Okay, I am recently new to Jazz and am looking for some advice on what to listen too first. I have no qualms with any kind of jazz. I find classic jazz, bebop, any kind of swing jazz, ragtime, any kind, you name it and I am willing to give it a listen. I have been really tuned on by the latest HArry COnnick Jr CD, which I find excellent and has many jazz subtleties in it. I am also not oppossed to more modern versions, such as acid jazz. That said, what would youguys recommend. Should I just go right into it picking and choosing, or should I try andwork chronologically, starting with some of the oldtimers--Buddy Bolden, Freddie Kepard, Sidney Bechet, Joe Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, etc,etc and work my way up through bebop and dixie and whatnot to the modern acid jazz of today. What do you reccommend? Thanks ------------------ When I die I want to go peacefully like my grandfather. Not screaming like the passengers in the back seat!
I highly recommend anything by Miles Davis. My personal favorite is "Kind of Blue" John Coltrane is outstanding also. Wes Montgomery George Benson Thelonius Monk Roland Kirk There is a little known band from San Francisco that play outstanding covers of T.Monk, James Brown and Roland Kirk. They call themselves, T.J.Kirk They can be found on the Warner Brother Label (or maybe Napster, I never looked for them there) ------------------ "Get up, stand up. Stand up for your right"-Bob Marley
Start with Louis Armstrong, and then move into Duke Ellington, Dexter Gordon, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis and John Coltrane. ------------------ Bring It!!
Do not forget about some of the newer artist such as: Brian Culberson, Peter White, Joe Sample( Joe is not so new but he can still kick it! ). ------------------ Houston Rockets Forever!! In Rudy We Trust
Oh my where to start. I learned by buying someone pretty well known, like Ella Fitzgerald, then if I liked the music, I would start reading the liner notes to see who played on the CD. Then I would go buy CDs of that person and so on. It becomes quite addictive. I've been really getting into Jazz for about 11 years now and I've learned the more I learn, the more I need to learn. You'll find its going to be a life long hobby. Earl Hines Willie Dixon Charles Mingus Charlie Parker Thelonius Monk Eddie Vinson Alberta Hunter Barney Kutz Scott Joplin Billie Holiday Duke Ellington Count Basie Chet Baker I could go on and on… ------------------
great post! i'm looking for artists as well.. i like diana krall a lot.. throaty and mellow. ------------------ rat-a-tat-tat, who lost a Cat?
inside If you like throaty and mellow, you should check out Cassandra Wilson. Simply amazing. ------------------
Diana Krall... *drool*... real sweet. I haven't fell in love with a female vacalist like that since the first time I head Anita Baker sing. Of course, Anita's technically not Jazz, but that voice and seductive tones puts most any other vocalist to shame. ------------------ Just shut up and post
mc mark... Cassandra Wilson is flat out awesome. I was lucky enough to see her in Charleston during a Spoleto festival, probably 6 years ago. She's definitely more blues... but her backup bands can jazz it up a bit. Other greats jayz: Lionel Hamption (of course) Jimmy Smith Mose Allison (hilarious) Herbie Hancock -just sample blue note stuff, and build off of the players in those bands (i.e. grab a herbie album and then try an album by someone like Milt Jackson or Eric Dolphy, etc.) ------------------ The ClutchCity 500.
Oh my, finally, a jazz post. Coltrane is amazing. Go for his less experimental stuff first - compilations or stuff like Blue Train are best starters. Monk Sarah Vaughan my personal favrite female vocalist - no one can do as much Charlie Parker Cab Calloway Cannonball Adderly Ella Harper Brothers - "Remembrance" is an amazing live cd Stan Getz Courtney Pine - newer, I would only seriously reccommend "Underground" Miles Davis Abbey Lincoln with Stan Getz Nina Simone if you want really deep Billie Holiday opposite of Vaughan. Voice is an emotion, not an instrument. Too many, I can keep going. But I cannot. ------------------ "One evening I seated Beauty on my knees. And I found her bitter." "I am a sick man...I am a wicked man. An unattractive man. I think my liver hurts." [This message has been edited by rimbaud (edited July 18, 2000).]
I also want to add that there is another twist. One that is in the same lines of Courtney Pine (who is a true jazz musician who has mixed a little with hip-hop styles, but no rap. This is coming from the other angle. There is a french rapper, MC Solaar, who heavily uses jazz influences and styles on his cd Prose Combat. Something about the jazz mixed with French - maybe because I lived in Paris... Another experiment (and a failure) is Guru's Jazzmatazz. He invited some big name jazz musicians to play with him live in the studio. The music is great, but he cannot rap, has no rhythm, and is annoying. I bought it just because I like the music, but it can be painful at times. ------------------ "One evening I seated Beauty on my knees. And I found her bitter." "I am a sick man...I am a wicked man. An unattractive man. I think my liver hurts."
Speaking of failures (or maybe it is above my comprehension)but, Vernon Reid (Living Color guitarist) teamed up with Elliott Sharp and David Torn for a supposed jazz offering. I was greatly disappointed. ------------------ "Get up, stand up. Stand up for your right"-Bob Marley
Rimy I believe MC Solaar does a short rap on Stings new Album. Do you knwo if its him? I really liked the sound. Can you recommend an album? ------------------
mc mark: I was unsure, so I looked it up. No, it is not him. It is some woman (Ste). He is much much better ( I heard a little). Qui Seme Le Vent & Prose Combat are his best. There is also Paradisiaque, but I do not like the music as much. It is less jazzy and more funk/70's sounding. He is incredibly intelligent - wants his music to be more than just beats - his lyrics are poetic and important. Paradisiaque, for example, is based on Duchampian (artist Marcel Duchamp) theories. ------------------ "One evening I seated Beauty on my knees. And I found her bitter." "I am a sick man...I am a wicked man. An unattractive man. I think my liver hurts." [This message has been edited by rimbaud (edited July 19, 2000).]
Dang, I gotta stop drinking so much, I'm getting double vision ------------------ "Get up, stand up. Stand up for your right"-Bob Marley
Thanks for all the help...it was much appreciated. Thanks for all the help...it was much appreciated. ------------------ When I die I want to go peacefully like my grandfather. Not screaming like the passengers in the back seat!
