Best Ever Albums

Re: Best 1959 jazz album?

Fischman — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 15:26:31 GMT

Author: Fischman

Posted: 12/21/2016 20:26

None of the above. For '59, I go with Portrait in Jazz by Bill Evans.

Re: Best 1959 jazz album?

Xavygravy — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 02:21:53 GMT

Author: Xavygravy

Posted: 06/21/2012 06:21

RFNAPLES wrote:

Joe Morello was one of the greatest drummers, clinicians, teachers and authors. That solo was trend setting, in 5/4!

The whole piece was in 5/4 - that was the 'trend-setter'. That doesn't make the solo any less lousy on the recording.

However, I can agree that the latter half of the drum solo is fantastic on this live version:

Link

Re: Best 1959 jazz album?

Captain_Dude — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 12:11:34 GMT

Author: Captain_Dude

Posted: 06/20/2012 16:11

Norman Bates wrote:

Have you ever listened to The Shape of Jazz To Come ?

Yep. I like it. Although, the fact that there's very little structure to it keeps me from loving it.

Re: Best 1959 jazz album?

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:20:01 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/20/2012 14:20

Norman Bates wrote:

Have you ever listened to The Shape of Jazz To Come ?

This. The suggestion that Take Five is the most inventive of the four is ludicrous.

Re: Best 1959 jazz album?

Norman Bates — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:11:25 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 06/20/2012 14:11

Captain_Dude wrote:

I'd have to say that Brubeck was possibly the most adventurous.

Have you ever listened to The Shape of Jazz To Come ?

Re: Best 1959 jazz album?

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 00:20:20 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/20/2012 04:20

Mingus Ah Um

Re: Best 1959 jazz album?

RFNAPLES — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 00:11:39 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 06/20/2012 04:11

Xavygravy wrote:

Time Out just sounds so inferior to the rest. The musicians on it sound nowhere near as professional/high standard as on the other albums you mentioned. "Take Five" is the 'best', and even then it's brilliance is diminished by a lousy drum solo.

Joe Morello was one of the greatest drummers, clinicians, teachers and authors. That solo was trend setting, in 5/4!

Re: Best 1959 jazz album?

Xavygravy — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 23:46:42 GMT

Author: Xavygravy

Posted: 06/20/2012 03:46

Time Out just sounds so inferior to the rest. The musicians on it sound nowhere near as professional/high standard as on the other albums you mentioned. "Take Five" is the 'best', and even then it's brilliance is diminished by a lousy drum solo.

Re: Best 1959 jazz album?

Captain_Dude — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 11:36:44 GMT

Author: Captain_Dude

Posted: 06/19/2012 15:36

1959 really WAS a magical year for jazz. Here are a few of my personal favorites from that year:

Anatomy of a Murder by Duke Ellington
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book
Blowin' the Blues Away by Horace Silver
Chet Baker in Milan
The Easy Way by Jimmy Giuffre
5 By Monk By 5 by Thelonius Monk

Even though Miles Davis' Kind of Blue is my favorite in the poll, I'd have to say that Brubeck was possibly the most adventurous. It's been said that the album broke all three rules of jazz at that time: it had all original material (and no standards), you coudn't dance to it, and it featured a painting on the cover.

Anyway, thanks for bringing up this subject of jazz in '59. Jazz seems to be overlooked on this site.

Re: Best 1959 jazz album?

RFNAPLES — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 17:18:00 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 06/18/2012 21:18

1. Kind of Blue-Miles Davis
2. Time Out-The Dave Brubeck Quartet
3. The Shape Of Jazz To Come-Ornette Coleman
4. Mingus Ah Um-Charles Mingus
5. Moanin'-Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
6. The Hottest New Group In Jazz-Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
7. Looking Ahead!-Cecil Taylor
8. Workin' with The Miles Davis Quintet-Miles Davis

Re: Best 1959 jazz album?

Anonymous — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:01:57 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/18/2012 16:01

Norman Bates wrote:

Ornette, then Mingus, then Miles, then Brubeck. First two are masterpieces, I tend to like Kind of Blue a little less than I used to - but I'll certainly give it a re-listen to freshen things up, I'm not the greatest fan of Brubeck.

I've got the same order, and almost the same opinions. I like all four though.

Re: Best 1959 jazz album?

Error Finn — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 06:59:21 GMT

Author: Error Finn

Posted: 06/18/2012 10:59

1959Jazz, was significant. I would add (more) one excellent album that year:The Cannonball Adderley Quintet In San Francisco by Cannonball Adderley Quintet. I voted for Miles.

Re: Best 1959 jazz album?

Facetious — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:33:12 GMT

Author: Facetious

Posted: 06/18/2012 04:33

Kind of Blue and Mingus Ah Um are great, and Time Out is good, but I think the best by far was The Shape of Jazz to Come.

Re: Best 1959 jazz album?

Mr. Shankly — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 21:51:43 GMT

Author: Mr. Shankly

Posted: 06/18/2012 01:51

Wow! I had no idea those all came out the same year. 😲 I'll confess and say I haven't given Coleman's intro to free jazz many spins, but I love the melodies of Ah Um, and when it comes to jazz albums, I go back to that one the most (other than Kind of Blue and Sketches of Spain, which I usually put on for study or background music).

Re: Best 1959 jazz album?

CellarDoor — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 18:04:14 GMT

Author: CellarDoor

Posted: 06/17/2012 22:04

THE SHAPE OF JAZZ TO COME. Essential album.

The others are good, but their respective artists have released better records. I know at least 3 Mingus albums I prefer. Same for Miles Davis.

Re: Best 1959 jazz album?

Anonymous — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 15:40:51 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/17/2012 19:40

Kind of Blue=#69 on my chart
Shape of jazz to come=#70 on my chart

guess kind of blue wins

Mingus ah um is good, don't care about time out.

Re: Best 1959 jazz album?

Hayden — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 15:14:25 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 06/17/2012 19:14

I went with Kind Of Blue, even though ironically, it's the only one currently not on my main chart.

Re: Best 1959 jazz album?

Mother Nature's Son — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 14:55:59 GMT

Author: Mother Nature's Son

Posted: 06/17/2012 18:55

It's kind of funny (not kind of blue 8))! I decided today to listen to some 50's albums, because I've only listened to a very small amount of albums from that decade. Two of the albums I listened to today for the first time ever in my life were "Time Out" and "Mingus Ah Um"! I think I liked "Time Out" best.

Re: Best 1959 jazz album?

Norman Bates — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 13:59:10 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 06/17/2012 17:59

Ornette, then Mingus, then Miles, then Brubeck. First two are masterpieces, I tend to like Kind of Blue a little less than I used to - but I'll certainly give it a re-listen to freshen things up, I'm not the greatest fan of Brubeck.

Re: Best 1959 jazz album?

Anonymous — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 13:57:00 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/17/2012 17:57

Applerill wrote:

NO ART BLAKEY!!!??!?!?!?!

Which album? He only released live albums in '59, and Africaine may have been recorded in '59 but wasn't released until years later.

EDIT: Shit, sorry. Forgot about Moanin'. Which does deserve its' place in the poll in fairness. 🫢