Recommended albums for someone just getting into Jazz

Sandoz · 2015-12-05T14:05:50-05:00

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

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neilgee The longer i'm retired the better i use2 play Profile
Manchester

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

stangetzaway Profile
Melbourne

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.

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Melbourne

jwammo12 Profile

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!

ThomasM Profile

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.

Space-Dementia Profile

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.
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RoundTheBend I miss the comfort in being sad Profile
Ground Control

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)