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Re: Recommended albums for someone just getting into Jazz

RoundTheBend — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 23:14:37 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 04/01/2016 03:14

Another thing to realize when getting into Jazz is what kind of Jazz are you into?

There's some Jazz that is very accessible and kind the "hits" of the era if you will. This is stuff like Billie Holliday/Louis Armstrong, etc.

Then there's Free jazz which some absolutely love and, well, I have a hard time getting into.

It's kinda like asking how do I get into rock music or rap music.

If you were only given two albums to listen to from each of those genres and then expected to like rock or rap... chances are you wouldn't... make sense? Like if I were given a Nickelback or even Van Halen album to get in to rock, I probably would dismiss rock music altogether.

Re: Recommended albums for someone just getting into Jazz

bestdressed — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 01:03:01 GMT

Author: bestdressed

Posted: 03/31/2016 05:03

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A Love Supreme by John Coltrane

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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus

Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus

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Giant Steps by John Coltrane

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Enlightenment by McCoy Tyner

Re: Recommended albums for someone just getting into Jazz

RoundTheBend — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 00:41:06 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 03/31/2016 04:41

I'm not a Jazz person... but these are jazz artists I like from an outsider's perspective.

While not hardcore jazz, this might ease you into the feel (trumpet soloist)

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The Wildest! by Louis Prima

Probably my favorite Jazz vocalist is Billie Holiday. Get a greatest hits collection and if her voice sounds young and sassy, you know you got a good one.

Then probably do a greatest hits of Louis Armstrong.

Great Sax jazz:

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Soulville by Ben Webster

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Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins

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Spiritual Unity by Albert Ayler

Then there's some staples:

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Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis

Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus

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Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

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The Shape Of Jazz To Come by Ornette Coleman Trio

Re: Recommended albums for someone just getting into Jazz

Space-Dementia — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 23:13:32 GMT

Author: Space-Dementia

Posted: 03/31/2016 03:13

This isn't very typical jazz, but I really enjoy Stan Getz's stuff, like Getz/Gilberto and Jazz Samba. But Getz's music is more samba and bossa nova than just straight up jazz. Basically if you're looking for like really mellow chill beautiful jazz, that's what you should listen to.

Re: Recommended albums for someone just getting into Jazz

ThomasM — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 20:30:53 GMT

Author: ThomasM

Posted: 03/31/2016 00:30

For someone just getting into Jazz, Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster are both very accessible. Their skills on sax are undeniable, but they tend to play standards.

Re: Recommended albums for someone just getting into Jazz

jwammo12 — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 20:20:51 GMT

Author: jwammo12

Posted: 03/31/2016 00:20

I just got into Jazz recently and the two albums that got me was Kind of Blue by Miles Davis and Chet by Chet Baker. I think this is the direction you should go if you want Jazz that you can relax to.

I would try one of them, then try Relaxin' with the miles davis quartet or Bags Groove as a little more uptempo.

If you like funky stuff, Headhunters by Herbie Hancock is a nice jazz-funk fusion album that could start you off.

It took a few months before I got into Mingus, Coltrane, or Miles less accessible stuff like Bitches Brew, but once you get, its awesome!

Re: Recommended albums for someone just getting into Jazz

stangetzaway — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 20:03:25 GMT

Author: stangetzaway

Posted: 03/31/2016 00:03

I would guess to go for albums with diverse musical srrangements and more uptempo numbers to begin with. With that in mind iconic albums like Kind of Blue, A Love Supreme and Sunday at the Villiage Vanguard mightn't be the best ones to begin with. Good starter albums would include Relaxin With the Miles Davis Quartet, Mingus ah Um by Charles Mingus, Jazz Iin Silhouette by Sun Ra and Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins. If you don't like albums such as these I think it's fair to say jazz isn't for you.

Re: Recommended albums for someone just getting into Jazz

stangetzaway — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 19:19:00 GMT

Author: stangetzaway

Posted: 03/30/2016 23:19

I would guess to go for albums with diverse musical srrangements and more uptempo numbers to begin with. With that in mind iconic albums like Kind of Blue, A Love Supreme and Sunday at the Villiage Vanguard mightn't be the best ones to begin with. Good starter albums would include Relaxin With the Miles Davis Quartet, Mingus ah Um by Charles Mingus, Jazz Iin Silhouette by Sun Ra and Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins. If you don't like albums such as these I think it's fair to say jazz isn't for you.

Re: Recommended albums for someone just getting into Jazz

neilgee — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 18:49:09 GMT

Author: neilgee

Posted: 03/30/2016 22:49

I'm not a Jazz aficionado by any means I just like what I like and I like this one:

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Saxophone Improvisations Series F (album) by Anthony Braxton

Re: Recommended albums for someone just getting into Jazz

pa — Wed, 9 Dec 2015 09:06:21 GMT

Author: pa

Posted: 12/09/2015 14:06

hey there 😄

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A Night In Tunisia by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

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Eastern Sounds by Yusef Lateef

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Bright Size Life by Pat Metheny

Re: Recommended albums for someone just getting into Jazz

Graeme2 — Tue, 8 Dec 2015 05:37:27 GMT

Author: Graeme2

Posted: 12/08/2015 10:37

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When The World Was One by Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra

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v2.0 by GoGo Penguin

Re: Recommended albums for someone just getting into Jazz

Grzywa — Tue, 8 Dec 2015 02:54:59 GMT

Author: Grzywa

Posted: 12/08/2015 07:54

Some ideas that are more in line with "Kind of Blue" than "Bitches Brew"

Good introduction to modern jazz

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Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis

Cool jazz at its best

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Milestones by Miles Davis

Mingus at his most accessible, I believe

Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus

Since "My Favorite Things" have already been mentioned...

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Blue Train by John Coltrane

Recently

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Accelerando by Vijay Iyer Trio

Re: Recommended albums for someone just getting into Jazz

RockyRaccoon — Mon, 7 Dec 2015 15:37:17 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 12/07/2015 20:37

I've got a jazz chart if you wanna check that out

Re: Recommended albums for someone just getting into Jazz

Applerill — Mon, 7 Dec 2015 15:33:01 GMT

Author: Applerill

Posted: 12/07/2015 20:33

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Black Coffee by Peggy Lee

This is technically vocal jazz, but it's the most instrument-heavy vocal jazz I know from the period.

Re: Recommended albums for someone just getting into Jazz

samistake2ice — Mon, 7 Dec 2015 15:20:13 GMT

Author: samistake2ice

Posted: 12/07/2015 20:20

MrFrogger wrote:

Here's a couple that I think you'd get a lot out of

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Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Came here to say this.

Re: Recommended albums for someone just getting into Jazz

HazeyTwilight — Sat, 5 Dec 2015 15:01:54 GMT

Author: HazeyTwilight

Posted: 12/05/2015 20:01

I second what has been said in the two posts above me. I think these records are also pretty accessible too:

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Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

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Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins

Also this because of the feature of Miles Davis:

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Somethin' Else by Cannonball Adderley

Re: Recommended albums for someone just getting into Jazz

Anonymous — Sat, 5 Dec 2015 14:12:09 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/05/2015 19:12

I jumped right into the "challenging" free and fusion stuff from the get go; it all depends on you. Here's some of my favorites that are more traditional though.

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Bags & Trane by Milt Jackson & John Coltrane

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The Sidewinder by Lee Morgan

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Maiden Voyage by Herbie Hancock

Re: Recommended albums for someone just getting into Jazz

MrFrogger — Sat, 5 Dec 2015 14:09:21 GMT

Author: MrFrogger

Posted: 12/05/2015 19:09

Here's a couple that I think you'd get a lot out of

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Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

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My Favorite Things by John Coltrane

and for a next Miles Davis album, you find one of these more enjoyable

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Sketches Of Spain by Miles Davis

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In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

Recommended albums for someone just getting into Jazz

Sandoz — Sat, 5 Dec 2015 14:05:50 GMT

Author: Sandoz

Posted: 12/05/2015 19:05

Any suggestions for albums that aren't too challenging for someone who has only just started to get into the genre?

I bought Kind of Blue as a first jazz album and am loved it.
So then I bought Bitches Brew, but for some reason, listening to it makes me anxious. haha!
So perhaps Im trying to ski the black diamond runs before the learners slopes...

Theres a good Jazz chart posted on here by RFNAPLES, but without much knowledge of the genre and all its sub genres, of course I don't know which albums may be suited to a more mature palate.

Like olives, anchovies, blue cheese, oysters, vegemite and haggis, I think Jazz is an acquired listening taste, that for some, like me, needs to be navigated into with a bit of an idea of what Im listening to