Jazz ???????

lurrrvs2sp00ge

give me all your tips on who to listen to so i can get my own collection

mike65

What have you heard and liked (or not liked?)

Setun

lurrrvs2sp00ge wrote: »

give me all your tips on who to listen to so i can get my own collection

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055192728

There's a lot of recommendations in this thread but if there's something more specific you're looking for let us know!

20goto10

Here are some modern recommendations:

Spring Heel Jack (Not to be confused with Spring Heeled Jack). Started out their days in Drum n' Bass believe it or not. Have a listen to Songs and Themes on Boomkat. Also check out Franz Koglmann and for the more trendy kind of Jazz St. Germain are a good listen.

Karl Hungus

Esbjorn Svensson Trio:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ4435-K4i0

lurrrvs2sp00ge

k heres the deal so far...........bought some coltrane, didnt really like it, too free jazzy for me. bought some miles davis....awsome

Setun

Well again it depends on what Coltrane album you bought. Blue Train is nearer the beginning of his solo career, and you might find that more enjoyable than something like Ascension/Live at Birdland etc. After the brilliant Giant Steps he begins to go quite far 'out', so if you're not into that you might find a lot of his 60s records inacessible.

Try some Herbie Hancock, particularly Takin' Off if you like your jazz with a groove. The first track called Watermelon Man is a classic.

lurrrvs2sp00ge

ok thanks man

af_thefragile

Ray Charles can be considered Jazz right?

lurrrvs2sp00ge

Dont know dude

Rigsby

af_thefragile wrote: »

Ray Charles can be considered Jazz right?

I think Ray Charles would be considered as more rhythm & blues than jazz, though he can be jazzy at times.

Gussie Finknott

Every jazz collection on the planet has a Jaco Pastorius album in it

leon45

Wanye Shorter :cool:

Gussie Finknott

leon45 wrote: »

Wanye Shorter :cool:

Also Zero Cool

lurrrvs2sp00ge

Gussie Finknott wrote: »

Also Zero Cool

That was the name of the main charicters computer handle in hackers

lurrrvs2sp00ge

I'm accualy really liking Miles Davis

Rigsby

lurrrvs2sp00ge wrote: »

I'm accualy really liking Miles Davis

You sound surprised

ITDept

Can I be a bit selfish and recommend http://www.curiosmusic.com/ One of them's a mate of mine, but don't let that put you off. I can't pretend to be knowledgable about jazz but I've heard a fair bit of these and really like some of it.

lurrrvs2sp00ge

Dont worry about it man, im open to pretty much anything as long as its not too free jazzy or out there because im trying to eas myself in and its hard to enjoy the mad stuff.

hermosotrozo

I have been really into female jazz vocalists of late. I recently purchased an album from Luba Mason that really impressed me. Does anyone know any other good female jazz vocalists? I enjoy more world/Latin influenced Jazz. I am listening to an artist named Margo Reymundo right now who I am starting to really enjoy. Check out her myspace and let me know of any similar artists.
http://www.myspace.com/margoreymundomusic

herbieflowers

Jazz vocals aren't necessarily up my alley, but I did pick up an interesting album by Esperanza Spalding recently. She's a great double bassist who also sings, some interesting tracks.

Gussie Finknott

Be brave and have a listen to Maria Joao

Dord

Gussie Finknott wrote: »

Every jazz collection on the planet has a Jaco Pastorius album in it

Hey, ya gotta have some Jaco! :cool:

My favourite of the albums he was on would have to be Weather Report's Heavy Weather album. Amazing stuff... the late great Joe Zawinul played in Weather Report too.

curtisunit

lurrrvs2sp00ge wrote: »

give me all your tips on who to listen to so i can get my own collection

Jazz is pretty subjective stuff. There are a lot of reasons why you might like it. Maybe you like the aesthetic of the 'cool' factor. Maybe you get high off the musical conversation. Maybe it's the sound, groove ; whatever. Some of my favorites are Mingus, Eric Dolphy, Miles Davis (any era), Cecil Taylor, Hermeto Pascoal, Kurt Rosenwinkle, BILL FRISELL & NG La Banda. There's also Wayne Krantz, Kneebody,New York Gypsy All Stars & Miguel Zenon.
Sure there is plenty to learn about where it all came from but....in the end...if you dig it it's dope.

a_ominous

curtisunit wrote: »

Jazz is pretty subjective stuff.

You can say that again. I play sax, classical training, and have been listening to more jazz over past 5 years than ever before. Saw Joshua Redman in Paris over the summer, Wayne Shorted in Dublin before that. SWMBO came along but she's just not into it. She plays music too but hey, different strokes for different folks.
My first ever gig that I paid into was to see Stan Getz in Olympia in early 1980s. It was a trio IIRC. I can't recall what the playing was like, but it didn't click with me then. I found 3-4 minute drum solos uninteresting and could not hear them in context.

For anyone who wants to start listening to jazz, I'd go to local library and use their CD collections and even read some jazz books. I recently borrowed Jaco Pastorius CD and enjoyed it. Wouldn't have speculatively spent 15 euro on a disc, so library is a cheap and easy way to listen to more. When you get discs as opposed to downloads, you can see group line-up, so you can search for specific players you might like too.

topper75

Thad Jones does it for me...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAg6u4j8dds

nicedryturf

Black Saint and the Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus was the album that brought me into jazz. Also, some of Eric Dolphy's stuff, which was quite abrasive back in the 60's (still is) might actually appeal more to modern ears more than some of the more traditional jazz players.

Someone said Wayne Shorter. Definitely. Also anything by Miles before the 80s is pretty good.

Stubility

I think for the first time in my life I got super excited as I pressed play on a new jazz album from a player I know. I had read the description of the album and what they were trying to do, I knew the format and the musicians and instruments involved.. and then I pressed play.. enjoy..

https://www.ecmrecords.com/catalogue/1486382368/cross-my-palm-with-silver-avishai-cohen-quartet