guys are recommending some stuff that's a bit far out for a newbie; I think it's best to play it safe with a bit of be bop and then get more experimental.
I recommend having a look at http://home.austarnet.com.au/petersykes/jazz100/top100.html
Just about any of the albums in the top 50 are great introductions to jazz, though a few (A Love Supreme, Out to Lunch, Bitches Brew, The Shape of Jazz to Come, Heavy Weather, The Inner Mounting Flame) are kinda far out and are best avoided until you get your feet wet.
Stay away from smooth jazz - it's the devil. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 5:14 pm Post subject: |
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My absolute favourite jazz band is Quartette Tres Bien, but their stuff is hard to get a hold of. I've got "Steppin' Out!" on vinyl and it's my favourite record of all time. They're kind of Afro-Cuban jazz with an emphasis on percussion.
Another jazz musician I like is Jane Bunnett. She's a Canadian who makes albums with Cuban musicians, and they have an interesting flavour. "Ritmo + Soul" is the album I'd recommend.
I like Count Basie but prefer his later stuff in the '50s and '60s.
If low quality recordings don't bother you, check out Duke Ellington's Blanton-Webster Band.
What else? I'll have to think for a bit. |
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Manner of Speaking
Joined: 09 Jan 2003
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T-Square is a Japanese jazz band that is really popular (among jazz fans) in Korea; they're a bit rock/pop/jazz, but they're excellent musicians...they usually play in Korea once or twice a year, and put on an awesome concert.
Anything by Sonny Rollins.
Chet Baker...he takes a bit of getting used to in the beginning, but an excellent horn player.
Weather Report
Pat Metheny
Chon Jae Dok
Bill Evans Trio |
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Manner of Speaking
Joined: 09 Jan 2003
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Can anyone recommend some good live jazz clubs in Seoul?
If you're ever in Bangkok, the Bamboo Bar at the Oriental Hotel is the best place in the city for live jazz, every night of the week:
http://www.mandarinoriental.com/hotel/510000244.asp |
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normalcyispasse
Joined: 27 Oct 2006
Location: Yeosu until the end of February WOOOOOOOO
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<i>Time Out</i>, Dave Brubeck.
Amazing. |
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Are they the lemmings
Joined: 15 Feb 2007
Location: Not here anymore. JongnoGuru was the only thing that kept me here.
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You've already had many replies suggesting the jazz greats, so I'll skip over those.
How about some jazz offshoots? You know, stuff that's grounded in jazz but takes it off into other musical realms.
* Early Ronny Jordan (albums like The Antidote and The Quiet Revolution).
* Lots of stuff on the Irma and Schema labels. Jazz/funk/bossa.
* Nathan Haines |
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