Jazz lovers!!!

Toolfan66

I have really been into Jazz as of late. Any of you Jazz lovers have a short list of must have albums I should look at getting my hands on?

I have all of Sade and Diana Krall and most of Spyro Gyra, I also have most of Steve Oliver.

Help me spend some money!!!

toucanet

The Rippingtons - All of them
Euge Groove - Livin' Large
David Benoit (Fuzzy Logic is awesome)
David Sanborn (early recordings: Voyeur, As We Speak, etc.)
Al Jarreau (Live in London)
George Benson - Breezin'
Fourplay (All of them)
Urban Knights (All of them)
Down to the Bone (The Urban Grooves - Album II)
Acoustic Alchemy (All of them)

sda2mike

miles davis, thelonius monk, oscar peterson, sonny rollins, wes montgomery, horace silver, peter green, coltrane, frank zappa and many, many mo'

gimpod

Don't know what your tastes are but these are some of my fav's off the top of my head

The Crusaders / Jazz Crusaders
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Jean Luc Ponty (Worlds best Jazz Violinist IMO)
Bob James
George Benson
Grover Washington Jr
Chick Corea
Al DiMeola
Tom Scott and The La Express
Herbie Hancock Quartet
Stanly Clarke
Chuck Mangione

Polkersince85

If you are a fan of late night radio, the Red Eye Radio show is it. Doug McIntyre was the host but he has moved to L.A morning show. Here's a list of the bumper music he used. Mostly old type jazz but still classic stuff. http://redeyeradio.com/playlist.php

soundfreak1

Very good lists! Haven't seen paul hardcastle yet.

maggiefan

Paul Hardcastle for sure, also Peter White, Brian Culbertson.

Toolfan66

Thanks guys!!! Already printed this list.

Erik Tracy

I went on a similar path and have ended up accumulating a small jazz collection - but when you say are leaning more towards 'smooth/modern jazz' or do you also interested in 'traditional' jazz?

halo71

Great suggestions! Add Candy Dulfer to that list. 'Saxuality' is a good one.

Also Flim and the BB's....'This is a recording' and 'Tricycle'

Toolfan66

Just ordered a couple of The Rippingtons and was happy to see that Steve Oliver has played on a couple of albums with them. Looks like Steve Reid helped him out in his early years. If any of you guys have not put your ears to Steve Oliver pick up his Live CD/DVD combo pack, I have them all but after seeing him play live the live CD gets the most play as it takes me back to that night. They are all good.

Also picked up some David Sanborn and Fourplay. Well I ordered all of these and will be looking forward to getting them.

Halo I will look into Candy Dulfer.

Thanks again guys!

gudnoyez

I listen to these
Paco De Lucia
Al Di Meola
John Mclaughlin
Herbie Hancock
Stanley Clarke
Chick Corea
Pat Metheny
Weather Report
Tommy Bolins work with Zephyr or Energy ( these are to come by) but to describe its a Jazz Metal Fussion Blues sort of thing I listen to Energy all the time.

Toolfan66

gudnoyez wrote: »

I listen to these
Paco De Lucia
Al Di Meola
John Mclaughlin
Herbie Hancock
Stanley Clarke
Chick Corea
Pat Metheny
Weather Report
Tommy Bolins work with Zephyr or Energy ( these are to come by) but to describe its a Jazz Metal Fussion Blues sort of thing I listen to Energy all the time.

Tommy Bolin Energy? This one?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/TOMMY-BOLIN-Energy-Radio-Broadcasts-2-CD-Set-NEW-/260879577127?pt=Music_CDs&hash=item3cbda27027#ht_3010wt_689

Do you have a pick if not that one?

Toolfan66

Erik Tracy wrote: »

I went on a similar path and have ended up accumulating a small jazz collection - but when you say are leaning more towards 'smooth/modern jazz' or do you also interested in 'traditional' jazz?

I would say more smooth/modern Jazz.

gudnoyez

No Go to amazon look up tommy bolin energy its a sky blue black ground with Tommy of to the left says goin price $119
hard to come buy should you have any interest a could burn you a copy highly recomended.

Toolfan66

I like Tommy Bolin so yes I'm interested if you don't mind?

Thanks!!

gudnoyez

I will be more than happy to, after the hustle and bustle of Christmas I will do just that for you I will make a copy and Pm you when its done. It is hard to come buy and you will enjoy it.

Erik Tracy

Toolfan66 wrote: »

I would say more smooth/modern Jazz.

That's cool...I started with that as my first 'toe in the water'.

You might like these:
Chris Botti - Night Sessions (trumpet)
Jeff Golub - Out of the Blue (the title track is got a killer guitar groove)
Jeff Lorber - Flipside

I also found some really cool Smooth Jazz sampler CDs- a good way to try out different artists:
Smooth Jazz Volume 13, WJJZ 97.5FM
Smooth Jazz Number Ones
Smooth Jazz Hits
Best of Smooth Jazz Guitar

Polkersince85

George Grand has some good jazz stuff in his thread. Good way to get your listen on for not a lot of outlay.

Tour2ma

halo71 wrote: »

Also Flim and the BB's.... 'Tricycle'

An original, SDA SRS demo disc chosen by Polk Audio for its sharp attacks... and a fairly solid CD to boot.

Classic, Golden Era, must-owns favs of mine (that also make many top lists):
Time Out - Dave Brubeck
Getz/ Gilberto - Stan Getz, Joao Gilberto (think "Girl from Ipanema", but even better...)
Concert by the Sea -Errol Garner

Classic, Golden Era, must-owns that make many top lists that I just got for Christmas:
The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961 - Bill Evans
Monk's Dream - The Thelonius Monk Quartet

More contemporary favs that make many lists:
Black Codes (From the Underground) - Wynton Marsalis (although I own more of his classical recordings)
Return to Forever - Chick Corea
Crystal Silence - Chick Corea/ Gary Burton
Deep in the Shed - Marcus Roberts

Favs that may push the purists' definition of jazz:
The Inner Mounting Flame - John McLaughlin & The Mahavishnu Orchestra
Birds of Fire - John McLaughlin & The Mahavishnu Orchestra
Bela Fleck & The Flecktones - Bela Fleck & the Flecktones
Three Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest - Bela Fleck and the Flecktones

... and don't forget the classic lady jazz singers, e.g., Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Nina Simone and Ruth Brown, the latter being a personal fav. All have Best of... collections worth checking out.

gdb

"Jazz" is a nebulous term IMO. I can't stand the discordant sqeaks & squawks of some jazz, to me, that ain't music. I love the original Dixieland stuff (Dukes of Dixieland) and what I consider great "jazz" is later stuff by Steely Dan or Donald Fagen solo. S.Winwood and Traffic did some jazzy sounding work back in the day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaoLU6zKaws

Tour2ma

While I agree about the "squeeky stuff", Jazz Rock ain't Jazz.

Rick88 wrote: »

I have both of these sets, and I recommend them highly. The quality and quantity of the music in these sets is first rate. And at under $2 per disc, a great audio bargain to boot.

Certainly enough cream there to be enticing...

ROHfan

Toolfan66 wrote: »

Help me spend some money!!!

Anything by "Flim and the BBs" is amazing. My favorite CD of their is "This Is A Recording." Flim was my first introduction to Jazz and it's the band I keep going back to when I want to get lost in the music.

George Grand

They need to come up with another name for smooth jazz. It may be smooth...

Tour2ma

Doesn't the "G" in Kenny G stand for Grand? :cheesygrin:

rromeo923

Only G you need is Jimmy Giuffre

Toolfan66

For some reason I picture George and Jesse as the two old men in The Muppets.

pietro944

George Grand wrote: »

They need to come up with another name for smooth jazz. It may be smooth...

......but it ain't jazz

gdb

I love the jazz tracks in old "noir" movies ! Also a lot of Art Blakey's stuff.

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rlmacklin

Don't miss an absolute treat -
the 2008 Japanese-remastered "Astral Weeks" by Van Morrison.

The instrumentals are so much clearer than in the original (I have both so I know!)

http://www.amazon.com/Astral-Weeks-Van-Morrison/dp/B00171LFFK/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1325169985&sr=1-1

Worth reading the 9 customer reviews at the webpage.

evhudsons

A less than obvious album is Errol Garner's Concert by the Sea. It is old, is just a piano and voice but is recorded down by the waterfront with a live audience. As you sit and listen if you relax and just keep listening, you will find yourself feeling like you are right in the middle of the audience down by the sea listening to an old jazz master. It's not a "hear this crazy jazz" album, it's more of a sit down by yourself and immerse into the soundstage which expands from track to track. It takes a careful ear to hear it, but for me is one of the most incredible SDA albums I've ever had but it really is extremely subtle. You won't hear it initially but it's there. And it grows.

For more impressive jazz, Spyro Gyra, Chick Corea, Dave Brubeck, and that type of jazz is what I like. But you can really get into deep moods with Miles Davis. There is so much jazz in the genre catalog you can spend the rest of your life expanding your realm. I may not have as much appreciation for the genre except I took an African American music history class and re-discovered many great artists in Jazz as well as blues. There are many classics that aren't produced anymore. You might find some good stuff at a local library or school library if you are lucky.

My favorite band that I like to play in order to impress guests quickly to my modded SDA system is a local favorite (they are on Pandora though) a Latin Caribbean funk jazz band called "Spam Allstars". It's crazy good whether loud or even lower in the background. At some point it's guaranteed that someone will ask, "who is this band?"