Recommend Me One 'Classic' Jazz Album, and WHY. - Page 2

el duderino · 05.02.2007, 04:15 PM

You gotta get some of the second great Miles Davis Quintet - possibly the most worshipped group of musicians in all of jazz - Miles, Wayne, Tony, Herbie and Ron. Circle remains the most beautiful Miles ballad.

Sun Ra's catalogue is so immense that it can be very intimidating. This is a perfect place to start (just make sure you have lots of disposable income cos Sun Ra fans always turn into avid collecters!). Not to out there, but definitely different. Awesome space jazz, exotic landscapes, tribal drumming, big band jazz. Nifty.

Duke Ellington's discograpy is almost as big as Sun Ra's. This is a perfect staring place, this one properly clicked me on to Ellington and I since became a rabid fan. More of a laid back good times session this one

Just buy it! 4 disc set of exceptionally inspired Coltrane with Elvin, McCoy and mr Eric Dolphy!

atari 2600 · 05.02.2007, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by hat and beard

Why?
It's probably the most consistently perfect jazz record from start to finish ever. Dolphy's bass clarinet sounds like no other instrument. It doesn't even sound like a bass clarinet. So deep and slippery and smooth. His improvising is fierce enough for free jazz fans, but melodic enough for my mom to enjoy.
Just get it. I've never met anyone who doesn't like it.

It's so good I even named my interweb persona after its opening track.

But, of course! I agree wholeheartedly.

I ranked Out to Lunch as the #2 all-time behind Coltrane's MyFavorite Things recently, but somehow blanked-out on it today.

RdTv · 05.02.2007, 10:51 PM

Horace Silver - A Song For My Father

Why? Well, nobody suggested it and it features a excellent mixture of blissful introspective piano joints and straight ahead movin' jazz. YOU WILL NOT BE DISSAPPOINTED!!!

atsonicpark · 05.03.2007, 12:41 AM

what about happenin' noise jazz like scissor shock

Dead-Air · 05.03.2007, 01:05 AM

You asked for one, so I'll respect that, but it's hard. I've done two radio shows, one where I played 4 hrs of just Sun Ra, and another where I played 6 hrs of same. But for one "Classic" Jazz Record, I'm going to go with Miles.

Lots of other people are covering Kind of Blue, so I'll take the other extreme: On the Corner. It was hated by jazz purists when it came out, because he fully embraced electronic instruments and funk beats. Decades later it was listed by many a punk/funk artist as a major inspiration, but it goes beyond that, and way beyond the "fusion" ghetto as well. It's actually quite melodic at times, though always rhythmic, and it takes the classic spirit of jazz and transports it to a whole new playground.

Rob Instigator · 05.03.2007, 09:45 AM

HOME COOKIN with Jimmy Smith

great great great jazz organ.

fuck

great

noumenal · 05.03.2007, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

HOME COOKIN with Jimmy Smith

great great great jazz organ.

fuck

great

I second this even though I only have Back at the Chicken Shack, which is very good. Retarded nasty funk.

Torn Curtain · 05.04.2007, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by jon boy

crescent by john coltrane is very good and quite overlooked.

Yeah I love Crescent.

Iain · 05.04.2007, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Dead-Air

You asked for one, so I'll respect that, but it's hard. I've done two radio shows, one where I played 4 hrs of just Sun Ra, and another where I played 6 hrs of same. But for one "Classic" Jazz Record, I'm going to go with Miles.

Lots of other people are covering Kind of Blue, so I'll take the other extreme: On the Corner. It was hated by jazz purists when it came out, because he fully embraced electronic instruments and funk beats. Decades later it was listed by many a punk/funk artist as a major inspiration, but it goes beyond that, and way beyond the "fusion" ghetto as well. It's actually quite melodic at times, though always rhythmic, and it takes the classic spirit of jazz and transports it to a whole new playground.

YES!

My favourite Miles Davis record.

Onani Nic · 05.04.2007, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Iain

YES!

My favourite Miles Davis record.

I heard a two disc live album from this period today.

I liked it a lot.

Cardinal Rob · 05.04.2007, 11:05 AM

Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady

No-one dislikes this album.

No-one.

lungfish · 05.04.2007, 06:57 PM

beautiful album. Thelonious's first truly massive accomplishment.
though the recording of the album was tension filled and strained, everything came out beautifully.
Bemsha Swing (in it's best incarnation, imo) is worth the album alone.
Brilliant Corners is a maze of a song, twisting and turning and landing on top of your head. etc etc.
great album, among Thelonious's other masterpieces.

05.02.2007, 04:15 PM	#21
el duderino bad moon rising Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: NZ Posts: 120	You gotta get some of the second great Miles Davis Quintet - possibly the most worshipped group of musicians in all of jazz - Miles, Wayne, Tony, Herbie and Ron. Circle remains the most beautiful Miles ballad. Sun Ra's catalogue is so immense that it can be very intimidating. This is a perfect place to start (just make sure you have lots of disposable income cos Sun Ra fans always turn into avid collecters!). Not to out there, but definitely different. Awesome space jazz, exotic landscapes, tribal drumming, big band jazz. Nifty. Duke Ellington's discograpy is almost as big as Sun Ra's. This is a perfect staring place, this one properly clicked me on to Ellington and I since became a rabid fan. More of a laid back good times session this one Just buy it! 4 disc set of exceptionally inspired Coltrane with Elvin, McCoy and mr Eric Dolphy!
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RdTv invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lexington,KY USA Posts: 2,512	Horace Silver - A Song For My Father Why? Well, nobody suggested it and it features a excellent mixture of blissful introspective piano joints and straight ahead movin' jazz. YOU WILL NOT BE DISSAPPOINTED!!!
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Dead-Air invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Portland OR Posts: 4,300	You asked for one, so I'll respect that, but it's hard. I've done two radio shows, one where I played 4 hrs of just Sun Ra, and another where I played 6 hrs of same. But for one "Classic" Jazz Record, I'm going to go with Miles. Lots of other people are covering Kind of Blue, so I'll take the other extreme: On the Corner. It was hated by jazz purists when it came out, because he fully embraced electronic instruments and funk beats. Decades later it was listed by many a punk/funk artist as a major inspiration, but it goes beyond that, and way beyond the "fusion" ghetto as well. It's actually quite melodic at times, though always rhythmic, and it takes the classic spirit of jazz and transports it to a whole new playground. __________________ FuckBook; My Band; My Radio Show; My Flickr Page; Science Fiction Message Board
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Cardinal Rob the destroyed room Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: In the O.. O.. Organ Loft, West Yorkshire, UK Posts: 553	Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady No-one dislikes this album. No-one. __________________ lastFM \| RYM \| MySpace
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05.04.2007, 06:57 PM	#32
lungfish bad moon rising Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: nyc Posts: 236	beautiful album. Thelonious's first truly massive accomplishment. though the recording of the album was tension filled and strained, everything came out beautifully. Bemsha Swing (in it's best incarnation, imo) is worth the album alone. Brilliant Corners is a maze of a song, twisting and turning and landing on top of your head. etc etc. great album, among Thelonious's other masterpieces.
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