The Jazz Thread 2010

[Guest deleted_19765]

So, I was going to be obnoxious and make a Lee Morgan thread that would have a response from Lithium and then die, but I decided to put the impulse to better uses. So lets congregate so discuss Jazz in this thread.

Anyway, I'm listening to some Jimmy Smith, the king of Jazz organ. Lee Morgan is on this cut and I'm thinking how Lee is probably one of the three best trumpeters ever, next to Miles and Clifford Brown.

Fortunately for me in this city I see some good Jazz sets now and then. Are they are any other jazzheads around? Who are you listening to?

[SunnyDRE]

[feconroses]

Could some one recommend me some awesome jazz records? Thanks!

[SunnyDRE]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVekW8IyGhs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp1iLx_JXFY

Edited February 16, 2010 by SunnyDRE

[Tater Totts]

I would like some good Jazz recommendations as I would like to get into it alot more.

[Powerage5]

So, I was going to be obnoxious and make a Lee Morgan thread that would have a response from Lithium and then die, but I decided to put the impulse to better uses. So lets congregate so discuss Jazz in this thread.

Anyway, I'm listening to some Jimmy Smith, the king of Jazz organ. Lee Morgan is on this cut and I'm thinking how Lee is probably one of the three best trumpeters ever, next to Miles and Clifford Brown.

Fortunately for me in this city I see some good Jazz sets now and then. Are they are any other jazzheads around? Who are you listening to?

Nah, I consider Maynard the best jazz trumpeter. Actually to be totally honest; I think Miles is one of the most overrated jazz musicians ever.

I haven't had a good jazz phase since mid-fall, gotta go listen to some more, though I have seen David Sanborn and Randy Brecker (Not together obviously) this month. Sanborn was amazing as always, though I was a bit disappointed by Brecker. Oh, and I got this awesome Kenton album; Kenton '76.

[chevelle]

Could some one recommend me some awesome jazz records? Thanks!

This. But, more for guitar based jazz...I enjoy it a lot more than straight up jazz, lol.

[SunnyDRE]

Could some one recommend me some awesome jazz records? Thanks!

This. But, more for guitar based jazz...I enjoy it a lot more than straight up jazz, lol.

stanley jordan - everything

[KBear]

Well I don't know anything about Jazz and I don't know that I'm ever going to really like it, but I just bought Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue". Figured I'd go with perhaps the best selling jazz album of all time as an intro to the genre.

[Guest deleted_19765]

So, I was going to be obnoxious and make a Lee Morgan thread that would have a response from Lithium and then die, but I decided to put the impulse to better uses. So lets congregate so discuss Jazz in this thread.

Anyway, I'm listening to some Jimmy Smith, the king of Jazz organ. Lee Morgan is on this cut and I'm thinking how Lee is probably one of the three best trumpeters ever, next to Miles and Clifford Brown.

Fortunately for me in this city I see some good Jazz sets now and then. Are they are any other jazzheads around? Who are you listening to?

Nah, I consider Maynard the best jazz trumpeter. Actually to be totally honest; I think Miles is one of the most overrated jazz musicians ever.

I think you should make Miles appreciation your next big Jazz phase. You can't have ears and hold out that long.

[Powerage5]

So, I was going to be obnoxious and make a Lee Morgan thread that would have a response from Lithium and then die, but I decided to put the impulse to better uses. So lets congregate so discuss Jazz in this thread.

Anyway, I'm listening to some Jimmy Smith, the king of Jazz organ. Lee Morgan is on this cut and I'm thinking how Lee is probably one of the three best trumpeters ever, next to Miles and Clifford Brown.

Fortunately for me in this city I see some good Jazz sets now and then. Are they are any other jazzheads around? Who are you listening to?

Nah, I consider Maynard the best jazz trumpeter. Actually to be totally honest; I think Miles is one of the most overrated jazz musicians ever.

I think you should make Miles appreciation your next big Jazz phase. You can't have ears and hold out that long.

I've listened to Miles extensively over the years, I just don't see what's so amazing about him. I'm not saying he sucks or anything, he's good, I just think people overhype him a bit.

[sweetness]

^^^ minimalism man, he isn't overly technical but he makes music as powerful as guys like Coltrane, Dizzy, or Monk

I've been listening to a lot of Coleman Hawkins, Benny Goodman, John Zorn, and Fletcher Henderson lately but my favorite is probably Count Basie and his band. I only really started to get into jazz toward the end of last summer but I'm glad I did, not to mention practicing Jazz has done fucking wonders for my understanding of melody, vertical improvisation, and pretty much music all together. I like most all Jazz but especially the artists from the early swing era even back to ragtime, I easily amuse myself creating big band swing arrangements in my head... thats seriously more fun than video games

Edited February 16, 2010 by sweetness

[Mr-brownstone]

A few of my recommendations

-esbjorn svensson trio

-Isotope 217

-Chicago Underground (and Chicago underground Trio)

-Johnathon Kriesberg

-Kurt Rosenwinkel

-Brad Mehldau

-Ben Monder Trio

[axlfan88]

Impossible to have a jazz thread without mentioning the best guitarist of the genre : Django Reinhardt.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfUFc5zETMk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iJ7bs4mTUY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEzsPGHsi90

Edited February 16, 2010 by axlfan88

[Guest deleted_19765]

For everyone looking for recommendations, its even more difficult than answering "what Rock albums should I check out?", but this is a pretty badass album. Its real hard bop, no qualifications, but I don't think that listening to fusion or anything is going to actually make a Jazz fan of you.

[Bucketslash]

Actually, this is the simplest question I know how to answer. There are 4 albums you need to hear in this order, right now for great guitar based jazz.

Miles Davis-A Tribute To Jack Johnson(throw on the the first track and tune out)

Return To Forever-Romantic Warrior

Pat Metheny Trio-Bright Sized Life(my current fav)

Weather Report-Heavy Weather.(though the bass is a bigger instrument here)

[LightningBolt]

Miles Davis-A Tribute To Jack Johnson(throw on the the first track and tune out)

Decided to give it a listen and I'm loving it.

[Guest deleted_19765]

Actually, this is the simplest question I know how to answer. There are 4 albums you need to hear in this order, right now for great guitar based jazz.

Miles Davis-A Tribute To Jack Johnson(throw on the the first track and tune out)

Return To Forever-Romantic Warrior

Pat Metheny Trio-Bright Sized Life(my current fav)

Weather Report-Heavy Weather.(though the bass is a bigger instrument here)

A good list but any representation of guitar based Jazz has to include Wes Montgomery.

[bright Sized Life/i] is pretty unique. Not my favorite but I definitely respect what a fresh sound he came up with on that record.

[axlfan88]

Could some one recommend me some awesome jazz records? Thanks!

[Guest Len B'stard]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT4CVz1TXUg

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

[Jackie Moon]

im really a duke silver man myself.

"jazz sax", says Duke, "is a connection to the heavens. human breath enters, angel breath leaves"

[axlfan88]

The famous 27-chorus solo by Paul Gonsalves was so long because a woman in the audience started to dance... Beautiful moment.

Wein recalled, "People sat in reserved seats normally, and then they sat and watched the concert, and once in a while they'd stand up and cheer and give a standing ovation. But a woman started to dance when, when Ellington had Paul Gonsalves playing... his tenor solo. And Duke saw this woman dance, everybody crowded around to see the dancing of this woman, a blond woman from New Bedford. She was quite attractive, it really took hold and Ellington saw this thing happening, and he just kept Paul Gonsalves playing."

Gonsalves dug in, one furious chorus following another. The audience became so enthusiastic that George Wein, afraid of a riot, began frantically signaling Ellington to cut the number short. But Ellington refused to stop Gonsalves. Gonsalves went on playing for 27 choruses. The crowd demanded four encores. A record of the concert sold hundreds of thousands of copies, more than any other record Duke Ellington ever made.

"Every time I saw Duke after that," said Wein, "he would be talking about the introduction of ... The Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue, he would say, 'I was born at Newport in 1956.'"

Edited February 18, 2010 by axlfan88

[Bucketslash]

Actually, this is the simplest question I know how to answer. There are 4 albums you need to hear in this order, right now for great guitar based jazz.

Miles Davis-A Tribute To Jack Johnson(throw on the the first track and tune out)

Return To Forever-Romantic Warrior

Pat Metheny Trio-Bright Sized Life(my current fav)

Weather Report-Heavy Weather.(though the bass is a bigger instrument here)

A good list but any representation of guitar based Jazz has to include Wes Montgomery.

[bright Sized Life/i] is pretty unique. Not my favorite but I definitely respect what a fresh sound he came up with on that record.

I think the big thing about that wasn't that metheny was great(he was fantastic, but thats beside the point), it's that it did for the jazz guitar leading trio did what waltz for debbie did for the piano trio. suddenly the bass guitar was trading melody with the guitar, these virtuoso players were just hitting it hard on originals and it was fierce. While wes was great, he didn't have to compete with jaco pastorius directly.

[highvoltage]

Impossible to have a jazz thread without mentioning the best guitarist of the genre : Django Reinhardt.

That was beautiful. Thanks.

[LaBellaVita]

^ +1