What Jazz album are you listening to?

drummerboy95 · 08-13-2014, 03:14 PM

I'm currently listening to Blue Train by John Coltrane, Thinking Ornette Coleman after.

**Frownland** · 08-13-2014, 03:27 PM

Cecil Taylor - Nefertiti, The Beautiful One Has Come

This is one of my favourite free jazz albums, and is most definitely my favourite from pianist Cecil Taylor. It also has sax musings from Jimmy Lyons which are pretty good but honestly could be more adventurous, but it's from 1962 so there wasn't much abstract sax to work off of from him. Lastly we have Sunny ****ing Murray playing some of the best drums I've ever heard. Cecil's the focus point but man, Murray really steals the show on this one.

Madda · 10-27-2014, 09:52 AM

Sun Ra - Sleeping Beauty

for what concerns Jazz, nobody's at his level

Moss · 10-27-2014, 03:48 PM

Listened to this in my headphones the other night for the first time. Didn't want any distractions. I know, no excuse for never having heard this before as it's one of the cliche "great jazz albums of all time" but I am just dipping the toe into jazz really.

Overall, a transcendent experience. Blew me away.

Blarobbarg · 10-27-2014, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Moss

Listened to this in my headphones the other night for the first time. Didn't want any distractions. I know, no excuse for never having heard this before as it's one of the cliche "great jazz albums of all time" but I am just dipping the toe into jazz really.

Overall, a transcendent experience. Blew me away.

I had the same experience when I first listened. It changed me.

Madda · 10-28-2014, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Blarobbarg

I had the same experience when I first listened. It changed me.

Same here. It almost made me believe in God.

**Frownland** · 10-27-2014, 05:27 PM

Listening to my favourite Coltrane album right now.

Blarobbarg · 10-27-2014, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Listening to my favourite Coltrane album right now.

ALSO a fantastic album.

Damn, I think it's time for some Coltrane.

Moss · 10-28-2014, 11:02 AM

Just got this one to listen to but after that I was thinking of checking out Blue Train or Giant Steps. But maybe I will try that Interstellar Space.

**Frownland** · 10-28-2014, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Moss

Just got this one to listen to but after that I was thinking of checking out Blue Train or Giant Steps. But maybe I will try that Interstellar Space.

It's more free jazz than bebop, I'm not sure if that's up your alley but if it is you should check out Ascension as well. Sun ship is sort of between the two so you might like that as well. Those two albums you listed are more in the bebop field.

Tl;dr you should listen to all of Coltranes discography.

08-13-2014, 03:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Cecil Taylor - Nefertiti, The Beautiful One Has Come This is one of my favourite free jazz albums, and is most definitely my favourite from pianist Cecil Taylor. It also has sax musings from Jimmy Lyons which are pretty good but honestly could be more adventurous, but it's from 1962 so there wasn't much abstract sax to work off of from him. Lastly we have Sunny ***ing Murray playing some of the best drums I've ever heard. Cecil's the focus point but man, Murray really steals the show on this one. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth.* d e a f b o x

10-27-2014, 05:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Listening to my favourite Coltrane album right now. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

08-13-2014, 03:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
drummerboy95 Groupie Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 11	I'm currently listening to Blue Train by John Coltrane, Thinking Ornette Coleman after.

10-27-2014, 09:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
Madda Groupie Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Italy Posts: 46	Sun Ra - Sleeping Beauty for what concerns Jazz, nobody's at his level

10-27-2014, 03:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
Moss Scuttle Buttin' Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Boulder Colorado Posts: 972	Listened to this in my headphones the other night for the first time. Didn't want any distractions. I know, no excuse for never having heard this before as it's one of the cliche "great jazz albums of all time" but I am just dipping the toe into jazz really. Overall, a transcendent experience. Blew me away.

10-28-2014, 11:02 AM	#9 (permalink)
Moss Scuttle Buttin' Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Boulder Colorado Posts: 972	Just got this one to listen to but after that I was thinking of checking out Blue Train or Giant Steps. But maybe I will try that Interstellar Space.