herostar

That is all. I really really like jazz. I don't know many people who do, but I sure do. Does anyone else?

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Nancy

oo ooooo ME! MEEEEEEEEEEEE! I do!

any favorite artist(s) herostar?

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roachboy

me too--but not much straight stuff.
and nothing from the stanley crouch/wynton marsalis school of musical embalming.
favorites though? i'd be interested...

i have a long long list, but i have to think about it for a minute

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mingusfingers

Uhhhhhh. Mingus?

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warrrreagl

Jazz, jazz, jazz, jazz, and more jazz!!!! YEAH!

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herostar

honestly no favorites... I dont' have many jazz recordings, but I love going to the live jazz places in town and listening to it whenever I can. Anyone else have suggestions on good jazz?

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Nancy

sure!

Jazzanova (if you like Jazz combined with a R'n'B sort of style)
and the good old artists:
Miles Davis
Loius Armstrong
Keith Jarret
Stan Getz

favourite female jazz singers:
Diana Krall
Stacey Kent

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roachboy

more "abrasive" stuff---

the first electric miles period. my favorite is on the corner, but all are swell.

steve lacy--the way, windows, too many others.

thelonius monk---the riverside collection. get it from a library.
ornette coleman--beauty is a rare thing--same deal. these are both huge compilations.

art ensemble of chicago--nice guys, urban bushmen, fanfare for the warriors, stances a sophie---almost everything, actually.

john carter--the whole of the american folk suite--dahweh (spelling?), castles of ghana, ghosts, fields.

eric dolphy--everything--if you have to pick one, start with out to lunch

later coltrane is now vastly underrated--kulu se mama is cool--interstellar space a complete rearrangement of the brain molecules.

mingus, yes--black saint and the sinner lady--excellent stuff.

there is alot of new music that gets stuck under the jazz heading that i could point you at, if you are interested--stuff like the boston sound collective...

stop.

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grantzeppelin

For more swingish jazz , I'd suggest Benny Goodman. His work is great. Django Reinhardt is also worth checking out.

In the more experimental jazz(avant garde if you will), check out Sun ra, Later Coltrane, and John Scofield.

So many more if you'd like.

Its great to see some jazzheads here.

aberkok

I love Jazz too. That is all.

Especially Art Tatum right now.

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alansmithee

I've noticed in some of the jazz threads, wynton marsalis gets quite a bit of hate. Can someone explain why? I've always thought he was a good musician, and one of the few people in the jazz world that is able to get any mainstream attention.

Mephisto2

You absolutely, positively can NOT go wrong with Miles Davis.

After that, then there are the amazing female Jazz singers like Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and, dare I say it, Nora Jones.

I highly recommend the TV documentary series Jazz by Ken Burns. It will be the best $99 you ever spend on a DVD boxed set.


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splck

Jazz is great, I only wish more of my friends were into it.

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braindamage351

John Coltrane, the Steve Vai of saxophone.

QuasiMojo

Kind Of Blue.

I know it's kind of cliche....
but when it bores into your brain
in the middle of your dark night
you will say and swear that
all in all is right

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Arroe

I play guitar in a Jazz band. Used to play alto sax in Jazz Band in high school.

QuasiMojo

Grant Green(or maybe Greene) is a most excellent jazz guitarist that you may want to check out. There is a song of his called "creature" that I have on a compilation disc that have that I may never forget.

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