yeah man, still here. so you're in the music building? let me know what time you work and i'll stop by. the party isn't til the 19th, so maybe i can come by next week or a little later. i really appreciate it. thanks everyone for all your suggestions. i'm just starting to get into jazz, so my base is pretty weak. i'll definitely look into all these artists. i really like the 50/60's era style music; seems real mellow. jamie cullum's song on vh1 is good too, i'll check him out. this is gonna be a pretty classy shindig, so the music is essential. the ladies are gonna love it. keep 'em coming.... i definitely wanna start building a decent jazz library. i'll let yall know how it turns out.
try any of the rudy van gelder reissues on blue note, but some favs: Sonny Clark: Cool Struttin' Grant Green: complete quartets w/ sonny clark Bobby Watson & Horizon: Post Motown Bop Stanly Turrentine: Look Out! Horace Silver: Song for my Father Dexter Gordon; Our Man in Paris Ben Webster: Soulville Art Pepper meets the Rhythm section John Pizzarelli: My Blue Heaven Illinois Jaquet: Jaquet's Got It! so many others...
Also, this isn't exactly jazz, but you might want to check out the Ultra-Lounge collection http://www.ultralounge.com/ for a rokkin' cocktail party.
Yeah, sure. If you don't know, the music building is at the corner of N. LBJ and Sessoms and the library is in the middle of the building. I work: 2-4;5-6 on Monday 4-6 on Wednesdays 9-11 Tuesday and Thurday and 1-5 on Saturday You should also consider coming out to the Jazz Ensemble concert on Nov. 15 in Evans.
Yeah, I've just gotten into jazz too, I've seen a bunch of those names while I've been exploring, but I haven't gotten to listen to any of them yet...
For people who start listening to jazz my advice would be to start simple. You have to understand the simple before understanding the complex. I think too many people that give jazz a try get turned off because they start by listening to some of the more weird and out stuff. Miles(50's and 60's), Dexter, Horace Silver, Clifford Brown, Bud Powell, are all great artists that don't get too out there. If you listen to Coltrane, listen to early stuff first. Eric Dolphy, Sun Ra, and Ornette Coleman are all more advanced stuff. Unless you gravitate to the free jazz and avante garde stuff then I definitely wouldn't start there. Bebop, Hard Bop, Cool Jazz and the earlier stuff is a much easier place to begin.
sweet. i'll let you know before i come by (i can just post it here or you can send me your email and i can let you know that way - up to you.) i know exactly where it s, i live right up the hill on Holland. i have a friend of mine who i believe plays in a jazz trio here at school. he's also in his own texs country band. he's damn good - one of my fraternity brothers is his manager.
great advice. jazz, like opera and good scotch, is an aquired taste. the more you know, the more you'll understand, and the more you'll enjoy and explore. educate your palette (ears) and a brave new musical world will open up for you!
Quote: Originally posted by Agent27 Yeah, sure. If you don't know, the music building is at the corner of N. LBJ and Sessoms and the library is in the middle of the building. I work: 2-4;5-6 on Monday 4-6 on Wednesdays 9-11 Tuesday and Thurday and 1-5 on Saturday You should also consider coming out to the Jazz Ensemble concert on Nov. 15 in Evans. Quote: Originally posted by SWTSig sweet. i'll let you know before i come by (i can just post it here or you can send me your email and i can let you know that way - up to you.) i know exactly where it s, i live right up the hill on Holland. i have a friend of mine who i believe plays in a jazz trio here at school. he's also in his own texs country band. he's damn good - one of my fraternity brothers is his manager. Clutch Fans: Bringing AV dorks and frat guys together!
Don't know that much about Jazz but if you want to see bad Jazz try January 2nd at the Toyota center.
Damn, how come I just saw this thread!! SWT, If you are looking for great guitar jazz, you really can't go wrong with anything by Wes Montgomery (he is the man). Any track off "Incredible Jazz Guitar" is great as well as the album "Full House". Other great acoustic jazz guitarists (with favorite albums in parentheses) include: Grant Green ("Idle Moments" and "Matador" which contains a killer version of "My Favorite Things") Kenny Burrell ("Midnight Blue" - very smokey type atmosphere and more bluesy than your normal hard bop jazz) Joe Pass ("For Django") George Benson (before he became a R&B singer, he was a badass jazz guitarist - "Beyond the Blue Horizon"; you may like "Breezin'" as this was his breakout album (you will recognize the title track) but many jazz purists feel that album is fluff like a Kenny G album) And John Scofield is very good as I strongly recommend "Hand Jive" (picked that album up the other day). Electric jazz guitarists to consider include: Scofield John McLaughlin (a fusion God - first 2 Mahavishnu Orchestra albums which is about as rock as jazz would ever get as well as "Extrapolation" considered by many to be the greatest European jazz album ever) Larry Coryell ("Spaces" which also has McLaughlin on it and a new one called "Tricycles" - I don't have that one YET but have heard great things about it; it is more of an acoustic set than fusion) Al DiMeola (have nothing solo by him as of yet but do have Return to Forever's "Romantic Warrior" which is another top-notch fusion album that has been likened to stuff done by King Crimson and Yes - almost a progressive jazz rock album) Sonny Sharrock ("Ask the Ages" - unfortunately this album is OOP, but it is an otherwordly album that also has Elvin Jones and Pharaoh Sanders on it). Hard Bop Favorites: "Cool Struttin'" - Sonny Clark (great pick, basso) "Song for my Father" - Horace Silver (hell about anything by Horace is good) "Moanin'" - Art Blakey - greatest Jazz Messengers album ever "Maiden Voyage" - Herbie Hancock - before "Rockit", Herbie gave the jazz world this great gem on Blue Note records. "The Real McCoy" - McCoy Tyner - this is more of a free jazz album but it has more hard bop to it than free jazz, very solid quartet with Tyner, Elvin Jones, Ron Carter, and Joe Henderson "The Sidewinder" - Lee Morgan - title track is one of the greatest jazz pieces ever and a great song for your party; this album consistently ranks as one of the greatest hard bop albums ever "Open Sesame" - Freddie Hubbard - Hubbard's debut for Blue Note, more hard bop than his later albums which always pushed for a combination of hard bop and free jazz and later fusion Fusion Favorites: First 2 Mahavishnu Orchestra albums Jaco Pastorius - self-titled album "A Tribute to Jack Johnson" - Miles Davis (has McLaughlin on it); greatest fusion album, I think "In a Silent Way" - Miles Davis - very atmospheric album, started the fusion revolution for Miles "b****es Brew' - Miles Davis - one of the most famous jazz albums ever; probably a little advanced for a jazz neophyte "Headhunters" - Herbie Hancock - more of the funk side than rock side for fusion "Sextant" - Herbie Hancock - a pioneering album for electronica music (first track, "Rain Dance") "Infinite Search" - Miroslav Vitous - the Weather Report's original bassist, this has an unbelievable cast - Herbie, McLaughlin, Joe Henderson, etc Weather Report's 1st CD - very atmospheric album somewhat in the vein of "In a Silent Way" Coltrane Classics: The Ultimate Blue Train - Blue Note's greatest jazz album ever (at least according to me ) My Favorite Things Giant Steps A Love Supreme Coltrane's Sound (great underrated Coltrane album) I could go on and on about this, but will stop here. Probably the best thing to do, SWT, is to look these albums up and see if you can download individual tracks (the ones you like) and make a mix CD. Good luck and let me know if I can help answer any questions you have about this. I don't know the technical stuff since I am not a musician, but as a fan I can give you answers and directions on where to go and how to build a collection.
