Calling all jazzheads

Pet_Sounds · 07-13-2015, 09:41 AM

The official rec threads seem to be producing sporadically of late, so I'm creating a new thread for guaranteed results.

Here's the situation--I'm buying a present for a beginner jazz enthusiast, and I basically need to know what to purchase. My jazz knowledge is limited at best.

He's familiar with a few of the greats--loves Dizzy, Brubeck, Miles, Bird, etc. However, he's not a fan of Coltrane (

) or free jazz in general.

What two albums could I get him that
- he probably hasn't heard
- he's pretty much guaranteed to enjoy (yes, I know there's no such thing as a "guarantee" in music)
- are likely to be found in a used record store on CD

The store stocks everything from Cherry Poppin' Daddies to the Carpenters, so the last criteria isn't a big deal. Greatest hits albums are fine.

**Frownland** · 07-13-2015, 09:45 AM

Which Coltrane does he say he doesn't like? Because there's a huge difference between Ascension Coltrane, Giant Steps Coltrane, and Blue Train Coltrane. I really like Grachan Monchor III's Evolution. A more modern album he might dig is Jim Black's Endangered Blood.

OccultHawk · 07-13-2015, 10:10 AM

Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio

Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage

Pet_Sounds · 07-13-2015, 10:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frownland

Which Coltrane does he say he doesn't like? Because there's a huge difference between Ascension Coltrane, Giant Steps Coltrane, and Blue Train Coltrane. I really like Grachan Monchor III's Evolution. A more modern album he might dig is Jim Black's Endangered Blood.

Apparently, he actually digs Blue Train. Ascension, not so much. He admires Giant Steps for its technical difficulty. Dunno if he likes it or not, though.

Quote:

Originally Posted by OccultHawk

Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio

Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage

Thanks.

dwill123 · 07-13-2015, 05:44 PM

**Exo** · 07-13-2015, 05:58 PM

Hiromi needs to be mentioned. She's my favorite jazz musician right now.

**Frownland** · 07-13-2015, 06:02 PM

Hiromi ****ing rules.

Might as well throw in Eric Dolphy's Out to Lunch! out there since it's one of the best jazz albums of all time. How could you possibly hate it? Even fuddy duddies like Trollheart love it.

OccultHawk · 07-13-2015, 06:17 PM

Out To Lunch is great but it's hardly a sure bet for someone lukewarm on free jazz.

**Frownland** · 07-13-2015, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OccultHawk

Out To Lunch is great but it's hardly a sure bet for someone lukewarm on free jazz.

I had considered this, but I think that stylistically it's not like many other free jazz records and falls closer to hard bop.

**Exo** · 07-13-2015, 07:04 PM

F*ck it, let's do this. All these albums should be recommended to your friend PS.

Acoustic Ladyland - Living With tiger
Ambrose Akinmusire - The Imagined Saior is Far Easier to Paint
Avishia Cohen Trio - Gently Disturbed
The Bad Plus - Suspicious Activity / These Are the Vistas
Bill Evans - From Left to Right
Bill Frisell - History, Mysetry
Bill Laurance - Flint
Brad Mehldau Trio - Day is Done
Brian Bromberg - Downright Upright
Cannonball Adderley - Somethin' Else
Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um / The Clown
Charlie Hunter Trio - Bing! Bing! Bing!
Dimension - 26
Drop Trio - Leap / Big Dipper
Esbjörn Svensson Trio - Viaticum
Get the Blessing - Bugs in Amber
Hiromi - Alive / Spiral
Hiromi's Sonicbloom - Beyond Standard / Time Control
Jimmy Smith - Six Views of the Blues
John Scofield - Uberjam
Kamasi Washington - The Epic
Karl Denson's Tiny Universe - New Ammo
Medeski, Martin & Wood - End of the World Party / Uninvisible
Oscar Peterson Trio - Night Train
Panzerballet - Tank Goodness
Pat Metheny Unity Group - Kin ()
Polar Bear - Peepers
Portico Quartet - S/T
Project Trio - Winters in June
Robert Glasper - Double Booked
Robert Walter - Super Heavy Organ
Snarky Puppy - GroundUP / Bring us the Bright / Tell Your Friends / We Like it Here
Stanton Moore - All Kooked Out
Toe - For Long Tomorrow

07-13-2015, 09:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
Pet_Sounds Remember the underscore Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The other side Posts: 2,488	Calling all jazzheads The official rec threads seem to be producing sporadically of late, so I'm creating a new thread for guaranteed results. Here's the situation--I'm buying a present for a beginner jazz enthusiast, and I basically need to know what to purchase. My jazz knowledge is limited at best. He's familiar with a few of the greats--loves Dizzy, Brubeck, Miles, Bird, etc. However, he's not a fan of Coltrane () or free jazz in general. What two albums could I get him that - he probably hasn't heard - he's pretty much guaranteed to enjoy (yes, I know there's no such thing as a "guarantee" in music) - are likely to be found in a used record store on CD The store stocks everything from Cherry Poppin' Daddies to the Carpenters, so the last criteria isn't a big deal. Greatest hits albums are fine. __________________ Everybody's dying just to get the disease

07-13-2015, 09:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Which Coltrane does he say he doesn't like? Because there's a huge difference between Ascension Coltrane, Giant Steps Coltrane, and Blue Train Coltrane. I really like Grachan Monchor III's Evolution. A more modern album he might dig is Jim Black's Endangered Blood. __________________ 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

07-13-2015, 05:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
Exo All day jazz and biscuits Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,354	Hiromi needs to be mentioned. She's my favorite jazz musician right now. __________________ LastFM SUPREME POO BAH MODERATOR EXTRAORDINAIRE

07-13-2015, 06:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Hiromi ***ing rules. Might as well throw in Eric Dolphy's Out to Lunch! out there since it's one of the best jazz albums of all time. How could you possibly hate it? Even fuddy duddies like Trollheart love it. __________________ 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

07-13-2015, 07:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
Exo All day jazz and biscuits Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,354	Fck it, let's do this. All these albums should be recommended to your friend PS. Acoustic Ladyland - Living With tiger Ambrose Akinmusire - The Imagined Saior is Far Easier to Paint Avishia Cohen Trio - Gently Disturbed The Bad Plus - Suspicious Activity / These Are the Vistas Bill Evans - From Left to Right Bill Frisell - History, Mysetry Bill Laurance - Flint Brad Mehldau Trio - Day is Done Brian Bromberg - Downright Upright Cannonball Adderley - Somethin' Else Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um / The Clown Charlie Hunter Trio - Bing! Bing! Bing! Dimension - 26 Drop Trio - Leap / Big Dipper Esbjörn Svensson Trio - Viaticum Get the Blessing - Bugs in Amber Hiromi - Alive / Spiral Hiromi's Sonicbloom - Beyond Standard / Time Control Jimmy Smith - Six Views of the Blues John Scofield - Uberjam Kamasi Washington - The Epic Karl Denson's Tiny Universe - New Ammo Medeski, Martin & Wood - End of the World Party / Uninvisible Oscar Peterson Trio - Night Train Panzerballet - Tank Goodness Pat Metheny Unity Group - Kin () Polar Bear - Peepers Portico Quartet - S/T Project Trio - Winters in June Robert Glasper - Double Booked Robert Walter - Super Heavy Organ Snarky Puppy - GroundUP / Bring us the Bright / Tell Your Friends / We Like it Here Stanton Moore - All Kooked Out Toe - For Long Tomorrow __________________ LastFM SUPREME POO BAH MODERATOR EXTRAORDINAIRE*

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OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage

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OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	Out To Lunch is great but it's hardly a sure bet for someone lukewarm on free jazz.