Trying to expand my horizons. If you're gonna drop artist names, reccomend albums along with them. Especially since people like Miles Davis and John Coltrane have thousands of albums to their name.
Addendum: I'm looking for some Jazz that you don't have to be an expert musician to appreciate. To be specific, albums with jazz songs instead of jazz excursions.
There are a lot of what if's in life Donny. What if I hit you really hard in the face, knocked yo shit to the back of yo skull? What if I....had you girl gargle my nuts? The fact remains, you are a fuckin mutant.
Knyte
2010 SLF Tag Champ*
Title: Curator Of The VGM
Joined: Nov 01 2006
Location: Here I am.
Posts: 6749
Posted:
May 21 2008 06:42 pm
I fucking love him, he was always one of my favorites!
...
The only Jazz singer I have ever really liked, was the "Velvet Fog" himself, Mel Torme.
username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
Location: phoenix, az usa
Posts: 16135
Posted:
May 21 2008 06:50 pm
duke ellington... but i cant name any albums unfortunately.
i just listen to the jazz station on my yahoo.
Klimbatize wrote:
I'll eat a turkey sandwich while blowing my load
Valdronius
Moderator
Title: SydLexia COO
Joined: Aug 22 2005
Location: The Great White North
Posts: 4465
Posted:
May 21 2008 08:30 pm
Klimbatize wrote:
A Hispanic dude living in Arizona knows a lot of Latinas? That's fucking odd.
erock
Title: likes to party
Joined: Dec 21 2007
Location: Phoenix. its hot outside
Posts: 1219
Posted:
May 21 2008 08:36 pm
in all seriousness im a big jazz fan. it depends on what kind of jazz you like cool bop, hard bop, big band etc etc.
charlie parker-cool bird
birth of the cool
anything miles davis
anything dave brubeck
if you need anything more detailed let me know.
Shut up, Dorn
Title: White Chocolate
Joined: Jan 04 2008
Location: Grate Whyte Norf
Posts: 1179
Posted:
May 21 2008 10:11 pm
Im actually a trombone player who plays a lot of jazz.
If your wondering whats the most interesting to listen to and not get bored check out:
Heavy Weather - Weather Report, the main track "Birdland" actually made it on the pop charts in 1976. I wrote a paper on fusion.
Black Market - Weather Report
Blue Train - John Coltrane
The Great Fontana - Carl Fontana
A Time For Love - Bill Watrous
Anything by The Yellowjackets is great, I like The Rippingtons, but if you listen to one of their albums all at once it sounds like elevator music.
Bitches Brew - Miles Davis
Birth of the Cool - Miles Davis
Doo Bop - Miles Davis (A hip hop Davis cut)
There are many more albums that are kick ass.
JRA
Joined: Sep 17 2007
Location: The Opium Trail
Posts: 3475
Posted:
May 21 2008 11:07 pm
I bought In A Silent Way by Miles Davis and I'm afriad it bored the crap out of me, not to mention it sounded like there was a skip in one section. Perhaps I should narrow down my expectations a bit.
I'm looking for some Jazz that you don't have to be an expert musician to appreciate. I guess I'm looking for albums with jazz songs instead of jazz excursions.
There are a lot of what if's in life Donny. What if I hit you really hard in the face, knocked yo shit to the back of yo skull? What if I....had you girl gargle my nuts? The fact remains, you are a fuckin mutant.
erock
Title: likes to party
Joined: Dec 21 2007
Location: Phoenix. its hot outside
Posts: 1219
Posted:
May 21 2008 11:12 pm
try Time Out from dave brubeck.
FNJ
2010 SLF Tag Champ
Joined: Jun 07 2006
Posts: 12294
Posted:
May 21 2008 11:17 pm
Knyte wrote:
I fucking love him, he was always one of my favorites!
...
The only Jazz singer I have ever really liked, was the "Velvet Fog" himself, Mel Torme.
I almost made a similar joke.
username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
Location: phoenix, az usa
Posts: 16135
Posted:
May 22 2008 12:19 am
billie holiday wouldnt be a bad addition to jazz. although shes the singer, it still fits in that genre (i studied her in my academic decathlon competition and she was added to the jazz genre)
Klimbatize wrote:
I'll eat a turkey sandwich while blowing my load
Tyop
Title: Grammar Nazi
Joined: May 04 2008
Location: Sauerkrautland
Posts: 1414
Posted:
May 22 2008 05:32 am
If you're up for some (literally) crazy stuff check out Sun Ra, especially "Supersonic Jazz" and "Jazz In Silhouette".
The 100 Greatest Jazz Albums may be a good starting point too. I can't vouch for its accurateness, but the list of greatest hip-hop albums they have on that site is pretty solid AFAIC, so I'd give it a chance.
S. McCracken
Moderator
Title: Enforcer
Joined: Aug 22 2005
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 2171
Posted:
May 22 2008 01:50 pm
If you into jazz songs you can't go wrong with Nina Simone.
Laminated Sky
Title: Extra Crispy
Joined: Feb 25 2008
Location: Etobicoke
Posts: 885
Posted:
May 22 2008 02:16 pm
I like the pink panther theme song
I'm so bananas I'm showing up to your open casket,
to fill it up with explosive gases,
and close it back,
with a lit match in it,
while I sit back, and just hope it catches.
Blow you to fragments,
laugh,
roll you, and smoke the ashes.
If you're up for some (literally) crazy stuff check out Sun Ra, especially "Supersonic Jazz" and "Jazz In Silhouette".
The 100 Greatest Jazz Albums may be a good starting point too. I can't vouch for its accurateness, but the list of greatest hip-hop albums they have on that site is pretty solid AFAIC, so I'd give it a chance.
Actually I love that site. Used to visit it a lot.
There are a lot of what if's in life Donny. What if I hit you really hard in the face, knocked yo shit to the back of yo skull? What if I....had you girl gargle my nuts? The fact remains, you are a fuckin mutant.
Syd Lexia
Site Admin
Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
Posts: 24886
Posted:
May 23 2008 01:33 pm
Kids in the Hall had a great sketch about jazz. Sadly, it's not on YouTube. Here's one that's almost about jazz:
