Jazz

[Moonliner]

Jazz. I must admit that by and large it ain't my thing.

However Moonie Junior is getting into the groove.

Any suggestions on essential jazz recordings for him?

I found this article: 10 Starter Albums for the Jazz Novice (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/12/AR2008121200111.html?sid=ST2008121202786&s_pos=)

Which I guess is a good start but I would like to mix in some more modern influences....

[flippyshark]

Tops on my essential jazz discs - Charles Mingus "Let My Children Hear Music"
Best track - "The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive-Ass Slippers.

Complex, symphonic, multi-layered, but also tremendously entertaining and accessible.

[Kevy Baby]

One thing that might help make the association between jazz and modern music is Acid Jazz. Unfortunately, I cannot recommend any particular artists/albums/songs (other than US3 (http://www.us3.com/)'s "Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)"

Otherwise, I am a bad resource as other than the classics, I don't know the names of the artists/songs.

[Not Afraid]

I love older Jazz and Jazz Vocals. I'm by no means an expert but I have familiarity with the basics.

I liked this list quite a bit and I've highlighted my favorites:

1. Kind Of Blue - Miles Davis
2. A Love Supreme - John Coltrane
3. Mingus Ah Um - Charles Mingus
4. Brilliant Corners - Thelonious Monk
5. Time Out - Dave Brubeck
6. The Blues & The Abstract Truth - Oliver Nelson
7. The Incredible Jazz Guitar - Wes Montgomery
8. Song For My Father - Horace Silver
9. Out To Lunch - Eric Dolphy
10. The Shape Of Jazz To Come - Ornette Coleman
11. Virtuoso - Joe Pass
12. Giant Steps - John Coltrane BUY IT NOW!
13. In A Silent Way - Miles Davis
14. Somethin' Else - Cannonball Adderley
15. Idle Moments - Grant Green
16. Bitches Brew - Miles Davis
17. Sax Colossus - Sonny Rollins
18. Speak No Evil - Wayne Shorter
19. Inner Mounting Flame - Mahavishnu Orchestra
20. Sidewinder - Lee Morgan
21. Birth Of The Cool - Miles Davis
22. Black Codes (From The Underground) - Wynton Marsalis
23. Conference Of The Birds - Dave Holland
24. Monk's Dream - Thelonius Monk
25. Bright Size Life - Pat Metheny
26. Maiden Voyage - Herbie Hancock
27. My Favorite Things - John Coltrane
28. Milestones - Miles Davis
29. Percussion Bitter Sweet - Max Roach
30. Return To Forever - Chick Corea
31. Midnight Blue - Kenny Burrell
32. Birds Of Fire - Mahavishnu Orchestra
33. Go - Dexter Gordon
34. Getz/Gilberto - Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto BUY IT NOW!
35. And His Mother Called Him Bill - Duke Ellington
36. The Real McCoy - McCoy Tyner
37. Romantic Warrior - Return To Forever
38. Elegant Gypsy - Al DiMeola
39. Jaco Pastorius - Jaco Pastorius
40. Moanin - Art Blakey
41. Night Hawk - Coleman Hawkins
42. Django - Modern Jazz Quartet
43. Now He Sings, Now He Sobs - Chick Corea
44. Spectrum - Billy Cobham
45. Supersonic Jazz - Sun Ra
46. Bird & Diz - Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie
47. Blue Train - John Coltrane
48. The Black Saint & The Sinner Lady - Charles Mingus
49. Mister Magic - Grover Washington Jr.
50. One Of A Kind - Bill Bruford
51. Bumpin' - Wes Montgomery
52. Miles Ahead - Miles Davis
53. Heavy Weather - Weather Report
54. Headhunters - Herbie Hancock
55. Where Have I Known You Before - Return To Forever
56. Empyrean Isles - Herbie Hancock
57. Cool Struttin' - Sonny Clark
58. The Great Summit - Duke Ellington/Louis Armstrong
59. Blues & Roots - Charles Mingus
60. Invitation To Openness - Les McCann
61. Rip, Rig & Panic - Rahsaan Roland Kirk
62. Soul Station - Hank Mobley
63. For Django - Joe Pass
64. Open Sesame - Freddie Hubbard
65. Hand Jive - John Scofield
66. Ezz-thetics - George Russell
67. Point Of Departure - Andrew Hill
68. Living Legend - Art Pepper
69. Byrd In Flight - Donald Byrd
70. Life Time - Tony Williams
71. Solo Flight - Charlie Christian
72. Takin' Off - Herbie Hancock
73. Karma - Pharoah Sanders
74. Back At The Chicken Shack - Jimmy Smith
75. Study In Brown - Clifford Brown & Max Roach
76. Black Unity - Pharoah Sanders
77. Breezin' - George Benson
78. Solo Guitar - Ted Greene
79. Gateway - Dave Holland
80. Electric Guitarist - John McLaughlin
81. Infinity - McCoy Tyner
82. Play - Mike Stern
83. The Far East Suite - Duke Ellington
84. We Free Kings - Rahsaan Roland Kirk
85. Timeless - John Abercrombie
86. Secret Story - Pat Metheny
87. Out Of The Cool - Gil Evans
88. Pure Desmond - Paul Desmond
89. Upfront - David Sanborn
90. Arbour Zena - Keith Jarrett
91. Blues Dream - Bill Frisell
92. Return - Bill Connors
93. Mosaic - Art Blakey
94. Unit Structure - Cecil Taylor
95. Crossing - Oregon
96. Snide Remarks - Bill Stewart
97. Thembi - Pharoah Sanders
98. Plays W. C. Handy - Louis Armstrong
99. Spaces - Larry Coryell
100. Unity - Larry Young


ALso, Django Reinhardt, Dave Brubeck Live at Oberlin, Fats Waller.

Vocals:
Diana Krall
Peggy Lee
Julie London
Billie Holiday
Ella Fitzgerals
Anita O'Day
Chet Baker
Etta James
Louis Prima / Keely Smith
Harry Connick Jr.
Alberta Hunter
Louis Jordan
Ruth Brown
Big Joe Turner

(I KNOW I'm missing some faves here)

[mousepod]

Dave Brubeck Quartet "Time Out"
"Ellington '55"
Bill Evans "Complete Village Vanguard Recordings"

These are all amazing recordings.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Where's Jazzman when you need him? ;)

[Not Afraid]

Where's Jazzman when you need him? ;)

Yeah, I think he could probably shed some light on some newer stuff. I'm clearly and old woman when it comes to jazz - a COOL old woman. :D

[Ghoulish Delight]

Taking a slightly different side track:

Nostalgia 77, The Garden.

Early Amon Tobin.

[Gemini Cricket]

One of my big loves right now is Nina Simone. She's wonderful.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Interestingly enough, I found some questionable items on Lisa's list, although not if you only go by her recommendations. Stick to them and you can't go wrong.

Personally, as far as modern artists, a few of my favorites are The Christian McBride Band, Diana Krall (who is simply amazing), Bela Fleck (jazz banjo mixed with a whole lot of other styles) and (at least his more recent stuff) trumpeter Chris Botti (his earlier offerings are a little on the "smooth" side and I'm more of a traditionalist.) I'm also partial to almost anything by Vince Guaraldi, Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum, Charlie Parker, Charlie Mingus and Chick Corea.