Straight No Chaser: Jazz Encyclopedia

[The Gemini Method]

Starting off a Jazz spinoff for all the ST posters who enjoy listening to the likes of Thelonius and Davis. From backwater to modern, post any jazz vids or links you may want to share as your favorite or to help educate those who may want to know about this proud American artform.


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[Viva Las Espuelas]

Great title. :tu
I'll post in here later.

[Oh, Gee!!]

Bill Evans is cool

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Evans_discography

[midnightpulp]

Starting off a Jazz spinoff for all the ST posters who enjoy listening to the likes of Thelonius and Davis. From backwater to modern, post any jazz vids or links you may want to share as your favorite or to help educate those who may want to know about this proud American artform.


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[admiralsnackbar]

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[admiralsnackbar]

Bill Evans is cool

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Evans_discography

Agreed.

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

I love Jazz

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[The Gemini Method]

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[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Nice thread by the way

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[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

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[Oh, Gee!!]

I can't do the youtube thing at work, but look up Sonny Rollins. Moritat is good song to start with.

Pat Metheny is a good modern jazz artist. Are You Going With Me is probably his most famous song.

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

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[leemajors]

Zorn is out there a lot, but you gotta like him:

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[The Gemini Method]

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Dave Brubeck's signature hit--mainstream jazz, but a classic for the newbie jazz fan. --Whoops, didn't notice RomanEmpire put it up first...changed it to a Mingus track...

[The Gemini Method]

A haunting Holiday cut...

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[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

^^
love that one Gemini

[The Gemini Method]

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[The Gemini Method]

^^
love that one Gemini

As much as I love Nina Simone, this version is just class. Very good to put the Holiday Collection on and pour yourself a single malt and just watch the the lights light up the night.

[The Gemini Method]

Probably my fave out of Coltrane's tracks...


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[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

A Love Supreme is probably one of the best albums in any genre

[tlongII]

Here you go...

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[The Gemini Method]

A Love Supreme is probably one of the best albums in any genre

Truth. It is another album that I have kept on vinyl and I always enjoy it from start to finish.

[tlongII]

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[admiralsnackbar]

Since somebody mentioned her, here's the lovely Eunice Kathleen Waymon.

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And my favorite Bill Evans tune.

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[leemajors]

Since somebody mentioned her, here's the lovely Eunice Kathleen Waymon.

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And my favorite Bill Evans tune.

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Gershwin contributed a lot to Jazz by proxy. Miles, Herbie, and many others covered and reworked many things from Porgy and Bess alone.

[admiralsnackbar]

Gershwin contributed a lot to Jazz by proxy. Miles, Herbie, and many others covered and reworked many things from Porgy and Bess alone.

Truth -- and not just by proxy. Along with Rogers and Hart, the Gershwins were among the best songwriters of the golden age, and George Gershwin started mixing impressionism with jazz long before Bill Evans was even born.

[The Gemini Method]

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[tlongII]

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[leemajors]

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[leemajors]

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003M0H4MW/ref=pe_53950_16537580_pe_vfe_t1

[Kamala]

Marcus Miller is one of my favorite bass players. This is Miles Davis' Tutu revisited. Michael "Patches" Stewart on Miles' part.


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[Kamala]

Take 6 doing All Blues by Miles. In the words of Quincy Jones "the baddest jazz vocal cats in the planet."


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[The Gemini Method]

:toast Great adds, people. Good to see this thread still goin'!

[balli]

In addition to the fact that he's the best improvisational piano player alive, I've always enjoyed this clip of Keith Jarrett making love to his piano.

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And this right here is the one song I'm listening to at least twice a day. So damn good.

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[Bender]

this thread encouraged me to d/l a few jazz albums and try them out. I got a Jim Hall album but haven't listened to it yet, also a wes montgomery album...

I had no idea who those two guys were.

[leemajors]

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Will Calhoun on drums, the inimitable Bernie Worrell on keys.

[admiralsnackbar]

this thread encouraged me to d/l a few jazz albums and try them out. I got a Jim Hall album but haven't listened to it yet, also a wes montgomery album...

I had no idea who those two guys were.

I don't much care for Wes Montgomery -- he sounds too "smooth jazz" to me. But Jim Hall was a badass.

Might like Charlie Byrd and Joe Pass if you like guitar jazz. And Charlie Christian basically invented the modern genre.

[Venti Quattro]

do you have discographies of miles davis and theolonius monk? i'm too lazy to torrent them

[Bender]

I don't much care for Wes Montgomery -- he sounds too "smooth jazz" to me. But Jim Hall was a badass.

Might like Charlie Byrd and Joe Pass if you like guitar jazz. And Charlie Christian basically invented the modern genre.ok thanks. I'm more of a classic rock / metalhead, but I like good jazz too. I googled guitar jazz just to see what was considered "required listening". Came up with Charlie Christian, Jim Hall and Wes Montgomery - so I grabbed one album each by them off the internet.

[ChumpDumper]

I don't much care for Wes Montgomery -- he sounds too "smooth jazz" to me. But Jim Hall was a badass.

Might like Charlie Byrd and Joe Pass if you like guitar jazz. And Charlie Christian basically invented the modern genre.George Benson was a monster when he first started recording, before he discovered all the money he could make singing and playing smooth. The George Benson Cookbook is probably the best example of his early work.

Grant Green should be mentioned too. Not the best technician, but so much soul. The great thing about many of his albums on Blue Note and Blue Note albums in general is the lineup of artists. You can describe virtually every other combination as a supergroup. On one of Green's best, Idle Moments, you can find Joe Henderson (tenor sax) and Bobby Hutcherson (vibes), headliners in their own right, and pianist Duke Pearson's solid rhythm section.

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[Bender]

only times I've been in this thread is when I'm at work :nope
(no sound)

keep forgetting to check it out again when I get home, with sound.

anyway, based on my research here at work, these albums sound interesting:

sonny rollins - saxophone colossus
Coltrane - blue train, giant steps, my fav things, a love supreme
Mingus Ah Um, and Oh Yeah
Jim Hall - Concierto

edit: ^^ the george benson cookbook, recommended by Chump seems to be highly regarded too. will probably grab that one also.

[admiralsnackbar]

Jim Hall and Bill Evans did a nice album called Undercurrents that I'd recommend. And I'll have to check out early Benson since I always just considered him Smooth Son of Montgomery.

What do people think about Bill Frizell? I like his stuff, but I resist calling it jazz as much as I do calling Pat Metheny or Bela Fleck jazz.

[tlongII]

I would advise people to free themselves of categorizing jazz. "Smooth Jazz" is good just as traditional be-bop or avante garde is.

[admiralsnackbar]

I would advise people to free themselves of categorizing jazz. "Smooth Jazz" is good just as traditional be-bop or avante garde is.

Unless you dislike smooth jazz, or feel like it has no connection to jazz. I know you're saying not to sweat categorizations, but at the same time, you don't call rock&roll country music or blues. I like Pat Metheny, but I don't hear anything in his music that relates even distantly to ragtime, blues, or klezmer. Categories are useful on a bulletin board, even if they don't affect how you actually feel about X music.

[Bender]

I'm a little underwhelmed by the stuff I've listened to so far. Maybe jazz has to grow on you, not sure... The wes montgomery stuff & the coltrane stuff I d/l doesn't really do anything for me.

Now on page 1 of this thread, I like the miles davis & Coltrane track So What.

I'm going to grab the miles davis album Round About Midnight and see what I think.

[admiralsnackbar]

I'm going to grab the miles davis album Round About Midnight and see what I think.

Great tape.

[Bender]

I went to wikipedia to read all about the diff styles of jazz. I plan to stick with exploring diff styles to find out what does it for me. I need to become more cultured

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[admiralsnackbar]

Some sentimental jazz to go with the punishing August heat.

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[CuckingFunt]

Gershwin contributed a lot to Jazz by proxy. Miles, Herbie, and many others covered and reworked many things from Porgy and Bess alone.

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[CuckingFunt]

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Jon Hendricks' is one of my favorite voices ever. Just a great quality to it.

[balli]

All I listen to these days is Keith Jarrett. This one is just awesome.

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[tlongII]

Unless you dislike smooth jazz, or feel like it has no connection to jazz. I know you're saying not to sweat categorizations, but at the same time, you don't call rock&roll country music or blues. I like Pat Metheny, but I don't hear anything in his music that relates even distantly to ragtime, blues, or klezmer. Categories are useful on a bulletin board, even if they don't affect how you actually feel about X music.

Interesting. I'm not sure if you're saying Metheny's music isn't jazz or not. To me it clearly is.

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[The Gemini Method]

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[TimDunkem]

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Nice!

Thanks for that. I'm a big Coltrane fan, and naturally my favorite Jazz recording of all time is one made by Coltrane. :toast

Here it is: Kwy_Uthipns

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[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

I really want to get The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus. That record is pretty addicting.

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[The Gemini Method]

Very good videos from you guys...keeps my morning rolling!

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[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

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:tu Definitely in my top 10 song list

[leemajors]

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[admiralsnackbar]

The brilliant Bix Beiderbecke

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[admiralsnackbar]

And a vital step between Django and Louis Jordan-style jump blues = the 5 Spirits of Rhythm. If you're into guitar, these guys were amazing.

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[The Gemini Method]

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[tlongII]

My favorite Weather Report tune...

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[CuckingFunt]

And a vital step between Django and Louis Jordan-style jump blues = the 5 Spirits of Rhythm. If you're into guitar, these guys were amazing.

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Love them.

[tlongII]

Love these guys...

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[Viva Las Espuelas]

a favorite playing a favorite from a favorite
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[Winehole23]

Herbie Hancock turns 71 today.

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[The Gemini Method]

Not all that Jazz...but Herbie signed off on it...

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[DeadlyDynasty]

A haunting Holiday cut...

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Haunting is the perfect word. Great song.

[Cry Havoc]

Gotta resurrect this thread for my man Terence.

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[The Gemini Method]

Wow. Thanks Havoc for reminding me about this thread I made a while back. UTORd2Y_X6U

[Cry Havoc]

Wow. Thanks Havoc for reminding me about this thread I made a while back. UTORd2Y_X6U

:tu It stuck with me. Perhaps the name, which was perfect. Definitely already turning into an old fart in my early 30s, can't bear pop/hip hop radio anymore. Last night there was a song that said the same words over and over for 35 seconds and I just had to stop and think about what I was actually pushing into my brain. :lol

[The Gemini Method]

:tu It stuck with me. Perhaps the name, which was perfect. Definitely already turning into an old fart in my early 30s, can't bear pop/hip hop radio anymore. Last night there was a song that said the same words over and over for 35 seconds and I just had to stop and think about what I was actually pushing into my brain. :lol

For a long time, I fought that my music taste was getting too refined and I was moving towards music snob territory. I used to chase hip hop groups through abandoned warehouses and stadiums alike. Did the festivals and found myself elevating my mind at Coachella/Bonnaroo. It was as the years past, that I couldn't fathom pop or anything on the radio and so it is okay to demand a type of music that nurtures instead of destroys.

[Cry Havoc]

For a long time, I fought that my music taste was getting too refined and I was moving towards music snob territory. I used to chase hip hop groups through abandoned warehouses and stadiums alike. Did the festivals and found myself elevating my mind at Coachella/Bonnaroo. It was as the years past, that I couldn't fathom pop or anything on the radio and so it is okay to demand a type of music that nurtures instead of destroys.

Agree. Still some good hip hop/rap out there. Aesop Rock, El-P, Lupe Fiasco, Andre 3k, Watsky (hit or miss but solid when he's on, check out his new track "Whoa", hilarious), do hold the torch up for the past even though HH has gone global and into clubs.

Jazz is so... warm, though. Alluring. It's an experience as opposed to a tune you just blast through your head and then hum the rest of the day.

[The Gemini Method]

Agree. Still some good hip hop/rap out there. Aesop Rock, El-P, Lupe Fiasco, Andre 3k, Watsky (hit or miss but solid when he's on, check out his new track "Whoa", hilarious), do hold the torch up for the past even though HH has gone global and into clubs.

Jazz is so... warm, though. Alluring. It's an experience as opposed to a tune you just blast through your head and then hum the rest of the day.

I do most of my creative stuff while under the influence of jazz. I do agree there is still great hip hop out there like the acts you've mentioned. Haven't caught Watsky but Pro Era and Slaughterhouse are still faves of mine as well as TDE but I still enjoy the Cunninglynguists, Souls of Mischief, People Under the Stairs, De La, and Hiero/Jurassic 5.

[Cry Havoc]

I do most of my creative stuff while under the influence of jazz. I do agree there is still great hip hop out there like the acts you've mentioned. Haven't caught Watsky but Pro Era and Slaughterhouse are still faves of mine as well as TDE but I still enjoy the Cunninglynguists, Souls of Mischief, People Under the Stairs, De La, and Hiero/Jurassic 5.

Not to hijack the Jazz thread, but some of my favorite tracks as of recent:

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Back to the focus, The Cookers are fantastic:

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[Avante]

Give...

Gut Bucket Blues...Louis Armstrong
Winnin' Boy...Jellyroll Morton
Summertime...Billie Holiday

...a listen.

[Cry Havoc]

Give...

Gut Bucket Blues...Louis Armstrong
Winnin' Boy...Jellyroll Morton
Summertime...Billie Holiday

...a listen.

Really reaching for the obscure stuff there Avante. :lol

[Avante]

Really reaching for the obscure stuff there Avante. :lol

Hardly obscure to a real jazz fan. Those Ma Rainey tunes with a jazz band backing her, whoa!!!!!!!

[leemajors]

Hardly obscure to a real jazz fan. Those Ma Rainey tunes with a jazz band backing her, whoa!!!!!!!

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[Cry Havoc]

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[Avante]

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Obviously you don't understand the word....obscure. A thread about jazz with Louis Armstrong/Jellyroll Morton/Billie Holiday being called....obscure...hahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!

Try and read anything about jazz origins and not find those three mentioned. Those cats who recorded ..one record...that's obscure.

[leemajors]

Obviously you don't understand the word....obscure. A thread about jazz with Louis Armstrong/Jellyroll Morton/Billie Holiday being called....obscure...hahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!

Try and read anything about jazz origins and not find those three mentioned. Those cats who recorded ..one record...that's obscure.

You don't understand sarcasm, apparently.

[leemajors]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIu0GN-jEDQ

[Avante]

You don't understand sarcasm, apparently.

That was you being stupid, so why not just admit it? Louis Armstrong ..obscure...hahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[The Gemini Method]

C'mon there are many other threads that have been decimated by this internet back-and-forth. If you're not posting anything at least expanding the knowledge of jazz, take it elsewhere.

[Avante]

C'mon there are many other threads that have been decimated by this internet back-and-forth. If you're not posting anything at least expanding the knowledge of jazz, take it elsewhere.

I totally agree, so ya up on cats like Kid Ory, King Oliver, Bunk Johnson?

[The Gemini Method]

I totally agree, so ya up on cats like Kid Ory, King Oliver, Bunk Johnson?

I'm a newb when it comes to jazz. I will look into them. I'm still scratching the surface but love Mingus, Parker, Monk, Coltrane and the like. Thanks for the recommendations.

[leemajors]

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[TeyshaBlue]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIu0GN-jEDQ

Fucking love Zorn. Got Naked City on my playlist.:toast

[TeyshaBlue]

These guys are slaying me these days. Everytime I think I'm king shit, I listen to Corey absolutely destroy the bonds of time and space with his solo on this tune. Then I go back to work on my scales at warp 10.:lol


http://youtu.be/L_XJ_s5IsQc

[leemajors]

Fucking love Zorn. Got Naked City on my playlist.:toast

yeah, he's great. love his klezmer shit too.

[tlongII]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3qDGChRDDY

[Cry Havoc]

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[Cry Havoc]

Bump

[Cry Havoc]

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