the best jazz CD's ever?
Chris Fletcher
and one Charlie Parker CD--"Live at Storyville") I love them both and
want to invest in some more jazz CDs. The problem is, I have no idea
where to start. I'm familiar with a lot of the prominent artists, but I
don't know which CD's are better than others. I know this is probably an
impossible question, but I'd like to know what any of you think the 10 or so
most indespensible jazz albums of all time are (by any artist, but
preferable including some big band, since I don't have any of that yet.
I'd love to hear suggestions from any jazz-experts willing to give them.
Thanks in advance for helping out.
Yours,
Chris
cafle...@ucdavis.edu
Franklin Y. Lee
> I want to invest in some more jazz CDs.
How about these CDs...
1. Miles Davis/Kind of Blue
2. John Coltrane Quintet/Ballads
3. Stan Getz & Kenny Barron/People Time
4. Keith Jarrett/My Song
5. Wynton Marsalis/Thick in the south
(Soul Gestures in Southern Blue Vol. 1)
6. Joshua Redman Quartet/Moodswing
7. Roy Hargrove Quintet/with the TENORS of our time
8. David Sanborn/Another Hand
9. Pat Metheny with Dave Holland & Roy Haynes/Question and Answer
10. Billie Holiday/the billie holiday songbook
Jon Marvin Stokes
of contemorary, I'd recommend any one of the North Texas One o'clock Lab
Band albums. If you're interested I can post the address where you can
get an order form. In the traditional vien, one fairly recent release
that is excellent is the Jazz at the Licoln Center --They Came to Swing.
It features Wynton Marsalis and that Fadis guy on trumpet, with Sir
Rolland Hanna on keys. It's a great big band album. In anticipation of
the large number of lengthy posts you're bound to recieve (your really
asking for it this time bub) I'll cut this one short.
Good Luck,
stOKes
Kevin Van Sant
>most indespensible jazz albums of all time are (by any artist, but
>preferable including some big band, since I don't have any of that yet.
In no particular order:
Miles Davis : "Kind of Blue"
Sonny Rollins : "The Bridge"
Wes Montgomery : "Full House"
Tommy Flannagen : "The Cats"
Duke Ellington : "And His Mother Called Him Bill"
John Coltrane/Johnny Hartman "John Coltane & Johnny Hartman"
Sonny Clark "Cool Struttin'"
Bill Evans "Sunday At The Village Vanagaurd"
The Poll Winners "Straight Ahead"
Count Basie "The Atomic Basie"
Bud Powell "The Amazing Bud Powell" (Three volumes)
Cliiford Brown/ Max Roach "Study in Brown" & "More Study in Brown"
These alone would be a collection to be proud of.
- KV
ADAM BENJAMIN SCHNEIT
1) Sonny Rollins- Saxophone Collossus
2) Phil Woods- Birds of a Feather
3) Bill Evans- Sunday at the Vanguard
4) Keith Jarrett- Standards Vol. II
5) Paul Desmond- East of the Sun
Chris Hare
>Hi, I'm sort of new to jazz. (I have one Dave Brubeck CD--"Take Five"--
>and one Charlie Parker CD--"Live at Storyville") I love them both and
>want to invest in some more jazz CDs. The problem is, I have no idea
>where to start. I'm familiar with a lot of the prominent artists, but I
>impossible question, but I'd like to know what any of you think the 10 or so
>preferable including some big band, since I don't have any of that yet.
>Thanks in advance for helping out.
> Yours,
> Chris
> cafle...@ucdavis.edu
This list in no way attempts to rank the "greatest jazz albums of
all-time", but is rather is to give you some ideas of albums I enjoy and
think to be representative of many different styles and eras.
In no particular order:
1. Miles Davis - "Miles Smiles"
2. Wes Montgomery - "Smokin' at the Halfnote"
3. John Coltrane - "Giant Steps"
4. Wynton Marsalis - any of the "Standard Time" albums
5. Thelonious Monk - "The Best of....." on Blue Note
6. Miles Davis - "Sketches of Spain"
7. Steps Ahead - "Modern Times"
8. Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie - (anything with them together)
9. James Carter - (everything he does is beautiful)
10. Billie Holliday - "The Complete Decca Recordings of..."
Enjoy,
Chris
Rick155
particular order)...
Gerry Mulligan - Walk on the Water
Art Pepper - Landscape -or- Meets the Rhythm Section -or- Among Friends
-or- Thursday Night at the Vanguard
Phil Woods - Live at the Showboat -or- Live at the Vanguard
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
Oscar Peterson - any of the Exclusively for My Friends albums
Michel Camilo - Rendevous
Stan Getz - The Dolphin
Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage
Rick
D Royko
And y'all thought the Penguin Guide was 'personal!' The only thing these
have in common is that they all move me deeply. I've noted those discs
that might be a bit rough for a newer listener, but they are still worth a
try. All others should present no problems, regardless of taste.
Miles Davis-Kind Of Blue (CBS)
Eric Dolphy-Out To Lunch (Blue Note) [pretty chalenging, free-style]
Duke Ellington-Historically Speaking (Bethlehem)
Thelonious Monk: Monk's Music (OJC/Riverside)
Count Basie-The Complete Atomic Basie Sessions (Roulette)
Booker Little-Out Front (Candid) [free-ish, but accessible]
Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins (Impulse)
Benny Goodman-After You've Gone: Trio & Quartets Vol. 1 (RCA)
Jelly Roll Morton-The Pearls (RCA)
Abdullah Ibrahim-Water From An Ancient Well (Enja)
Albert Ayler-Vibrations [very free]
Terry Fenton
(Chris Fletcher) wrote:
> Hi, I'm sort of new to jazz. (I have one Dave Brubeck CD--"Take Five"--
> and one Charlie Parker CD--"Live at Storyville") I love them both and
> want to invest in some more jazz CDs. The problem is, I have no idea
> where to start. I'm familiar with a lot of the prominent artists, but I
> don't know which CD's are better than others. I know this is probably an
> impossible question, but I'd like to know what any of you think the 10 or so
> most indespensible jazz albums of all time are (by any artist, but
> preferable including some big band, since I don't have any of that yet.
> I'd love to hear suggestions from any jazz-experts willing to give them.
> Thanks in advance for helping out.
> Yours,
> Chris
> cafle...@ucdavis.edu
No one's mentioned early Basie. There's a "best of Count Basie" on MCA. It
has all the great Lester Young, Jimmy Rushing etc. stuff from the '30s.
It's got my vote for the best jazz album ever.
Someone mentioned Abdullah Inbrahim. I think he's great and greatly
underrated. Check out "No Fear No Die" and "Mindif" and the great duet
album with Archie Shepp.
--TF
John Burton
Louis Armstrong Hot Fives
Bix Biederbeck and Frank Trumbauer
The Lester Young Story
The Complete Charlie Parker on Dial
Fats Navarro - Nostalgia
Art Pepper - The Art of Pepper (The Omega Tape Sessions
with Carl Perkins)
Anything with Miles Davis and John Coltrane together
Chet Baker in Europe Vol. 2.
Dexter Gordon - Dexter Blows Hot and Cool
Bud Powell - The Complete Roost and Blue Notes,
Discs one and two.
The Mosaic set of Kenton Holman and Russo Charts ...
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John Burton
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Fax: (818) 449-4417
James Powers
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Brad Puett
a018...@bcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us (James Powers) wrote:
> The best Jazz was recorded on vinyl
> --
> Jazzman (James Powers)
The BEST Jazz was recorded on tape, then (possibly) transferred to vinyl ...
either way, WHO CARES?! Give us titles, not stupid remarks!
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Brad Puett
outt...@vnet.net
DHoff56012
that I love very much, which is Oliver Nelson's "The Blues and the
Abstract Truth". Both the writing and the playing are superb. Freddie
Hubbard is in his best form, so is Eric Dolphy, and to hear Bill Evans
outside of his tradional trio setting is a treat.
David Hoffman
Ben Moroze
: Hi, I'm sort of new to jazz. (I have one Dave Brubeck CD--"Take Five"--
: and one Charlie Parker CD--"Live at Storyville") I love them both and
: want to invest in some more jazz CDs. The problem is, I have no idea
: where to start. I'm familiar with a lot of the prominent artists, but I
: don't know which CD's are better than others. I know this is probably an
: impossible question, but I'd like to know what any of you think the 10 or so
: most indespensible jazz albums of all time are (by any artist, but
: preferable including some big band, since I don't have any of that yet.
: I'd love to hear suggestions from any jazz-experts willing to give them.
: Thanks in advance for helping out.
: Yours,
: Chris
: cafle...@ucdavis.edu
Art Blakey, "Live at the Village Vanguard, Vol. I"
John Coltrane, "Giant Steps"
John Coltrane, "A Love Supreme"
Miles Davis, "Kind of Blue"
Bill Evans, "Sunday at the Village Vanguard"
Bill Evans, "Waltz for Debbie"
Bill Evans, "Explorations"
Charlie Parker, "Complete Dial" (not sure how it's packaged)
Charlie Parker, (most anything "complete" on Verve)
Sonny Rollins, "Saxophone Colossus"
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TornCot
I prefer Holiday's Columbia sides to her work for Decca, which has less
jazz content. What troubles me a bit about your list is its absence of
pre-bop jazz. The first three jazz tapes I purchased were by Armstrong,
Basie and Mingus and it gave me a good grounding in the history of jazz. I
think it is important for newcomers to jazz to get a firm grasp on the
roots of the music. I know that my familiarity with Armstrong, Morton and
Bechet has helped me to appreciate those that followed.
Cheers and Good Thoughts,
Dave Krugman
Alan Berger
: Some great recommendations. All terrific sides. I would like to add one
What's considered "Best"?
I like Blue Trane/Soul Trane plus Benny Carter, Cal Tjader(Soul Sauce),
Ella, Billy..egads, there's too many to just make it a "best".
JD4Lion
Jackie McLean "Strange Blues"
Louis Armstrong "Portrait of an artist as a Young man"
Gerald Poirier
>I prefer Holiday's Columbia sides to her work for Decca, which has less
>jazz content.
My preferences go with you on Billie... I loved the Silver Collection,
and the Verve "Best of" is also great.
I don't care as much for the Big Bands with violins so present on the
Decca recordings. Just my taste, mind you...
Gege
Markus Andrezak
The Miles Davis albums of the Davis/Shorter/Hancock/Carter/Williams Phase.
Especially ESP.
All the rest: Nefertiti, Filles de Kilimanjaro, Sorcerer.
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