boomac Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 This will be my 1000th post so I hope this thread will be informative, entertaining and fun. We all know that our favorites change over time but for this exercise let's only consider the present. Please list your five favorite jazz titles. They do not have to be in any specific order and can come from any style within the genre. It will also be helpful if you list the Artist and LP associated with the selections. I would like to thank all the jazz guys on the Forum that have helped me develop my interest in this great music. Especially, but not exclusively, Allan & Edmond. Mine: Stolen Moments From: Oliver Nelsons Blues and the Abstract Truth (Bob Sherman) Song For My Father From: Horace Silvers Song For My Father (Allan) Blue 7 From: Sonny Rollinss Saxophone Colossus (Kelly) Patricia From: Art Peppers Art Pepper Today (Allan) Cantaloupe Island From: Herbie Hancocks Empyrean Isles (OMO) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Songer Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Off the top of my head tonight, 1-13-2005. Only listing things I've listened to within the last 48 hours! Bud Powell Cleopatra's Dream Miles Davis/Charlie Parker Donna Lee Art Pepper Patricia Tina Brooks True Blue John Coltrane Alabama --The list will be different by tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Too hard! Off the top of my head: Amanda, Duke Pearson Cornbread, Lee Morgan Blues For Blanche, Art Pepper Black Coffee, Sonny Criss A Caddy For Daddy or The Dip, Hank Mobley Not all written by the artist listed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOSValves Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Mine are easy 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 ---------------- On 1/13/2005 11:11:06 PM NOSValves wrote: Mine are easy 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) ---------------- Not true. I know there's a Kenny G. song you like! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fgarib Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Hey there! Mine: 1) Black / Note: Jungle Music. Not classical in period, but very classy and talented: 2) Buck Clayton: Jam Sessions. Only heard vol 2 but man, oh man. 3) Herbie Mann: Jus Wailin. 4) Coleman Hawkins: Body and Soul (A Collection) 5) Charlie Haydn: Nocturn (Again, new, but ME-LLOWW! -F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben. Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 I either need a week and a half to think about it, or again, off the top of my head (& in no particular order & performed by, not necessarily written by): Midwestern Nights Dream -Pat Metheny(g) w/ Jaco Pastorius( and Bob Moses(d) Goodbye Pork-Pie Hat-Charles Mingus Skylark-Paul Motian Quintet (w/ Bill Frisell(g), Joe Lovano(ts), Lee Konitz(as), & Charlie Haden() Blossom-Belongings (Jan Garbarek(ts), Keith Jarrett(p), Palle Danielson(, Jon Christensen(d)) Passing-Jan Garbarek w/Bill Connors(g), John Taylor(org), Jack DeJohnnette(d) That required way too much effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben. Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 I guess the rest of the jazz fans are out in a dive bar, not wearing tuxes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jheis Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Okay, here're my 5 bits: 1) Verse - Patricia Barber 2) Ever Since The World Ended - Mose Allison 3) Good Morning Heartache - Johnny Adams 4) In Blue - Karrin Allyson 5) Blue Light Till Dawn - Cassandra Wilson Guess I must like bluesy vocalists. James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piranha Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 My jazz favorites ths week: Hotel California-Eagles Ten Years Gone-Led Zeppelin Cinammon Girl-Neil Young Angie-Rolling Stones Layla-Derek and the Dominos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazman Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 ---------------- On 1/13/2005 9:16:42 PM boomac wrote: Please list your five favorite jazz titles. They do not have to be in any specific order and can come from any style within the genre. It will also be helpful if you list the Artist and LP associated with the selections. ---------------- I've always been awed by Allan's clarity to create a top 100 list, something I could never accomplish. I will however follow his lead to list the most recent to hit the turntable, because I was off today and have been listening off and on all day. As the night progresses, this list will evolve. "Blues & Roots", Charles Mingus, Atlantic "Caravan", Art Blakey Jazz Messengers, Riverside "Look What I Got", Betty Carter, Verve "Ole", John Coltrane, Atlantic "Milestones", Miles Davis, Columbia Klipsch out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenratboy Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Agh! Your the crew that needs to get me some good jazz CD's! I have 'Kind of Blue' on the way, but what other must have music must I buy? Even if the music itself isn't the best (still needs to be good), what are some masterpiece recordings to show off my system? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicholtl Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 I'm only just starting to build up my jazz catalogue, but my favorites thus far are: Miles Davis - "Kind of Blue" LP (right on Ken!) and "Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quartet" LP Various Artists - "Jazz at the Pawnshop" LP Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Time Out" SACD John Coltrane - "A Love Supreme" SACD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomac Posted January 14, 2005 Author Share Posted January 14, 2005 ---------------- On 1/14/2005 1:58:09 AM kenratboy wrote: Agh! Your the crew that needs to get me some good jazz CD's! I have 'Kind of Blue' on the way, but what other must have music must I buy? Even if the music itself isn't the best (still needs to be good), what are some masterpiece recordings to show off my system? ---------------- You should get some great ideas from this thread but since Allan, Jazman, Ben and Gary can only post five, here's a list of 15 great LPs (all available on CD) for you to consider. Saxophone Colossus Sonny Rolins Song For My Father Horace Silver Everybody Likes Hampton Hawes Hampton Hawes Blue Train John Coltrane Peckin Time Hank Mobley Foremost Jimmy Smith True Blue Tina Brooks Cool Struttin Sonny Clark Somethin Else Cannonball Adderly Midnight Blue Kenny Burrell Open Sesame Freddie Hubbard Art Pepper Today Art Pepper Candy Lee Morgan Wahoo Duke Pearson Harold in the Land of Jazz Howard Land Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jheis Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 If you've got a broadband connection, go to KCSM.org and you can get an astonishing 24/7 of commercial free Jazz (and blues). We're really lucky here in the San Francisco Bay Area - We get this over the air for free (of course, don't forget to pledge when they ask for it - or it may go away). James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Lets see, on the PC: Diana Krall and Supertramp (progressive rock, I know, but there early stuff is fusion jazz) On the home movie and music reproduction system lately, it has been Diana Krall, Patricia Barber and Cassandra Wilson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Songer Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 I t old you all it would change! On the way to work this morning I listened to some CDs I burned from LPs a couple of weeks ago. Jackie McLean Riff Raff (written by Grachan Moncur --on LP "Destination Out") Larry Young IF (written by Joe Henderson--on LP "Unity") Charles Mingus Theme for Lester Young (Goodbye Porkpie Hat) on LP "Mingus x 5" Isn't life grand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 I'm replacing Amanda (only because I've played it to death) with Grant Green's Idle Moments (which I've only played into a mild coma). If I was listening for the first time, my list may look more like this: Cool Strutin', Sonny Clark Autumn Leaves, Cannonball Adderly/Miles Davis Take 5, Dave Brubeck Moanin', Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers Watermelon Man, Herbie Hancock Honorable Mentions: Giant Steps, John Coltrane Shine, Stan Getz My Favorite Things, John Coltrane A Waltz For Debbie, Bill Evans (version with Cannonball Adderly) Sunrise Sunset, Sonny Criss Sorry if I cheated. Once again you guys, buy "THE BEST BLUE NOTE ALBUM IN THE WORLD...........EVER!" I can't tell you enough times that this is the BEST way to figure out if this jazz stuff is for you. If you don't LOVE almost every song on disc 1, don't bother with 50s/60s jazz. It's not for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Songer Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Hey Gary--do you have "Idle Moments" on vinyl? I have an extra dead mint Stereo Liberty (blue/white, RVG) if you need one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Only CD Allan. Email me with details!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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