Best jazz song/ album ever?

cavanherk · 09-11-2009, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by chak

For me, it's any Coltrane.

But if you haven't heard the Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings made by Louis Armstrong's band, check those out. They're still some of the most amazing Jazz recordings ever.

Ah yes, any clear recording of Louis Armstrong is quintessential jazz.

chak · 09-11-2009, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by cavanherk

Ah yes, any clear recording of Louis Armstrong is quintessential jazz.

sometimes i'm amazed how many people don't really listen to Louis or like him much... but i guess i took a while to get around to his awesomeness too.

clutnuckle · 09-27-2009, 03:27 PM

I like how even if with the really popular jazz artists, you get some reallllyyy great music.

Mine would be a tie between Charles Mingus' 'The Clown', Miles Davis' 'Bitches Brew'/'Birth of The Cool' and John Coltrane's 'Sun Ship'.

goodfoot · 10-01-2009, 11:11 AM

oscar brown, jr, mr kicks, could have put this in a couple genre's, but i'll go with jazz.

Molecules · 10-02-2009, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by goodfoot

oscar brown, jr, mr kicks, could have put this in a couple genre's, but i'll go with jazz.

that's the medicine, i am crap at naming vocal jazz that isn't billie holiday

as cliched as it is my favourite jazz album is 'A Love Supreme', it's more engaging than straight bebop and doesnt stray into avant garde codswallop territory, i know every note but have not attempted a voice rendition yet.
And Thelonious Monk's 'Genius of Modern Music Vol.1', nobody plays piano like him (except the RZA)... the documentary about his life and mental illness is worth finding
oh and a compilation called 'Yet Mo' Mod Jazz' which I would recommend to absolutely anyone AND the Seatbelts OST to the anime 'Cowboy Bebop', which is just an eclectic joy that would vaguely fall under the category 'big band jazz' with a bluesy vibe YouTube - Cowboy Bebop: Rush

aint no jazz expert but them's my two cents

goodfoot · 10-04-2009, 08:42 AM

yes your right 'yet mo' mod jazz' is a good cd, i've got the other 4 in the series, i like jazz with a touch of blues, soul, funk, the mod jazz series is on the kent label, and there is another label called b.g.p. beat goes public, that have really good jazz cd's, both labels are on the ace records rosta, check their site.

clutnuckle · 10-04-2009, 06:26 PM

Skatalites

crazzycat · 10-05-2009, 04:25 AM

For me it's Room Eleven with "Six white Russian and one Pussy Cat"

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 10-05-2009, 05:03 PM

I have to say for me it's John Zorn's Spy vs. Spy. Which is the music of Ornette Coleman preformed in Zorn's hardcore/acid style.

It's very Zorn, however. So if you aren't a fan you probably won't dig it.

goodfoot · 10-06-2009, 01:58 PM

cannonball adderley invites lou rawls from the audience to sing, i'd rather drink muddy water, two legends jam effortlessly.

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