Heya everyone.
I have taken a few music classes so far, and have enjoyed them.
My one professor leads up the jazz band and teaches a jazz specific class I haven't been able to get into yet.
Lately, I found a station on my radio that plays "Smooth Jazz," which plays some good stuff, but also a fair amount of "pop-jazz," IE Kenny G, etc.
I was wondering if any of you that enjoy jazz (good jazz, mind you) could recommend some newer albums and artists?
I think that I am more excited about listening to some of the new/modern jazz musicians than I am the jazz greats (Dizzy, Coltrane, etc.), just because I am looking for a means to get "into it" initially, and go from there.
I came across a list at a Jazz Radio station site (Jazz with Bob Parlocha), in which he lists the top 25 new jazz albums.
Note: this isn't the station I have been listening to lately.. I came across this site via web search.
His list is as follows:
- 1 HORACE SILVER - ROCKIN' W/ RACHMANINOFF
2 GEOFFRY KEEZER - FALLING UP
3 RUSSELL GUNN - MOOD SWINGS
4 JAMES CARTER - GARDENIAS FOR LADY DAY
5 PAT MARTINO - THINK TANK
6 JAY THOMAS - BLUES FOR JW
7 ROB McCONNELL - MUSIC OF THE TWENTIES
8 GEORGE CABLES - LOOKING FOR THE LIGHT
9 ADAMO RAFFERTY - THREE SOULS
10 FRANCK AMSALLEM - SUMMER TIMES
11 BRUCE FORMAN - DEDICATION
12 JACKIE RYAN - THIS HEART OF MINE
13 GORDON GOODWIN - PROPERTY OF...XXL
14 GREAT JAZZ TRIO - AUTUMN LEAVES
15 GEORGE SCHULLER - ROUND ‘BOUT NOW
16 JEREMY PELT - CLOSE TO MY HEART
17 JOHN SANTOS - BRAZOS ABIERTOS
18 RED HOLLOWAY - COAST TO COAST
19 GEORGE COLLIGAN - MAD SCIENCE
20 NED OTTER - POWDER KEG
21 ELMER GIBSON - LIVE LIFEFORCE
22 NICK BRIGNOLA - THINGS AIN’T WHAT...
23 BARRY HARRIS - LIVE IN NEW YORK
24 MARIO PAVONE - ORANGE
25 BILL CUNLIFFE - HOW MY HEART SINGS
If any of you have heard any of albums above and have comments, recommendations, etc., I'd love to hear them.
Again, I am new to jazz, so would be grateful of any kind of information regarding good artists, albums, etc,. to get me "into it."
I'd prefer to start with some newer releases, but I'm flexible.. I'm ultimately interested in getting to the good stuff, and hoping those of you that have listened to good jazz, can help me out.
Many thanks.