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Post by Albino Heat on Sept 11, 2009 15:26:40 GMT -5
So fellow crappers/music lovers, I've started to get into a little bit of jazz, and I like it. However, I need some help to find some new music. Any suggestions from you jazz aficionados out there? I prefer smooth jazz, especially on the saxophone, but all types of suggestions are welcome.
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Post by Citizen Snips Has Left on Sept 11, 2009 15:28:45 GMT -5
Not really "smmoth jazz" but the album "Mingus Ah Um" by Charlie Mingus can't be beat.
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Post by Monster Under Your Bed on Sept 11, 2009 15:30:00 GMT -5
I'm more into Bop and post-bop when I'm listening to Jazz.
John Coltrane's "Giant Steps" is awesome.
I also like "Brilliant Corners" and "Straight, No Chaser" by Thelonious Monk, "The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady" by Charles Mingus, and most anything by Dizzy Gilespie
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2009 15:43:23 GMT -5
Miles Davis-The Birth of Cool, and Bitch's Brew. John Coltrane- A Love Supreme. Dave Brubeck-Time Out. Just a few suggestions. All other suggestions in this thread are good too.
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Post by Tapout on Sept 11, 2009 15:45:42 GMT -5
Smooth jazz isn't jazz, broseph. Smooth jazz is a misnomer. A better name would be "elevator music."
Real jazz, also known as American "straight-ahead" jazz is an area that's super-deep and has a lot of different styles and points of entry, and goes way beyond Louis Armstrong's Pennies from Heaven or Mac the Knife or Hello Dolly or whatever. (Though the 3 are all excellent examples of Mr. Armstrong's great melodic talent.)
If your frame of reference is the mellow, adult-contemporary sounds of Kenny "Crazy Hair" G, you can get started with real jazz clarinetists like Artie Shaw and the most famous clarinetist, Benny Goodman.
If your frame of reference is the stirring piano ballads of the Frankenstein-like John Tesh, you could try listening to real jazz piano men like Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum, Thelonius Monk, or Dave Brubeck.
If your frame of reference is the grave-robbing sounds of singer Natalie Cole cashing in on her late father's legacy, you might want to listen to some real jazz female vocalists, such as Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, or Lena Horne. George Clooney's aunt Rosemary also had a heck of a set of pipes.
Other great starters:
Big Band - Count Basie Orchestra, Duke Ellington Band
Instrumental soloists - Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Louis Armstrong
Be aware that real jazz (again, smooth jazz is not real jazz) is not just limited to straight-ahead American style. There are also several other branches of jazz, most of which were created in the 20th century, such as Afro-Cuban jazz, Japanese jazz, 1970s funk, and a huge variety of Latin musics that fall under the jazz banner, such as Cuban mambo and Brazilian samba.
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Post by The OP on Sept 11, 2009 16:17:15 GMT -5
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Post by Jazzman on Sept 11, 2009 16:22:25 GMT -5
Smooth jazz isn't jazz, broseph. Smooth jazz is a misnomer. A better name would be "elevator music." Real jazz, also known as American "straight-ahead" jazz is an area that's super-deep and has a lot of different styles and points of entry, and goes way beyond Louis Armstrong's Pennies from Heaven or Mac the Knife or Hello Dolly or whatever. (Though the 3 are all excellent examples of Mr. Armstrong's great melodic talent.) If your frame of reference is the mellow, adult-contemporary sounds of Kenny "Crazy Hair" G, you can get started with real jazz clarinetists like Artie Shaw and the most famous clarinetist, Benny Goodman. If your frame of reference is the stirring piano ballads of the Frankenstein-like John Tesh, you could try listening to real jazz piano men like Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum, Thelonius Monk, or Dave Brubeck. If your frame of reference is the grave-robbing sounds of singer Natalie Cole cashing in on her late father's legacy, you might want to listen to some real jazz female vocalists, such as Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, or Lena Horne. George Clooney's aunt Rosemary also had a heck of a set of pipes. Other great starters: Big Band - Count Basie Orchestra, Duke Ellington Band Instrumental soloists - Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Louis Armstrong Be aware that real jazz (again, smooth jazz is not real jazz) is not just limited to straight-ahead American style. There are also several other branches of jazz, most of which were created in the 20th century, such as Afro-Cuban jazz, Japanese jazz, 1970s funk, and a huge variety of Latin musics that fall under the jazz banner, such as Cuban mambo and Brazilian samba. To call Smooth Jazz not real jazz would be a disservice to musicians everywhere. The actual roots of the Smooth Jazz movement began back in the fifties with West Coast Jazz, a smoother, lighter alternative to the hot jazz as that brought around with Parker and Gillespie out in NYC. To the OP, I really enjoy the music of Pat Metheny for some guitar smooth jazz, but you enjoy saxophone, and really who can blame you? As a saxophonist I must say that Kenny G. is a solid choice do not also forget David Koz, Boney James, and David Sanborn. fir a harder edged smooth jazz I suggest Michael Brecker and Stan Getz. Also worth noting is the soprano work of Branford Marsalis especially on the album Braggtown with his track "Hope". If you are looking to bring your horizons wider I suggest Chuck Mangione and Chris Botti for some trumpet work and David Benoit and David Lanz for piano work. For a really awesome full ensemble that I've got to see preform live I can't say anything bad about Matt Wilson's Arts and Crafts. They are a solid group. I'll also pimp the local group my jazz instuctors are in The Oswego Jazz Project. They all went to one of the top jazz academies in the United States at Northern Iowa. Coll bunch of guys who can really play. Hope that sets you on the path to further enjoying some smooth jazz, any question feel free to drop a PM.
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Post by Albino Heat on Sept 11, 2009 20:15:52 GMT -5
Thank you all for the great suggestions! You guys are awesome.
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Post by agog on Sept 11, 2009 20:32:58 GMT -5
Diana Krall
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Post by Monster Under Your Bed on Sept 12, 2009 0:22:50 GMT -5
Oh, and I'd like to amend my suggestions to include "Footloose and Fancy Free" by Bill Bruford's Earthworks
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Post by TuneinTokyo on Sept 13, 2009 17:08:54 GMT -5
I fall in and out of jazz genres. Currently I'm into the early musical stuff. Hoagey Carmichael and all those other tin pan alley writers. Stardust, All of Me among my favorites.
I went through all the Be-Bop and combo stuff and Monk stands out for me.
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