Get me to like jazz

Thank Me! · #1 10-29-2010, 03:06 AM

I want to start listening to Jazz, give me some songs to listen too.

I like birdland by the weather report.

Marijuanasaurus · #2 10-29-2010, 03:08 AM

No I will not

Cammie · #3 10-29-2010, 03:20 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA2XIWZxMKM

sevenTwo · #4 10-31-2010, 07:24 AM

Esperanza Spalding - all of her (two) albums

h·Pn0 · #5 10-31-2010, 07:36 AM

Phish

Sick Boy · #6 10-31-2010, 07:39 AM

damn, thought it was a bitch posting "Get me to like jizz" .... I'm sure it's better than jazz at least.

ILTST · #7 10-31-2010, 01:49 PM

I'd start off with some Miles Davis(Even though he's far from one of my favorites he is a good entry point), Charles Mingus, and John Coltrane and work deeper in to the genre from there.

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Some more to check out:

Herbie Hancock
Andrew Hill
Charlie Haden
Pharaoh Sanders
William Parker

Dionysus · #8 10-31-2010, 01:56 PM

Download "The Heliocentric Universe" by Sun Ra. It is one of the most vivid, visual and psychadelic jazz albums I have heard.

Charles Mingus is cool too. Also, Ornete Coleman is fucking kickass; probably my personal favorite.
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ILTST · #9 10-31-2010, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caesar

Download "The Heliocentric Universe" by Sun Ra. Charles Mingus is cool too.

Also, Ornete Coleman is fucking kickass;probably my personal favorite.

Good one with Sun Ra, I forgot to mention him in my last post.

Sir Cornwell · #10 10-31-2010, 02:00 PM

Yellowjackets

Bill Frisell

Medeski, Martin and Wood

Fletcher Henderson

Little Miss Sunshine · #11 10-31-2010, 02:44 PM

www.xpn.org

Can't remember if it is Saturday or Sunday morning that they have a jazz program streaming...but they mix up old with new. Good stuff.

Bobweirsucks · #12 11-04-2010, 12:48 AM

Early weather report
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the three most well known musicians in this group were Josef Zawinul, Jaco Pastorious, and Wayne Shorter.

Wayne Shorter played with Miles Davis in the 60's
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Jaco had is own band for awhile before he was killed
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joe Zawinul wrote this song when he was with Julian "Cannonball" Adderly
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The beginning of that recording was sampled by saxophonist Sam Kininger for this song
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Sam kininger plays with this band
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This is saxophonist and composer michael brecker
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he died in 2007 but his brother is still kicking, they were in this band together
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and this is jaga jazzist
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Venom · #13 11-04-2010, 01:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snoopy

I want to start listening to Jazz, give me some songs to listen too.

I like birdland by the weather report.

Jazz club will teach you about Jaaaaazzzzzzzzzzzz.

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0omnidirectional · #14 11-04-2010, 01:44 AM

Listen to this live performance by the Karl Denson Trio

http://www.archive.org/details/kd3-2...k22-414.flac16

Cito · #15 11-04-2010, 01:59 AM

Great Jazz bop song by Dizzy Gillespie, not too traditional so this is great for someone starting into jazz

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many solos toward middle, the drum solo is good but Dizzy always loved to have fun on stage

Grinch · #16 11-04-2010, 02:32 AM

"Stevie" - Duke Ellington and John Coltrane
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"One for Daddy-O" - Somethin' Else - Cannonball Adderley
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"It Ain't Necessarily So" - Complete Quartets With Sonny Clark - Grant Green and Sonny Clark
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"Softly, As in A Morning Sunrise" - Sonny Clark Trio
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"Blue Roz" - Bags Meets Wes - Milt Jackson and Wes Montgomery
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Although I couldn't find any clips of it, I highly recommend getting hold of

"Soul Brothers, Soul Meeting" by Ray Charles and Milt Jackson

Basically find a few albums, even songs that you like, research the players behind them, and discover who else they played with on different albums or even similar players through record labels.

**Lanny** · #17 11-04-2010, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by APinchoftheGrinch

"Stevie" - Duke Ellington and John Coltrane
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Ellington is super classy, one of those artists that you know is great, but can be a little inaccessible at times. Just my opinion though.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ILTST

I'd start off with some Miles Davis(Even though he's far from one of my favorites he is a good entry point), Charles Mingus, and John Coltrane and work deeper in to the genre from there.

Charles Mingus and John Coltrane where both great. In fact, A Love Supreme is probably the best "starter" jazz albums.

Two of my favorites are Thelonius Monk and Milt Hinton.
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Also, if you're looking for something that's way out there look up Ornette Coleman.
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Bobweirsucks · #18 11-04-2010, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cito

Great Jazz bop song by Dizzy Gillespie, not too traditional so this is great for someone starting into jazz

[youtube]_nxthSkRT6g[/youtube]

many solos toward middle, the drum solo is good but Dizzy always loved to have fun on stage

I played that tune with the second trumpet player they zoom in on after dizzy.

M. Samuel Chevalier · #19 05-15-2011, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sevenTwo

Esperanza Spalding - all of her (two) albums

I'm downloading her third solo album (Chamber Music Society) right now and about to give it a listen.

Slayre · #20 05-15-2011, 03:06 PM

Jamiroquai

**Lanny** · #21 05-15-2011, 04:22 PM

YouTube - John Handy - Hard Work

I love that track.

Nick · #22 05-15-2011, 04:30 PM

Al Di Meola is quite rad; definetly a good listen if you're trying to get into the genre.

YouTube - Passion, Grace & Fire

YouTube - Mediterranean Sundance - Al Di Meola

He used to do fusion stuff with Return to Forever and then some solo work, but now tours with a fucking awesome band and plays softer more diverse stuff!

**Spacecase** · #23 05-15-2011, 08:05 PM

http://soundcloud.com/advocatestillness/like-children-dreaming

This is more milky than it is Jazz, but its still the same.

ZappaFan · #24 05-15-2011, 09:20 PM

Check out some of Marcus Miller's work. He's a bassist that has elements of jazz, but also with elements of hip hop funk and even a little rock. He is very accessible if you're tryin to get into jazz, I know he was with me. Bruford is also a great band with elements of jazz in their playing. Plus, Jeff Berlin is in the group

YouTube - Power of Soul - Marcus miller

YouTube - Bruford Joe Frazier

And of course Weather Report (especially with Jaco), Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins are great.

YouTube - Giant Steps by John Coltrane

Grinch · #25 05-15-2011, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lanny

Ellington is super classy, one of those artists that you know is great, but can be a little inaccessible at times. Just my opinion though.

I can see where you are coming from with the previous statement.

If one does not have a preexisting appreciation for jazz, the Ellington/Strayhorn compositions may not be the best place to start.

Although once one gets an ear for such, it is hard not to appreciate their collaborations, not purely based on complexity, yet hand in hand with the large body of material, as well as the magnitude of which have become standards. I can honestly say that Johnny Hodges has become one of my favorite alto sax players.

I have been recently been getting back into Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers.

Dat Dere - Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
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Moanin' - Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
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Through the transitions, the Jazz Messengers were comprised of quite a few quality musicians, Clifford Brown, Lee Morgan, and Bobby Timmons being some of my favorite.

Mingus's take on "Moanin'" is quite good as well.

Moanin' - Charles Mingus
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faggot · #26 05-15-2011, 11:32 PM

i only thing i like about jazz is the drumming.

**Lanny** · #27 05-16-2011, 01:42 AM

I got into jazz when I was flipping through the stations and found KKJZ. They play a really diverse range of Jazz and are commercial free. If you live in the orange county area, they broadcast out of CSLB, but they also have a internet "mirror"(don't know the right word for that). It's a great way to hop into jazz and find out what you like.

http://www.kkjz.org/

ZappaFan · #28 05-16-2011, 06:26 AM

Also, if you want to get into jazz and really enjoy it, you need to listen to it in a different way than any other genre. Its not a smug statement, but the approach to jazz is totally different from just about every other genre.

A great example is Charlie Parkers be bop work. If you really want to get into it and understand it, you have to listen to the notes that are NOT being played. What I mean by that is Parkers soloing comes from the harmony. It follows the complex chord changes in the song.

Dionysus · #29 05-17-2011, 08:43 AM

Also, in case they haven't made an appearance...

Albert Ayer

YouTube - Albert Ayler - Ghosts

John Zorn

YouTube - John Zorn's - Locus Solus

Anthony Braxton

YouTube - Anthony Braxton - Impressions

Cecil Taylor

YouTube - CECIL TAYLOR, Conquistador (Part 1)

ZappaFan · #30 05-18-2011, 01:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobweirsucks

Jaco had is own band for awhile before he was killed

Come On Come over is such a great tune. Jaco's steady 16th note run in the chorus is so damn groovy. He could play so damn funky in just one hand position. Excellent use of muted notes on the bass

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