wilcohead Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 And if so what are some of your favorites.... I've been listening to the riverside sessions with Coltrane and Monk... Pretty cool stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 I hear a lot into jazz, if that's possible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wilcohead Posted August 7, 2007 Author Share Posted August 7, 2007 yeah that was a freudian slip Quote Link to post Share on other sites
a.miller Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 yeah that was a freudian slipMust be the ink from the tatoo soaking in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 "big ears"My jazz fanship is limited to mostly the tried-and-true giants like Miles (rebirth of cool, jack johnson, bitches brew), and Coltrane (giant steps, om, love supreme), but I've got a few others that I love. Keith Jarrett's K Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rileykill Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 And if so what are some of your favorites.... I've been listening to the riverside sessions with Coltrane and Monk...Pretty cool stuff. Always. My favorite is the Vandermark 5 but there are tons of others. Some "classic" faves of mine: Very Tall Oscar Peterson and Milt JacksonMonk's Music Thelonious MonkRing Gary Burton and Eberhard WeberCollaboration Modern Jazz Quartet with Laurindo AlmeidaChet Baker Meets Stan Getz Chet Baker and Stan Getz (duh!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wilcohead Posted August 7, 2007 Author Share Posted August 7, 2007 right on man. I'm a huge miles fan. I think bitches brew might be my favorite. Have you heard much medeski, martin and wood? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 I don't listen to much jazz, but for my money, Ornette Coleman is as good as it gets. I also love Thelonious Monk. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Have you heard much medeski, martin and wood?I can't get into them, although I think that's more my fault than theirs - I lump them in with the nerds I know who love them... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wilcohead Posted August 7, 2007 Author Share Posted August 7, 2007 hmmmm thats too bad. One of if not the most legendary jazz trio going IMHO..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Yeah, my friends get kind of annoying, talking them up. I do respect them though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wilcohead Posted August 7, 2007 Author Share Posted August 7, 2007 mmw is a real acquired taste.Definitely not standard jazz. whats your favorite disc from the bitches brew sessions? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
deepseacatfish Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Yes. Love late period Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Andrew Hill, Miles (now and again), Chicago Underground Duo, Charles Mingus, Eric Dolphy, Herbie Hancock, etc. Lots of great stuff out there. I took a short class this year with the jazz critic Gary Giddens (he worked for the Village Voice for 30 years) and I would highly recommend his book "Visions of Jazz" to anyone with even the slightest interest in the genre, it's a great piece of work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 whats your favorite disc from the bitches brew sessions?Oh I don't have the sessions....sure would like to... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wilcohead Posted August 7, 2007 Author Share Posted August 7, 2007 the sessions are so badass Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tapmyglass Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Have you heard much medeski, martin and wood? I have, and if you like them I would look in to checking out a band called Happy Apple. They are from the twin cities and play what I call "alt-rock" jazz.It kicks a lot of ass Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wilcohead Posted August 7, 2007 Author Share Posted August 7, 2007 nice thanks for the recommendation I'll check em out Quote Link to post Share on other sites
deepseacatfish Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 I have, and if you like them I would look in to checking out a band called Happy Apple. They are from the twin cities and play what I call "alt-rock" jazz.It kicks a lot of assHappy Apple is great, especially live. Their drummer is also the drummer for the Bad Plus, in case anyone knows them better. For anyone in the Twin Cities I also highly recommend the Phil Hey Quartet (they play regularly at the Artist's Quarter). I know the vibes player personally, so maybe that colors my opinion a little, but Phil was named the twin-cities jazz musician of the year last year, and is a phenomenal drummer. Check it out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 I don't listen to much jazz. Pretty much just what's thrown at me.... Faves are Charles Mingus and Snoopy Music (Vince Guaraldi) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wilcohead Posted August 7, 2007 Author Share Posted August 7, 2007 mingus is great and vince guaraldi isn't too shabby either Quote Link to post Share on other sites
napoleon Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 i love miles, and louis armstrong. but nothing will ever compare to the seatbelts. most amazing band ever. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 I can't get into them, although I think that's more my fault than theirsI'm with you here. Although Medeski and Martin have done some nice stuff with John Scofield that I like quite a bit. I like Sonny Sharrock and Rahsaan Roland Kirk quite a bit. I tend towards the more modern jazz of Pat Metheny and Chick Corea, too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whitty Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Thelonious Monk is a genius that deserves a close listen by keen-eared music lovers and especially musicians. Total stream-of-consciousness, playful melodies just spilled out of the man's fingers. His jittery, quirky timing and phrasing are something to behold as well. I love how he'd start his solos by re-stating the head melody, and then start gradually fracturing the notes, slurring the beat, generally treating his impressive harmonic structures like Pollock would treat a canvas. Miles is the master- I especially love the electric stuff like Tribute to Jack Johnson, In a Silent Way, and of course, Bitches Brew. Sinister, ethereal, groundbreaking stuff- lots of parallels between late 60's Miles and the Grateful Dead's contemporaneous work. Mingus, 'Trane, and Herbie Hancock all deserve a mention too... As far as current jazz goes, guitarist Bill Frisell is my artist of choice, although "jazz" doesn't adequately describe what he does. Think Willie Nelson, Sonic Youth, King Crimson, the Black Keys, John Scofield (another modern-day jazz titan).... lots of lyrical, crystalline, even soothing (but not smooth jazz) sounds contrasting with wild, effects-saturated, looped freak-outs depending on his mood or album. Give Unspeakable or Gone, Just Like a Train a listen. He makes a very few notes sound very big and very important. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rileykill Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 As far as current jazz goes, guitarist Bill Frisell is my artist of choice, although "jazz" doesn't adequately describe what he does. Think Willie Nelson, Sonic Youth, King Crimson, the Black Keys, John Scofield (another modern-day jazz titan).... lots of lyrical, crystalline, even soothing (but not smooth jazz) sounds contrasting with wild, effects-saturated, looped freak-outs depending on his mood or album. Give Unspeakable or Gone, Just Like a Train a listen. He makes a very few notes sound very big and very important. Completely amazing guitarist in every way ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 The older I get, the more I find myself gravitating toward jazz over rock. For years, almost all of my rather large music collection was rock, with a bit of folk and blues, but the jazz section is now the second largest component. I'm a big Coltrane fan, though I much prefer the middle period (from about '60-'64), and I love Miles too, of course. Big props also to many of the great sidemen from that period, a good number of whom were fine bandleaders in their own right. I'm thinking especially of Wayne Shorter, Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, Bud Powell, Cannonball Adderley, Grant Green, McCoy Tyner and Jackie McLean. I can also recommend Mingus, Monk, Charlie Parker, Zoot Sims, Artie Shaw, Dexter Gordon, Coleman Hawkins, Gerry Mulligan, Stan Kenton, Oscar Peterson, Tony Williams and Horace Silver, along with a few lesser known people like Fats Navarro and Oliver Nelson. Though not as much a priority, I'm also a fan of some of the great female jazz vocalists (the men, not so much). Billie Holiday should be in everybody's collection, and if I'm in a certain kind of mood, I'll put on some Nina Simone. A completely different kind of mood will make me want to listen to Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Anita O'Day, or Abbey Lincoln. Jazz is such an inadequate word to encompass the vast universe of compositions and players that get listed within that category, and people like Miles and Chick Corea really blurred the lines even further. All I can say is that it's something that's become much more of interest to me in the recent past, and I'm glad it's a good place for me to explore, as I find the current indie rock scene pretty uninteresting, and the mainstream rock scene an absolute desert. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.