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aberkok · 05-31-2006, 07:43 AM

I disagree that you should look at any one time period of jazz as "more for beginners." Don't wait to get through one era before moving onto the next. If you have an open mind and ear, you'll get just as much out of Ornette Coleman as you will out of Glenn Miller.

Given that we live in the year 2006, you'll probably get more out of Ornette Coleman.

I was a fool to forget to put a Monk recording on my initial list. Thelonious Monk, to me, best represents what jazz is. I recommend the album Brilliant Corners as a way into his oeuvre.

05-31-2006, 07:43 AM	#8 (permalink)
aberkok “Wrong is right.” Location: toronto	I disagree that you should look at any one time period of jazz as "more for beginners." Don't wait to get through one era before moving onto the next. If you have an open mind and ear, you'll get just as much out of Ornette Coleman as you will out of Glenn Miller. Given that we live in the year 2006, you'll probably get more out of Ornette Coleman. I was a fool to forget to put a Monk recording on my initial list. Thelonious Monk, to me, best represents what jazz is. I recommend the album Brilliant Corners as a way into his oeuvre. __________________ !check out my new blog! http://arkanamusic.wordpress.com Warden Gentiles: "It? Perfectly innocent. But I can see how, if our roles were reversed, I might have you beaten with a pillowcase full of batteries." Last edited by aberkok; 05-31-2006 at 07:46 AM..