What Piece Got You Into Jazz?

Girl · 12-30-2016, 07:22 AM

Jazz isn't always the most accessible part of the music world to listen to, but sometimes there's a song or an album that just sort of 'clicks', and gives you a better understanding of what it's all about. The same goes for other genres, as well.

For me, it was Stanley Turrentine's track Sugar.
First listened to it years back, rifling through my dad's old CDs. The cover art caught my eye, and so I played the title track; it was totally unlike anything I had ever heard before, and it caught me off-guard. A kid at the time, I always thought jazz was just some crazy-boring thing adults listened to, in order prove their maturity, but after this I just left the track on repeat, because it was just, so different. I think that's what sort of opened the door for me.

What 'clicked' for you?

12-30-2016, 07:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
Girl Groupie Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Washington Posts: 4	What Piece Got You Into Jazz? Jazz isn't always the most accessible part of the music world to listen to, but sometimes there's a song or an album that just sort of 'clicks', and gives you a better understanding of what it's all about. The same goes for other genres, as well. For me, it was Stanley Turrentine's track Sugar. First listened to it years back, rifling through my dad's old CDs. The cover art caught my eye, and so I played the title track; it was totally unlike anything I had ever heard before, and it caught me off-guard. A kid at the time, I always thought jazz was just some crazy-boring thing adults listened to, in order prove their maturity, but after this I just left the track on repeat, because it was just, so different. I think that's what sort of opened the door for me. What 'clicked' for you?