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Miles Davis :D Great choice, Trollheart. I'd agree with Burning Down: More Miles.
Concha Buika (Latin Jazz) and Jamie Cullum (Jazz-pop) maybe artists whose albums you might find enjoyable.

Yay Trollheart! I'm so happy to hear that!

My recommendation would be Blues & Roots by Charles Mingus. It doesn't sound much like Kind of Blue but it's an album I really enjoy. It's very bluesy, which I think you'd enjoy, and course it was made by one of the most legendary composers/musicians in all of jazz so it's well worth a listen.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ots_mingus.jpg

Also, you might be interested in A Love Supreme by John Coltrane. It's a great album that's more in the direction of Kind of Blue. In fact Coltrane was in Miles' band on Kind of Blue.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ve_Supreme.jpg

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Originally Posted by Pet_Sounds (Post 1426768)

Jazz-wise, I'm a fan of the Glenn Miller big band sound.

Oh no no no! I bloody hate big band music (though I can listen to "In the mood" and "Moonlight serenade" but that's about it)

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Originally Posted by Silenzio (Post 1426800)

Miles Davis :D Great choice, Trollheart. I'd agree with Burning Down: More Miles.
Concha Buika (Latin Jazz) and Jamie Cullum (Jazz-pop) maybe artists whose albums you might find enjoyable.

I'll consider checking those out

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Originally Posted by Janszoon (Post 1426827)

Thanks Jansz. I'll hop on those right away! :thumb:

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Originally Posted by Trollheart (Post 1426669)

Yes but what? The guy's got about twenty thousand albums! What should I go for next?

Also, sorry about your problems with your brother BD: didn't get a chance to say in the thread. Hope you get it all sorted.

Bitches Brew. Also, I suggest Charles Mingus The Clown. That's one of my favourites.

And thanks.

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Originally Posted by Trollheart (Post 1426834)

Oh no no no! I bloody hate big band music

I'm curious what are the reasons behind this hate for big band music and does it translate over to orchestra as well.

Lots of great suggestions all around guys. And TH, when your ready to jump into 70's-to-modern jazz fusion, you know who to call. :afro:

A few early recommendations though:

Return To Forever - Where Have I Known You Before
Ain Soph - A Story Of Mysterious Forest
Soft Machine - Third
Mahavishnu Orchestra - Apocalypse
Dimension - Fourth Dimension

Glad to see you've come around, TH. In addition to the albums recommended already, I'll add
Miles Davis - Miles Smiles
Miles Davis Quintet - Cookin' With the Miles Davis Quintet
Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz to Come
Sun Ra - Jazz In Silhouette
Eric Dolphy - Out to Lunch!
John Coltrane - Giant Steps

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Originally Posted by djchameleon (Post 1426840)

I'm curious what are the reasons behind this hate for big band music and does it translate over to orchestra as well.

No I love orchestral music. I think it's probably all the brass in big band: I just don't like too much brass. And the fact that it's all linked with the forties and so on. I don't like the forties. Meh who knows? I just don't enjoy big band music, especially when they bloody start singing! Urgh!

Also, I don't have to actually have a reason to hate a certain genre: we're not all built the same, as I've said before. Some music just does not speak to me. That's just the way it is. I don't like hip-hop, don't like punk, don't like much dance music if any and now I don't like big band. There are probably reasons for all of these but I don't really feel I need to be explaining myself, do I?

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Originally Posted by Trollheart (Post 1427084)

There are probably reasons for all of these but I don't really feel I need to be explaining myself, do I?

No you don't have to explain yourself but I was just curious and seeing as this is a music forum I thought I would discuss it with you if you didn't mind.