Best Ever Albums

Re: Jazz album tourney?

Elston — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:46:10 GMT

Author: Elston

Posted: 10/23/2009 23:46

You should go for it maxxy, the 70s tournament will take some time before it's done.

Re: Jazz album tourney?

Norman Bates — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:52:43 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 10/23/2009 22:52

I had never seen that expression, "self-defeating", thank you.

Re: Jazz album tourney?

maxxy — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:35:53 GMT

Author: maxxy

Posted: 10/23/2009 22:35

I probably should have said this before, but I'm holding off on this until Elston's 70s album tournament is done, because 2 tourneys at the same time is self-defeating.

Re: Jazz album tourney?

Anonymous — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:35:54 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/23/2009 01:35

when? ^

Re: Jazz album tourney?

maxxy — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:55:45 GMT

Author: maxxy

Posted: 10/14/2009 01:55

Ok. I feel as if we have enough of these little lists...I'm gonna go 2 bed now but tomorrow I'll put up the definitive list for the tournament

Re: Jazz album tourney?

ffudnebbuh — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:13:34 GMT

Author: ffudnebbuh

Posted: 10/12/2009 12:13

Could these be added to this list?

Modern Jazz Quartet Blues on Bach
Charlie Parker Complete Savoy Recordings
Louis Armstong Hot five and Hot seven Sessions
Thelonius Monk, Straight no Chaser
Oscar Peterson We get requests
Dexter Gordon Go
Gary Burton Ralph Towner, Matchbook
Keith Jarrett, Staircase
Pat Metheny, Offramp
Sidney Bechet Story
Wayne Shorter Speak no Evil
Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie, Bird and Diz
Coleman Hawkins, Body and Soul
Jaco Pastorius

Re: Jazz album tourney?

ffudnebbuh — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:43:57 GMT

Author: ffudnebbuh

Posted: 10/12/2009 11:43

My ten:

Charles Mingus, Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
Miles Davis, Kind of Blue
Cannonball Adderly, Something Else
Eric Dolphy, Out to Lunch
Herbie Hancock, Maiden Voyage
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman
Art Blakey, Moanin'
Ornette Coleman, Shape of Jazz to Come
Charles Mingus, Ah um
Pat Metheny Group

Re: Jazz album tourney?

Anonymous — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:31:39 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/11/2009 01:31

Pharoah Sanders - Karma

Re: Jazz album tourney?

1234567890 — Mon, 5 Oct 2009 22:21:39 GMT

Author: 1234567890

Posted: 10/06/2009 02:21

vince guarraldi tiro- charlie brown christmas
Norah Jones-Come Away with Me
Billie Holiday-Lady in Satin
Louis Armstrong-Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy
art blakely- moanin
miles davis kind of blue
Billie Holiday - Songs for distingué lovers

Re: Jazz album tourney?

Elston — Mon, 5 Oct 2009 19:08:10 GMT

Author: Elston

Posted: 10/05/2009 23:08

You can try pm'ing some of the members who voted initially.

Re: Jazz album tourney?

maxxy — Mon, 5 Oct 2009 17:49:13 GMT

Author: maxxy

Posted: 10/05/2009 21:49

I'd prefer a couple more lists before we start...

Re: Jazz album tourney?

Anonymous — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:13:37 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/29/2009 00:13

Albert Ayler-Spiritual Unity
Anthony Braxton-for Alto
Charles Mingus-Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
Cecil Taylor-Unit Structures
John Coltrane-A Love Supreme
John Coltrane-Ascension
Miles Davis - Kind of blue
Miles Davis-Bitches' Brew
Sun Ra-Atlantis
The Jazz Composer’s Orchestra-Communications

Re: Jazz album tourney?

Norman Bates — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:29:39 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 09/28/2009 22:29

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers-Moanin'
Billie Holiday - Songs for distingué lovers
Cannonball Adderley-Somethin' Else
Charles Mingus-Pithecanthropus Erectus
Duke Ellington-Ellington at Newport
Herbie Hancock - Head hunters
John Coltrane-A Love Supreme
Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain
Ornette Coleman-The Shape of Jazz to Come
Thelonious Monk - Brilliant corners

Re: Jazz album tourney?

RFNAPLES — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:46:40 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 09/27/2009 14:46

Dave Brubeck Quartet-Time Out
Eric Dolphy-Out to Lunch
John Coltrane-A Love Supreme
John Coltrane-Giant Steps
Miles Davis-Kind of Blue
Miles Davis-Bitches Brew
Miles Davis-Birth of the Cool
Miles Davis-In a Silent Way
Ornette Coleman-The Shape of Jazz to Come
Sonny Rollins-Saxophone Colossus

Re: Jazz album tourney?

joannajewsom — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:19:10 GMT

Author: joannajewsom

Posted: 09/27/2009 14:19

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers-Moanin'
Charles Mingus-Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus-Mingus Ah Um
Eric Dolphy-Out to Lunch
John Coltrane-A Love Supreme
John Coltrane-My Favorite Things
John Zorn - Naked City
Miles Davis-Bitches' Brew
Miles Davis-In a Silent Way
Ornette Coleman-The Shape of Jazz to Come

Re: Jazz album tourney?

maxxy — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:02:23 GMT

Author: maxxy

Posted: 09/27/2009 14:02

OK I can go with that. I guess everybody vote for their top 10 (from the list of nominations); I'll tally those votes in a week. I'm thinking this will be a good way to decide which of, for example, the miles davis albums we should keep.

Here's the list, re-posted:
Albert Ayler-Spiritual Unity
Alice Coltrane - Journey in Satchidananda
Andrew Hill-Point of Departure
Anita O'Day-Anita Sings the Most
Anthony Braxton-for Alto
Anthony Braxton-Anthony Braxton Live
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers-Moanin'
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - 3 blind mice
Art Blakey-Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk
Art Blakey Quintet-A Night at Birdland Vol. 1
Art Ensemble of Chicago-Live in Paris
Art Pepper-Meets the Rhythm Section
Ben Webster-Soulville
Benny Carter-Further Definitions
Benny Goodman-The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Concert
Betty Carter-The Audience with Betty Carter
Bill Evans-Sunday at the Village Vanguard
Bill Evans-Waltz for Debby
Billie Holiday - Songs for distingué lovers
Billie Holiday-Lady in Satin
Blue Mitchell-The Thing to Do
Bud Powell-The Amazing Bud Powell Vol. 1
Cannonball Adderley-Somethin' Else
Carla Bley & Paul Haines-Escalator Over the Hill
Carmen McRae-The Great American Songbook
Cassandra Wilson-Blue Light 'Til Dawn
Cecil Taylor-Unit Structures
Cecil Taylor-Nefertiti the Beautiful One Has Come
Charlie Haden - Liberation Music Orchestra
Charles Mingus - The Clown
Charles Mingus-Mingus Ah Um
Charles Mingus-Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus-Pithecanthropus Erectus
Charles Mingus-Blues and Roots
Charles Mingus-Mingus at Antibes
Charles Mingus-Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus
Charles Mingus Quintet Plus Max Roach
Charles Mingus - Fables of Faubus
Charlie Christian - Afterhours
Charlie Parker-Charlie Parker with Strings
Chet Baker - Chet
Chick Corea-Now He Sings, Now He Sobs
Carla Bley - Dinner music
Clifford Brown & Max Roach-At Basin Street
Coleman Hawkins-Coleman Hawkins encounters Ben Webster
Count Basie-April in Paris
Count Basie-Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings
Count Basie-At Newport
Count Basie - The Atomic Mr. Basie
Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time out!
Dave Burrell - Echo
Dexter Gordon-Our Man in Paris
Dinah Washington-Dinah Jams
Dizzy Gillespie - The Champ
Dizzy Gillespie-Dizzy Gillespie with Roy Eldridge
Dizzy Gillespie-At Newport
Donald Byrd - Mustang
Don Cherry & Ed Blackwell - El Corazon
Don Ellis-Electric Bath
Duke Ellington - Money jungle
Duke Ellington-Ellington at Newport
Duke Ellington-Daybreak Express
Duke Ellington-The Far East Suite
Duke Ellington-…And His Mother Called Him Bill
Duke Ellington and John Coltrane-Duke Ellington and John Coltrane
Duke Ellington with Charles Mingus and Max Roach-Money Jungle
Ella Fitzgerald - Sings the Cole Porter Songbook, Vol. 1
Ella Fitzgerald - Sings the George & Ira Gershwin songbook
Ella Fitzgerald-Sings the Rodgers and Hart Songbook, Vol. 1
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong-Ella and Louis
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong-Porgy and Bess
Eric Dolphy-Out to Lunch
Erroll Garner-Concert by the Sea
Freddie Hubbard - Bolivia
Freddie Hubbard-Hub-Tones
George Benson-Breezin'
Gerry Mulligan-Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster
Gil Evans - New bottle old wine
Gil Evans-Out of the Cool
Grant Green-Idle Moments
Hank Mobley-Soul Station
Helen Humes-Songs I Like to Sing!
Henry Red Allen-World on a String
Herbie Hancock-Maiden Voyage
Herbie Hancock - The Prisoner
Herbie Hancock - Head hunters
Herbie Hancock-Empyrean Isles
Horace Silver-Song for My Father
Horace Silver-Horace Silver and The Jazz Messengers
Ike Quebec-Blue and Sentimental
Jackie McLean-One Step Beyond
Jimmy Smith-Back at the Chicken Shack
Jimmy Smith-The Sermon!
Joao Gilberto-Amoroso
Joe Henderson-Inner Urge
Joe Lovano-Quartets-Live at the Village Vanguard
Joe Pass-Virtuoso
John Coltrane - Blue train
John Coltrane - For lovers
John Coltrane - Giant steps
John Coltrane - Ballads
John Coltrane -Olé
John Coltrane - Stellar regions
John Coltrane - Interstellar space
John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman
John Coltrane-A Love Supreme
John Coltrane-Ascension
John Coltrane-My Favorite Things
John Coltrane-Live at the Village Vanguard
John Coltrane-John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman
John Zorn - Naked City
John Zorn - Spy vs. Spy
Johnny Griffin-A Blowin' Session
June Christy-Something Cool
Keith Jarrett - The Köln Concert
Kenny Burrell-Midnight Blue
Lambert, Hendricks and Ross-The Hottest New Group in Jazz
Larry Young-Unity
Lee Morgan-The Sidewinder
Lennie Tristano & Tadd Dameron-Crosscurrents
Lester Young & Teddy Wilson-Pres & Teddy
Lonnie Liston Smith - Astral travelling
Louis Armstrong-Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy
Marcus Belgrave - Gemini
McCoy Tyner - Soliloquy
McCoy Tyner-The Real McCoy
Miles Davis - Ascenseur pour l'échafaud
Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain
Miles Davis - Someday my prince will come
Miles Davis - Kind of blue
Miles Davis - Live at the Plugged Nickel
Miles Davis - Dark magus
Miles Davis - Tutu
Miles Davis & Gil Evans - Porgy & Bess
Miles Davis-Kind of Blue
Miles Davis-In a Silent Way
Miles Davis-Birth of the Cool
Miles Davis-Bitches' Brew
Miles Davis-'Round About Midnight
Miles Davis-Miles Ahead
Miles Davis-Milestones
Miles Davis-A Tribute to Jack Johnson
Miles Davis-Miles Smiles
Miles Davis-Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis-Relaxin' with Miles
Miles Davis-Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965
Milt Jackson and Wes Montgomery-Bags Meets Wes
Nina Simone-High Priestess of Soul
Norah Jones-Come Away with Me
Oliver Nelson - The Blues and the Abstract Truth
Ornette Coleman-The Shape of Jazz to Come
Ornette Coleman-Free Jazz
Ornette Coleman - This is our music
Ornette Coleman - Sound grammar
Oscar Peterson-Night Train
Pat Metheny Group-Pat Metheny Group
Pharoah Sanders - Karma
Pharoah Sanders - Thembi
Rahsaan Roland Kirk- Bright Moments
Rahsaan Roland Kirk-Rip Rig & Panic
Rashied Ali & Frank Lowe - Duo exchange
Ramsey Lewis Trio-The In Crowd
Ray Barretto - Acid
Ray Barretto - Hard hands
Roy Eldridge-Little Jazz
Roy Haynes-Out of the Afternoon
Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown-Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown
Sheila Jordan-Portrait of Sheila
Shelly Manne-The West Coast Sound
Sonny Clark-Cool Struttin'
Sonny Rollins-Saxophone Colossus
Sonny Rollins-Way out West
Sonny Rollins - Tenor Madness
Sonny Rollins-The Bridge
Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto-Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd-Jazz Samba
Stan Getz - Getz au Go-Go
Stan Kenton-New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm
Steve Coleman - On the rising of the 64 paths
Sun Ra - Space is the Place
Sun Ra - Cosmic tones for mental therapy
Sun Ra-Atlantis
The Jazz Composer’s Orchestra-Communications
The Mahavishnu Orchestra-Inner Mounting Flame
The Mahavishnu Orchestra-Birds of Fire
The Quintet-Jazz at Massey Hall/The Greatest Jazz Concert Ever
The Tony Williams Lifetime-Emergency!
Thelonious Monk - Brilliant corners
Thelonious Monk - The Unique Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk - Thelonious himself
Thelonious Monk - At The Blackhawk Thelonious Monk-Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk-Monk's Music
Thelonious Monk-Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 1
Thelonious Monk-Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 2
Thelonious Monk - Monk's Dream
Thelonious Monk-Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane
Tito Puente-Dance Mania
Wayne Shorter-Speak No Evil
Weather Report-Heavy Weather
Wes Montgomery - Far Wes
Wes Montgomery-The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery
Wynton Kelly & Wes Montgomery-Smokin' at the Half Note
Wynton Marsalis-Black Codes (from the Underground)
Yusef Lateef-Live at Pep's

Re: Jazz album tourney?

RFNAPLES — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 08:52:17 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 09/27/2009 12:52

I suggest we just post the list we already have. Members could underscore, bold or X their choices. People could vote for the same albums so we could determine the winners upon tallying the results.

Re: Jazz album tourney?

Elston — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:19:09 GMT

Author: Elston

Posted: 09/27/2009 10:19

I like this idea too. And may I suggest that we avoid posting albums that have already been mentioned in someone else's top 10, because they will simply be a waste of a vote. In order to get the ball rolling here's my picks, and I apologize for stealing picks that have already been put forth - no harm intended.

Jazz Composer's Ochestra
Escalator Over the Hill - Carla Bley
Sound - Roscoe Mitchell
Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners
Anthony Braxton - For Alto
Bill Evans-Waltz for Debby
Albert Ayler - Spiritual Unity
Cecil Taylor - Unit Structures
John Coltrane - Giant steps
City of Glass - Stan Kenton

Re: Jazz album tourney?

1234567890 — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 03:55:33 GMT

Author: 1234567890

Posted: 09/27/2009 07:55

I like this idea.

Re: Jazz album tourney?

Anonymous — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:40:16 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/27/2009 04:40

RFNAPLES wrote:

Perhaps a fast way would be to have the members cast one vote for 10 or 20 different albums on the full list of nominations. We could then just list the "winners" by total number of votes received. If necessary and desired we could have one more vote to attempt to break ties.

I like this idea