Best jazz song/ album ever?

cp77 · 12-11-2009, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by goodfoot

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

Very cool ... Thanks!

Eugene · 12-23-2009, 06:35 AM

Lonnie Smith Afrodisiac

cp77 · 12-05-2009, 09:11 PM

I don't know about it being the best ever (it's really hard to choose), but Miles Davis' Kind of Blue is the quintessential Jazz record. If someone's getting into Jazz for the first time, I'd suggest starting with Kind of Blue.

"I have given away hundreds of copies to kids all over the world and said, 'I want you to treat this like orange juice, listening to it every morning.'" - Quincy Jones

jacklovezhimself · 12-10-2009, 09:30 PM

Buddy Rich & Max Roach- Rich vs. Roach

This album has got to be my new favorite jazz album. The whole album is centered around these two incredible jazz drummers, who attribute every song with fills and solos, trading off one nasty line after another. One of my favorite parts about this album is the fact that Buddy Rich's band plays on the left channel, and Max Roach's band plays on the right, providing a wild balance between the two groups of battling musicians.

buddyholly1964 · 12-31-2009, 09:58 AM

...any

scotpgot · 01-03-2010, 09:54 AM

Wow, this thread is kind of all over the place! :rotfl:

"Best jazz album ever", I agree, is a little like saying, "Best Rock Band ever".

For me, there's a couple:
The Quintet - Live at Massey Hall
Sonny Side Up - Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt, Dizzy Gillespie
Dahabenzapple - Joe Maneri

"Kind of Blue" always makes me list for "desert island" picks, but it's already been mentioned, so I won't.

OceanAndSilence · 01-18-2010, 10:56 PM

i like the really simple stuff;

there's also an australian quartet i had the joy off seeing at a really underground venue last year; it hosts awesome jazz music. it was the "jack slater quartet". i bought their cd for $20, gave it to a mate and he lost it :/ can't really find anything from them on the net.

Rickenbacker · 01-25-2010, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by OceanAndSilence

i like the really simple stuff;

These last two especially are hardly "the really simple stuff"

Blue In Green has a very modal melody, and the chord progression is genius. Definitely not "simple". Not to mention that Life in a Glasshouse descends into what some might even describe as free jazz at a point. Again, both complex songs.

storymilo · 01-18-2010, 10:59 PM

^Sidney Bechet! Love it.

clutnuckle · 01-25-2010, 06:45 PM

John Coltrane - 'Ascent'
Miles Davis - 'All Blues'
Charles Mingus - 'Reincarnation of a Lovebird'

It's difficult to do such a thing as usually I listen to albums all of the way through, but I guess sometimes moments stick out. I guess my favorite album would be Coltrane's 'Sun Ship' or Dolphy's 'Out to Lunch', although 'Bitches Brew' is always a favorite.

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jacklovezhimself five years Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,248	Buddy Rich & Max Roach- Rich vs. Roach This album has got to be my new favorite jazz album. The whole album is centered around these two incredible jazz drummers, who attribute every song with fills and solos, trading off one nasty line after another. One of my favorite parts about this album is the fact that Buddy Rich's band plays on the left channel, and Max Roach's band plays on the right, providing a wild balance between the two groups of battling musicians. __________________ Last edited by jacklovezhimself; 12-10-2009 at 09:38 PM.

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OceanAndSilence i write and play stuff Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 239	i like the really simple stuff; there's also an australian quartet i had the joy off seeing at a really underground venue last year; it hosts awesome jazz music. it was the "jack slater quartet". i bought their cd for $20, gave it to a mate and he lost it :/ can't really find anything from them on the net. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/chrisneto - tune in to chill out Last edited by OceanAndSilence; 01-18-2010 at 11:02 PM.

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Eugene Groupie Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: London Posts: 27	Lonnie Smith Afrodisiac

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cp77 Groupie Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 22	I don't know about it being the best ever (it's really hard to choose), but Miles Davis' Kind of Blue is the quintessential Jazz record. If someone's getting into Jazz for the first time, I'd suggest starting with Kind of Blue. "I have given away hundreds of copies to kids all over the world and said, 'I want you to treat this like orange juice, listening to it every morning.'" - Quincy Jones

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scotpgot Groupie Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 5	Wow, this thread is kind of all over the place! :rotfl: "Best jazz album ever", I agree, is a little like saying, "Best Rock Band ever". For me, there's a couple: The Quintet - Live at Massey Hall Sonny Side Up - Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt, Dizzy Gillespie Dahabenzapple - Joe Maneri "Kind of Blue" always makes me list for "desert island" picks, but it's already been mentioned, so I won't.

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storymilo Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,845	^Sidney Bechet! Love it.

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clutnuckle Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: -_-_-_-_~__~-~_-`_`-~_-`-~-~ Posts: 1,276	John Coltrane - 'Ascent' Miles Davis - 'All Blues' Charles Mingus - 'Reincarnation of a Lovebird' It's difficult to do such a thing as usually I listen to albums all of the way through, but I guess sometimes moments stick out. I guess my favorite album would be Coltrane's 'Sun Ship' or Dolphy's 'Out to Lunch', although 'Bitches Brew' is always a favorite.