Texas King Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 I've listened Miles Davis albums Kind of Blue and Bitches Brew and John Coltrane's Love Supreme and all 3 albums are great and interesting stuff to me. I wanna listen to more jazz stuff. I would say Kind of Blue is the ultimate jazz classic! What jazz classics have you listened to? And what is your favorite among them? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Kind of Blue is perfect. 1959 was a helluva a year for jazz. Miles, Bribeck, Mingus... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbobby10 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 My favorite form of jazz is fusion stuff The inner mounting flame is one of my all time favorites 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbobby10 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Charles Mingus - The Black saint and the summer lady is also an essential jazz album I would say 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edhunter Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 (edited) I was a big Jazz fan in the nineties when I lived out in Utah and they were really good. I got to meet a few of the players when I would deliver to their houses or they would come to the club to my band was playing at. Karl Malone even bought one of my bandmates' Dodge dealerships. What's with all of the music posts? Edited March 25, 2019 by edhunter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 I've listened Miles Davis albums Kind of Blue and Bitches Brew and John Coltrane's Love Supreme and all 3 albums are great and interesting stuff to me. I wanna listen to more jazz stuff. I would say Kind of Blue is the ultimate jazz classic! What jazz classics have you listened to? And what is your favorite among them? I like the birth of the cool by miles and kind of blue the best. Bitches brew is gor me harder to digest. I got the 40th? Anniversary of bb with a live dvd of bitches brew. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 My favorite form of jazz is fusion stuff The inner mounting flame is one of my all time favorites http://youtu.be/5ofh_S52UksAnother big fan of fusion. Huge fan of Al DiMeola. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Kind Of Blue is OK, but I enjoy most of the work that came after that....Especially live. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbobby10 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 My favorite Davis album is In a Silent Way Its the start of his fusion stuff, but a lot more accessible to Bitches Brew (Which I love also) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat 3 Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 My top four Miles Davis albums... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Miles Davis is a great place to start as he covers so much territory. I like most of his bop stuff, but the 60's quintet with Tony Williams was jaw-dropping at times.(Check out "Nefertiti","Sorcerer", and/or "Miles Smiles") Other good jazz to check out:Dave Brubeck : Time Out, Time in Outer Space - lots of odd time signatures and great understated playing. Joe Morello is the definition of a musical drummer.Dexter Gordon: Go! - good hard bopMingus: Ah-Um is pretty rockin'Duke Ellington: Money Jungle - great trio with Max Roach and Mingus.Coltrane: Blue Trane, First Meditations, Live at Birdland, CrescentSonny Rollins - Saxophone ColossusBill Evans early stuff Early jazz is fun too. Louis Armstrong, early Ellington, Fats Waller - all great musicians. Have fun listening! http://www.quickmeme.com/img/97/974bfe600daaa3f9606cbe42ea1e599b7c981d40a8a9e33f73c44057f9c382a9.jpg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Miles Davis is a great place to start as he covers so much territory. I like most of his bop stuff, but the 60's quintet with Tony Williams was jaw-dropping at times.(Check out "Nefertiti","Sorcerer", and/or "Miles Smiles") Other good jazz to check out:Dave Brubeck : Time Out, Time in Outer Space - lots of odd time signatures and great understated playing. Joe Morello is the definition of a musical drummer.Dexter Gordon: Go! - good hard bopMingus: Ah-Um is pretty rockin'Duke Ellington: Money Jungle - great trio with Max Roach and Mingus.Coltrane: Blue Trane, First Meditations, Live at Birdland, CrescentSonny Rollins - Saxophone ColossusBill Evans early stuff Early jazz is fun too. Louis Armstrong, early Ellington, Fats Waller - all great musicians. Have fun listening! http://www.quickmeme.com/img/97/974bfe600daaa3f9606cbe42ea1e599b7c981d40a8a9e33f73c44057f9c382a9.jpg I like the bop stuff too, but I really enjoy his work from the 60's and beyond. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Just found this on YouTube. The "lost" Miles Davis quintet from 1969, around the time of "Bitches Brew." Chick Corea hops on the drums at 49:00. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu3AKUxrcv0 The video improves a couple of minutes in. Pretty wild stuff. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 (edited) 70s Miles in a very meditative mood due to the death of Duke Ellington: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QStHqvwAOo Fun fact: the production and sense of space of this song impressed the pants off of a young(ish) Brian Eno, and was an inspiration for his ambient work. Davis plays a lot of organ on this one. Edited May 13, 2019 by vaportrailer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 My top four Miles Davis albums... I was pulled out "Steamin" for a listen last night. It's generally not my favorite period but like King Crimson, I'm learning to appreciate all eras. I really like the timbre and resonance of that record. Don't know if it's just a lost art or nobody cares any more due to convenience of low resolution, but they don't record them like that anymore. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 I'm digging cocaine Miles these days. Good for getting work done around the house! Sun Ra coke funk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metallithrax Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Not classic Jazz (I saw it labelled as Jazz Funk), but I saw this freebie the other day: http://www.galenweston.org/free-album-download/ And he's from Toronto. Might be good for some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 This one was my gateway drug into the weird and wild world of free jazz. Love how the dirge-like theme floats over the urgent double-time swing. Also love how the drummer has turned his snare off and seems to be playing with a mallet in his left hand. Adds to the mystery. Great bass playing too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 In the same ball park as Ornette: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 This one was my gateway drug into the weird and wild world of free jazz. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqrLqD0VEKY Love how the dirge-like theme floats over the urgent double-time swing. Also love how the drummer has turned his snare off and seems to be playing with a mallet in his left hand. Adds to the mystery. Great bass playing too. Discovered Ornette Coleman through John Zorn. I've always considered Zorn and King Crimson to be the center of the universe. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 This one was my gateway drug into the weird and wild world of free jazz. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqrLqD0VEKY Love how the dirge-like theme floats over the urgent double-time swing. Also love how the drummer has turned his snare off and seems to be playing with a mallet in his left hand. Adds to the mystery. Great bass playing too. Discovered Ornette Coleman through John Zorn. I've always considered Zorn and King Crimson to be the center of the universe. Didja ever get into this guy? Dave Holland is a monster bassist. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 This one was my gateway drug into the weird and wild world of free jazz. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqrLqD0VEKY Love how the dirge-like theme floats over the urgent double-time swing. Also love how the drummer has turned his snare off and seems to be playing with a mallet in his left hand. Adds to the mystery. Great bass playing too. Discovered Ornette Coleman through John Zorn. I've always considered Zorn and King Crimson to be the center of the universe. Didja ever get into this guy? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lYeHiHUFV8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0F3Uqmgt-k Dave Holland is a monster bassist. Braxton no. Holland yes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 I like a good deal of fusion stuff, but my favorite style and era of jazz overall is hard bop- the East Coast, mainly Blue Note stuff from the mid ‘50s up through about 1967. My very first jazz listening, when I was about 18-19 years old, was Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, and John Coltrane. But when I discovered Art Blakey and all of the tremendous players who held stints in the Jazz Messengers over the years, that was it, man...I love love love Lee Morgan, Horace Silver, Dexter Gordon, Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Blue Mitchell...so many tremendous musicans. As far as the fusion stuff is concerned, do yourself a favor and check out the album Emergency, by Tony Williams Lifetime. So heavy it will blow your mind! And Tony Williams is one of the most brilliant drummers who ever lived. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 I like a good deal of fusion stuff, but my favorite style and era of jazz overall is hard bop- the East Coast, mainly Blue Note stuff from the mid ‘50s up through about 1967. My very first jazz listening, when I was about 18-19 years old, was Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, and John Coltrane. But when I discovered Art Blakey and all of the tremendous players who held stints in the Jazz Messengers over the years, that was it, man...I love love love Lee Morgan, Horace Silver, Dexter Gordon, Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Blue Mitchell...so many tremendous musicans. As far as the fusion stuff is concerned, do yourself a favor and check out the album Emergency, by Tony Williams Lifetime. So heavy it will blow your mind! And Tony Williams is one of the most brilliant drummers who ever lived. Emergency! is definitely a favorite. Believe It is up there too. That guy recorded some great music at a young age. It's really amazing to me the talent that past through Miles, Coltrane, Mingus..... Guys like that didn't have a monopoly on talent, but it's always a good place to start. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 This is a good 'un: Tony Williams is unreal. What a rhythmic imagination. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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