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What are your favourite jazz albums?



This my current fav, the flute playing on this is DA SHIT I tell yeh!

[Frosty Jack]

You're foolin no-one Phil, that's you!

[bryn]

I'm just gettin into jazzy type stuff and know not muchos.

so - miles davis - 'In a silent way'

[*Craig_HexPen*]

at the moment....Imaginary day by the Pat Metheny group and Red Clay by Freddie hubbard.......hmmmmm lurvley.

[Frosty Jack]

*aberdonian joke*

3/10

[ragudave]

Originally Posted by Philip

What are your favourite jazz albums?

This my current fav, the flute playing on this is DA SHIT I tell yeh!

Bitches Brew by M Davis is good but I like most of the things on this compilation...

Almost Space Free Jazz

- well Jazz is a rather broad genre and this might stretch it even further. Some classics from the 60s, 70s and 80s and some more up to date tracks from Chicago, Norway and New York. Not easy listening at times (e.g. Naked City) but not totaly free jazz either.

Side 1

Sun Ra & His Solar Arkestra – Cosmic Chaos
Soury Simmons – Interplanetary travelers
Frank Lowe – Brother Joseph
Clavin Keys – Aunt Lovey
The Awakening – Mode for DD
Chicago Underground Quartet – Nostalgia
Chicago Underground Quartet – Tunnel Chrome
Hakon Berge – Imprint of the Baccldae
Maja SK Ratkje – Sinus Seduction

Side 2

Naked City – Okska Bondage
Bobby Watson – Perpetual Groove
Miles Davis – Sanctuary (edit)
Radian – Jet
Jaga Jazzist – Animal Chain
Colleen – Everyone wants answers
Polmo Polpo – Like hearts swelling
Eric Friedlander – May it please heaven
Steve Reid – Lions of Judah
David Durrah – Space 2
Byron Morris & Unity – Kitty Bey

[daveofficer]

i listened to a naked city album once and it gave me a headache. crazy crazy stuff, that john zorn needs to relax i tells ya.

i'd have to go for in a silent way or headunters by herbie hancock.

i'm not really clued up on my jazz actually so any tips would be greatly appreciated, i have to say i don't really like any of the totally frantic stuff. much more of a mellow jazz fan.

incidentally, anyone a fan of karate? they're kind of indie jazz. i like them a lot.

[lepeep]

my faves would be

charles mingus : mingus ah um
dave brubeck : time out
miles davis : miles ahead
lee evans : sidewinder (the All Seeing Eye have something to say about that !)
tom waits : nighthawks at the diner...nice!

that's the good thing about Fopp (sorry dave) the Jazz is only 5 quid a CD (usually), so you can really experiment...

Painkiller : execution ground (now, that is extreme, but in the right frame of mind, it's one of the best CD's you could ever want to hear)

if you want a mellow introduction to jazz, I'd reccomend :
miles davis : mellow miles (appart from those stinky 80's numbers)

[ragudave]

Originally Posted by lepeep

my faves would be

charles mingus : mingus ah um
dave brubeck : time out
miles davis : miles ahead
lee evans : sidewinder (the All Seeing Eye have something to say about that !)
tom waits : nighthawks at the diner...nice!

that's the good thing about Fopp (sorry dave) the Jazz is only 5 quid a CD (usually), so you can really experiment...

Painkiller : execution ground (now, that is extreme, but in the right frame of mind, it's one of the best CD's you could ever want to hear)

if you want a mellow introduction to jazz, I'd reccomend :
miles davis : mellow miles (appart from those stinky 80's numbers)

Aye I agree try a few Blue Note & other Jazz compilations in Fopp for a fiver. Then work up to Universal Sounds of America by Soul Jazz Records / Black Jazz by Soul Jazz, Chicago Underground Quartet / Duo / Trio and Jagga Jazzist et al. I also believe the Matthew Herbert recent album is worth getting... You also get jazz on Wire compilations

Dave

[Alan Cynic]

I like these a lot...............

Thelonious Monk/Gerry Mulligan "'Round Midnight" (esp whole side of title track!)
John Coltrane "Live at Birdland"
Charlie Mingus "Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus"
Miles Davis Quintet "Relaxin' with..."
Moondog "Moondog"
Slim Gaillard "Mc Vouty" (one of my heroes!......shook hands with him in Glasgow once)
The Spirits of Rhythm "1933-34"
Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto "Getz/Gilberto"

I'm currently doing battle with the somewhat scary voice of Patty Waters, but still haven't come round to it yet!

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