The Jazz Thread

[jsem]

Saw Sonny Rollins live last year - what a fantastic saxophonist. Used to play some of his tunes with my old jazz band (i played baritone/alto sax).

[Fluffy Lothario]

Here's what I've got recently ---
Andrew Hill - Point Of Departure
Charles Mingus - Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus
Duke Ellington - Money Jungle
Grant Green - Idle Moments (I especially love this shit because Grant Green is a guitarist while being band-leader)
Herbie Hancock - Empyrean Isles
John Coltrane - Impressions
                   - Ascension
                   - Meditations
Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder
Max Roach - We Insist! Max Roach's - Freedom Now Suite
McCoy Tyner - The Real McCoy
Miles Davis - Sketches Of Spain
               - Miles Smiles
Oliver Nelson - The Blues And The Abstract Truth
Philip Cohran - Philip Cohran With The Artistic Heritage Ensemble (it's apparently called On The Beach)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Rip, Rig & Panic
Thelonius Monk - Thelonius Monk With John Coltrane
                     - Monk's Dream
                     - Straight, No Chaser
Wayne Shorter - JuJu
                     - Speak No Evil

Every album here except for the Philip Cochran is on my to-check-out list. Oh, and Empyrean Isles and Sketches of Spain, cos I have them.

[Kyo]

Here's what I've got recently ---
Andrew Hill - Point Of Departure
Charles Mingus - Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus
Duke Ellington - Money Jungle
Grant Green - Idle Moments (I especially love this shit because Grant Green is a guitarist while being band-leader)
Herbie Hancock - Empyrean Isles
John Coltrane - Impressions
                   - Ascension
                   - Meditations
Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder
Max Roach - We Insist! Max Roach's - Freedom Now Suite
McCoy Tyner - The Real McCoy
Miles Davis - Sketches Of Spain
               - Miles Smiles
Oliver Nelson - The Blues And The Abstract Truth
Philip Cohran - Philip Cohran With The Artistic Heritage Ensemble (it's apparently called On The Beach)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Rip, Rig & Panic
Thelonius Monk - Thelonius Monk With John Coltrane
                     - Monk's Dream
                     - Straight, No Chaser
Wayne Shorter - JuJu
                     - Speak No Evil

That's a truly excellent list! 

[millahh]

BLUE TRAIN, STOP KICKING ASS

no u.

[SPNKr]

Here's what I've got recently ---
Andrew Hill - Point Of Departure
Charles Mingus - Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus
Duke Ellington - Money Jungle
Grant Green - Idle Moments (I especially love this shit because Grant Green is a guitarist while being band-leader)
Herbie Hancock - Empyrean Isles
John Coltrane - Impressions
                   - Ascension
                   - Meditations
Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder
Max Roach - We Insist! Max Roach's - Freedom Now Suite
McCoy Tyner - The Real McCoy
Miles Davis - Sketches Of Spain
               - Miles Smiles
Oliver Nelson - The Blues And The Abstract Truth
Philip Cohran - Philip Cohran With The Artistic Heritage Ensemble (it's apparently called On The Beach)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Rip, Rig & Panic
Thelonius Monk - Thelonius Monk With John Coltrane
                     - Monk's Dream
                     - Straight, No Chaser
Wayne Shorter - JuJu
                     - Speak No Evil

Every album here except for the Philip Cochran is on my to-check-out list. Oh, and Empyrean Isles and Sketches of Spain, cos I have them.

I think you should get Philip Cohran. I haven't heard it since I got it, but I "CAN" assure you that you will be at least interested when you put on the first track. That's my only spoiler. XD

[Scard]

I just recorded a shortened interpretation of Dave Brubeck's Take Five. I used the drum track from the original song, but everything else was recorded and played by myself. Check it out!

https://www.myspace.com/michaelscardamaglia/music/songs/Scard-Takes-Five-76968706

[SPNKr]

I just recorded a shortened interpretation of Dave Brubeck's Take Five. I used the drum track from the original song, but everything else was recorded and played by myself. Check it out!

https://www.myspace.com/michaelscardamaglia/music/songs/Scard-Takes-Five-76968706

Nice man enjoyed it.

[Volk9]

Just wanted to come in here and say that I love Bossa Nova.

[SPNKr]

Just wanted to come in here and say that I love Bossa Nova.

Fuck yeah bro. Bossa Nova is THE SHIT! Every now and then, my teacher will bust out some BN riff and everyone will go WOAH DUDE WHAT WAS THAT? Great for entertaining others too.

[LieLowTheWantedMan]

Mahavishnu Orchestra is the best them.

[bout to crash]

I recently got a Mahavishnu record
Also just bought an album from an awesome local sax player, Peter Sommer.

[LieLowTheWantedMan]

I recently got a Mahavishnu record

Which ones? Did you enjoy it? 

[bout to crash]

Well, I recently got one record, Visions of the Emerald Beyond, but I've had Birds of Fire and Inner-Mounting Flame for a while on CD... and they're all awesome.

[Fluffy Lothario]

The only Mahavishnu I have is Apocalypse, and I wasn't so keen. But I have two albums of his with Shakti, and they're both really good.

[Rina]

Miles Davis anyone?

[LieLowTheWantedMan]

The only Mahavishnu I have is Apocalypse, and I wasn't so keen. But I have two albums of his with Shakti, and they're both really good.

Try Birds of Fire. It's their best IMO.

[Fluffy Lothario]

Yeah, I need to try some other albums at some point.

[Marvellous G]

I do enjoy jazz a lot, and I have a lot of the 'obvious' albums, but I'm really not hugely literate in it past the better known artists/albums.

[jsem]

The only Mahavishnu I have is Apocalypse, and I wasn't so keen. But I have two albums of his with Shakti, and they're both really good.

Try Birds of Fire. It's their best IMO.

John McLaughlin ftw

[Fluffy Lothario]

I do enjoy jazz a lot, and I have a lot of the 'obvious' albums, but I'm really not hugely literate in it past the better known artists/albums.

I still don't have too much jazz, but my collection's growing with time, and I've studied lists and so on of the genre for so long that I can walk into a record store and immediately identify the albums normally considered classics by name. And really, once you peek below the surface of the short list of albums that people who just go for a sprinkling of jazz listen to, there are tons of albums that are very highly regarded.

[Marvellous G]

I do enjoy jazz a lot, and I have a lot of the 'obvious' albums, but I'm really not hugely literate in it past the better known artists/albums.

I still don't have too much jazz, but my collection's growing with time, and I've studied lists and so on of the genre for so long that I can walk into a record store and immediately identify the albums normally considered classics by name. And really, once you peek below the surface of the short list of albums that people who just go for a sprinkling of jazz listen to, there are tons of albums that are very highly regarded.

Yeah, I suppose some online research is needed soon. It's the most daunting genre to get into by far though which is why I often start to look but then get put off. 

[SPNKr]

Miles Davis anyone?

Hells yes I love me some Davis!

Birth Of The Cool
Sketches Of Spain
Miles Smiles
In A Silent Way

[bout to crash]

Bitches Brew 

[SPNKr]

I didn't mention Kind Of Blue nor Bitches Brew because they're the obvious picks everyone loves, just like me.

[bodiesinflight]

Currently in process of burning my stepdad's jazz vinyl collection (consisting pretty much all the jazz I've listened to) onto computer. Mammoth Spyra Gyra listening sessions on the way!

[Rina]

Miles Davis anyone?

Hells yes I love me some Davis!

Birth Of The Cool
Sketches Of Spain
Miles Smiles
In A Silent Way

    I knew I liked you.

[SPNKr]

Miles Davis anyone?

Hells yes I love me some Davis!

Birth Of The Cool
Sketches Of Spain
Miles Smiles
In A Silent Way

    I knew I liked you.

You'd like Horace Silver too and if you can be bothered, check out his Song For My Father album

[Rina]

Checked it out; I now love you even more. 

















EVEN MORE

[SPNKr]

Checked it out; I now love you even more. 



EVEN MORE

I really wanted to learn the first song (Song For My Father) on guitar, but I didn't get around to that yet. It's a fantastic piece of jazz work.

[bout to crash]

Right now I'm listening to Lee and Freddie go back and forth 

[Fluffy Lothario]

Just listened to Headhunters for the first time. Wasn't really what I was expecting.

[Rina]

Checked it out; I now love you even more. 



EVEN MORE

I really wanted to learn the first song (Song For My Father) on guitar, but I didn't get around to that yet. It's a fantastic piece of jazz work.

That'd be really awesome if you could!

[bout to crash]

Just listened to Headhunters for the first time. Wasn't really what I was expecting.

In a good way? Because I  that album.

[Fluffy Lothario]

Well, not in a terrible way. It was just very light (though reading up on the album on wikipedia, this is exactly what HH was going for). Not overly jazzy at all. I was expecting it all to be more like Sly. I won't say more til I've given it some more listens though.

[Starkweather]

Everyone should check out Antibalas' Filibuster. It's great album.