Welly wrote:Fuck all.
lewdd wrote:Yeah, I just want the highlights. At this point, I have no interest in taking a deeper dive into the genre. I am just dabbling in something new as I like the soundstage and the instrument separation as I think it helps me dial in my stereo system (may be making that up in my head). I do have Miles' "Kind of Blue" on vinyl and Coltrane's "Coltrane Plays the Blues" on vinyl. I have an anniversary reissue of Coltrane's "Giant Steps" on pre-order.
I was a bit disappointed in the Charlie Parker record as most of the music was center focused with a narrow soundstage. There was clarity in the instruments, but I've come to enjoy the wider soundstage and what sounds like a separation of the instruments as if you are in the room where they are playing.
lewdd wrote:I have the following jazz musician greatest hits on vinyl. Who else do you recommend?
Miles Davis
John Coltrane
Charlie Parker
Thelonious Monk
drew wrote:lewdd wrote:I have the following jazz musician greatest hits on vinyl. Who else do you recommend?
Miles Davis
John Coltrane
Charlie Parker
Thelonious Monk
You’re taking some of the most prolific(Monk not as much) musicians ever and boiling them down to a hits comp? There are Worlds of music here. Literally dozens of great albums. I love discovering new stuff by these cats all the time.
target wrote:What do you mean by "soundstage?"
FlexMyHead wrote:If you are looking for just the hits...
01. Norah Jones - Don't Know Why
02. Eliane Elias - Chega De Saudade
03. Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis - Stardust
04. Dianne Reeves - Lovin' You
05. Naoko Terai - Aurora Ni Koi Shite (Main Theme)
06. Nat King Cole - Mona Lisa
07. Stacey Kent - What A Wonderful World
08. Takashi Matsunaga - Open Mind (Sax Version)
09. Quasimode - Mode Of Blue
10. High Five - Five For Fun
11. Freddie Hubbard, K.C.B. (US3), Junko Onishi - Alligator Boogie
12. Bud Powell - Cleopatra's Dream
13. Thelonious Monk - 'Round Midnight
14. Chet Baker - My Funny Valentine
15. Robert Glasper - Maiden Voyage/Everything In Its Right Place
lewdd wrote:drew wrote:lewdd wrote:I have the following jazz musician greatest hits on vinyl. Who else do you recommend?
Miles Davis
John Coltrane
Charlie Parker
Thelonious Monk
You’re taking some of the most prolific(Monk not as much) musicians ever and boiling them down to a hits comp? There are Worlds of music here. Literally dozens of great albums. I love discovering new stuff by these cats all the time.
I'm three months into giving this genre a listen for the first time. I don't listen to music as much as I would prefer so this genre only gets a fraction of those listens. Why does everyone want to attempt to tell me something different than what I asked for? Just tell me some other artists whose greatest hits I should buy from the genre. That's all I want right now.
lewdd wrote:I hear what you are saying. I have been doing a bit of reading about the genre and artists and watched a bit of the Ken Burns documentary, a Miles Davis doc, and a Coltrane doc.
Maybe I should refrain the question to get the answer that I want.
If you were on a cruise that only had live Jazz performances of any jazz musician that ever lived, which 3-5 jazz musicians would you have playing on that cruise assuming you could bring back to life those that may have passed and you could have them play songs from any era of their back catalog that you desired.
scannest wrote:I don't think greatest hits records do any of those artists any justice. Maybe it works for earlier jazz (people like Louie Armstrong, Duke Ellington or Louis Jordin), but not those guys. Especially Miles, who covers do much ground over his career.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
version sound wrote:As Scanny said, all of these artists deserve more than a cursory listen, but if that’s all you want, it’s still worth it.
Alice Coltrane
Pharaoh Sanders
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
scannest wrote:I love funky, fusion Miles but I think Bitches Brew is wildly overrated. It sounds like dudes warming up in the studio while tape was rolling (and I kinda think that's what it is).
If you're interested in what he was doing in the late '60s, early '70s you'd be much better off with On the Corner or the Jack Johnson soundtrack.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
target wrote:
Donald Byrd, Black Byrd
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
version sound wrote:
I agree with Sal about On The Corner. That record was ahead of its time by a couple of decades. IMO, Coltrane didn’t really come into his own until the Impulse period. The Atlantic stuff is kind of traditional in comparison. At the very least, I would recommend that you pick up a copy of A Love Supreme.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
lewdd wrote:Any thoughts on Max Roach, Brubeck, Mingus, or Jaco?
lewdd wrote:I was a bit disappointed in the Charlie Parker record as most of the music was center focused with a narrow soundstage.
lewdd wrote:I started my jazz journey after watching a Miles Davis documentary on PBS. So, I started with what many have claimed to be the best jazz album of all time by Miles Davis, Kind of Blue. Having seen John Coltrane playing in the documentary on Miles, I then watched a Coltrane documentary. I bought Coltrane Plays the Blues. Then, I started watching the Burns documentary on Jazz which introduced me to Charlie Parker who influenced Miles and Coltrane. That is about where I am at right now regarding artists who I have purchased on vinyl.
I then found a site that lists their top ranked jazz musicians by instrument. I am starting to work through some of that list to determine who I may or may not like.
Along the way, I have downloaded a shit ton of jazz in FLAC via some greatest jazz songs and greatest jazz albums lists. As I work my way through that stuff, I am sure I will buy some more vinyl after determining who I like.
That's my jazz story. Thanks for offering up ideas. It was sorta like an alien landing on Earth in America and asking what jazz music I should listen to. I had no idea before I watched the Miles Davis doc. Thanks, COVID-19.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:Welly wrote:Fuck all.
Stop being a dick.
patient_ot wrote:lewdd wrote:I started my jazz journey after watching a Miles Davis documentary on PBS. So, I started with what many have claimed to be the best jazz album of all time by Miles Davis, Kind of Blue. Having seen John Coltrane playing in the documentary on Miles, I then watched a Coltrane documentary. I bought Coltrane Plays the Blues. Then, I started watching the Burns documentary on Jazz which introduced me to Charlie Parker who influenced Miles and Coltrane. That is about where I am at right now regarding artists who I have purchased on vinyl.
I then found a site that lists their top ranked jazz musicians by instrument. I am starting to work through some of that list to determine who I may or may not like.
Along the way, I have downloaded a shit ton of jazz in FLAC via some greatest jazz songs and greatest jazz albums lists. As I work my way through that stuff, I am sure I will buy some more vinyl after determining who I like.
That's my jazz story. Thanks for offering up ideas. It was sorta like an alien landing on Earth in America and asking what jazz music I should listen to. I had no idea before I watched the Miles Davis doc. Thanks, COVID-19.
I realize you are just exploring the genre so this may or may not be relevant to your aims right now, but there is a flourishing contemporary jazz scene in the UK and in the U.S., among other places. While I do love listening to old stuff, it's important to not overlook great music being made right now. Just this past weekend there were two online jazz festivals (these were supposed to be live, then C-19 hit). Labels like Brownswood, Gearbox, and International Anthem are putting out some great contemporary stuff. Even Blue Note has started to promote newer artists again.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
scannest wrote:ASCENSION is my favorite Coltrane, but your mileage may vary.
lewdd wrote:I tried, but can't get there yet. It may be the next leap after I am thru the hard bop era.
lewdd wrote:scannest wrote:ASCENSION is my favorite Coltrane, but your mileage may vary.
I tried, but can't get there yet. It may be the next leap after I am thru the hard bop era.
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