Jazz thread!

King of Blues-Miles Davis Some say it IS the best jazz album of all time. Did you know the musicians didn't even rehearse for the recording session? Miles just showed up to the Blue Note session with some melodies and chords and proceeded to record each song in one take... that's how Miles liked to do it... he wanted everything to be spontaneous. A Love Supreme -John Coltrane This album completely changed the jazz world in 1965 and even today its effects can be found in many musical styles, not just jazz. Time Out -Dave Brubeck This was the first instrumental jazz album to sell over a million copies. 'Take Five' was even a number one hit on Billboard's charts which is a serious feat for any jazz song (and any song in 5/4!). Ellington at Newport -Duke Ellington Here's a historic concert that has a wonderful background story Blue Train -John Coltrane Recorded in 1957, this album was Coltrane's first album as a leader. It's very interesting to hear how Coltrane was playing before he started heading to the freer, passionate playing that he evolved to in the 60's. Bitches Brew -Miles Davis Pretty much everything about this album is controversial. Before 1970, no major record label, this one being Columbia, had ever used the word, Bitches on a release by a major artist. The recording has some very long songs and consists mostly of free spontaneous electric improvisation. On top of that, it was sliced and diced in studio post-production to make certain snippets repeat and to add effects which was unheard of on a jazz record. Yet even with all that... or maybe because of all that... it is Miles' second best selling album of all time behind Kind of Blue. Be warned... this album is pretty out there; and usually takes a few times listening to even begin to understand what Miles was trying to achieve.

My favorite album is Money Jungle. Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus (Mingus gets frantic on some of the tunes), and Max Roach. 1962. Just yesterday, it seems.

Man, I saw the sexiest thing a few weeks back. I went to a Christmas party a friend of mine was having for his job. There was a live band playing and they had a female saxophone player. She was a tall, dark chocolate lady that happened to be fine as hell. She looked damn good blowin' on that horn. LOL
No pun intended. Originally Posted by IceCreamMan

I may know her. Seriously!

Diana Krall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it1Na...--05MQhJz7eXXQ Originally Posted by usetacould

I like Diana Krall also. Some "jazz purists" try to criticize her because she has the "sex factor" going. But I love that "smokey, raspy" voice that she has. Plus she isn't bad to look at!!

I like Diana Krall also. Some "jazz purists" try to criticize her because she has the "sex factor" going. But I love that "smokey, raspy" voice that she has. Plus she isn't bad to look at!! Originally Posted by DarthMaul

Another thing I wanna add is she sounds real nice on the piano!

I guess about the sex factor, a LOT of guys would wanna fuck her.

Queen Latifah's jazz album was great too...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NabU5bxaVM4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-anBj...EAADBF&index=6

more of a fusion of different styles, but mostly jazz. Her voice is more beautiful than I expected.

Ragtime is a little old timey for some, but I listen to it when I clean the house. As the predecessor of jazz, you gotta give it it's props. Scott Joplin was an innovator.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMAtL7n_-rc

I like Diana Krall also. Some "jazz purists" try to criticize her because she has the "sex factor" going. But I love that "smokey, raspy" voice that she has. Plus she isn't bad to look at!! Originally Posted by DarthMaul

Reminds me of another old school hottie.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZydsH...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwQv8...eature=related

Oscar Peterson - Night Train
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB39n...D5D13&index=34

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dvc5tSqak2Q

Terrence Blanchard & Donald Harrison (Live)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj_ei...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLZKR...eature=related

Thelonious Monk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2s6LZUdYaU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRUWt...eature=related

John Coltrane
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j_TD...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-2uB...eature=related

Ella Fitzgerald
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbL9v...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j6av...eature=related


Sarah Vaughan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q9qu...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aec5U...eature=related

Big surprise to me! This thread motivated me to rearrange my junk (yeah!)...I knew I liked Mingus, but I had no clue I have 23 albums by the grouchy ol' bastard. I thought maybe 4 or 5.

Another'n I like is Yusuf Lateef; cat's 90 now and still going (fairly) strong, as far as I know. Scholarly fellow. Pick up pretty much anything and make music with it.

Lee Morgan's The Sidewinder is a pretty good little album.

Kirk Whalum and Kim Waters also Najee.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyG6e...eature=related

Bill Dixon, who recently died.
Miles Davis, Lift to the scaffold soundtrack http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD-1iRNBYvk
Don Cherry
Eric Dolphy

Django Reinhardt, gypsy jazz, despite Stephane Grapelli

But mostly free jazz

forgot about that great man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNXePvT5H0s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROzbYANw1_g

literally and figuratively he gave birth to other great musicians in this genre and others.

Another'n I like is Yusuf Lateef; cat's 90 now and still going (fairly) strong, as far as I know. Scholarly fellow. Pick up pretty much anything and make music with it.
Originally Posted by Don T. Lukbak

Amazing talent.

I was born and raised in NYC, so I got to see many of the top jazz artists of the time in person. My all time favorites were Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Art Blakey and Horace Silver. One of the best evenings in my life was spent at the Museum of Modern Art, listening to the MJQ play in their sculpture garden. BTW, are any of you guys into High End Stereo (the best way to listen to vintage jazz) ?

LS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpfdnIx_1PM
I think yall forgot my buddy Frank.