tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post7987355268914049994..comments2024-03-28T23:48:08.527-05:00Comments on Jackson Jambalaya: All about Jazz? What if i don't know anything about jazz? Where do I start?Kingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-16305192261798272402015-12-10T01:03:34.828-06:002015-12-10T01:03:34.828-06:00Dave Brubeck---------- Take FiveDave Brubeck---------- Take FiveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-16463280556030075372012-06-18T14:41:44.469-05:002012-06-18T14:41:44.469-05:00Highlights from "Live at The Plugged Nickel&q...Highlights from "Live at The Plugged Nickel" is wonderful.... It also introduced a young Wallace Roney.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-82122320783650190772008-10-24T11:30:00.000-05:002008-10-24T11:30:00.000-05:00http://www.amazon.com/Hot-Fives-Sevens-Louis-Armst...http://www.amazon.com/Hot-Fives-Sevens-Louis-Armstrong/dp/B00001ZWLP<BR/><BR/>Hot Sevens is just a bigger band from the earlier Hot fives. This may be why it required a boxset. So, yes, all of that music.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-91320538595363753942008-10-24T11:09:00.000-05:002008-10-24T11:09:00.000-05:00link on amazon? I saw hot 5's and 7's.link on amazon? I saw hot 5's and 7's.Kingfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-69348891232923687332008-10-24T10:55:00.000-05:002008-10-24T10:55:00.000-05:00Definitely Louis Armstrong's Hot Five sounds belon...Definitely Louis Armstrong's Hot Five sounds belong in there. Not having that is like listening to Rock and Roll without the Beatles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-77333359920016712932007-07-16T09:42:00.000-05:002007-07-16T09:42:00.000-05:00Kingfish- agree with your inclusion of the live da...Kingfish- agree with your inclusion of the live date then including the non-mellow tunes from Round Midnight...also obviously agree with the sound quality on Massey, and maybe i'm just partial to listening to All the Things You Are way too much.<BR/><BR/>Homeydcat- yeah I confess I'm a sax player and am driven by listening for horn lines and complexity up front. However that album with Wes and Wynton is outstanding for a trio date, so tight!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-17626071530133879002007-07-16T07:05:00.000-05:002007-07-16T07:05:00.000-05:00All great choices, but as a guitarist, I'd say the...All great choices, but as a guitarist, I'd say they are pretty 'horn-centric'... so I thought I'd suggest Wes Montgomery and the Wynton Kelly Trio's "Smokin' at the Half-Note". Terrific playing and even better vibe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-86182333792390399052007-07-15T23:26:00.000-05:002007-07-15T23:26:00.000-05:00I almost included Kind of Blue but I designed the ...I almost included Kind of Blue but I designed the list for the 18-30 something crowd, which I thought might find Kind of Blue a little too mellow. Parts of it have also been overplayed in restaurants and other places. I used the Carnegie Hall because it included tracks from Kind of Blue and also Round About Midnight, his other masterpiece. <BR/><BR/>As for the Massey. I thought about the Worlds Greatest Jazz Concert but when I listen to it, I have a different interpretation than you do. The sound quality could be better ( I don't want to scare of beginners) and to me it sounds more like a bunch of soloists playing together intead of a tight ensemble like Miles's band on Kind of Blue. <BR/><BR/>Can't quibble with your selection though. All masterpieces.Kingfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-81892153582425199752007-07-15T23:12:00.000-05:002007-07-15T23:12:00.000-05:00Nice inclusion of live albums, they always have th...Nice inclusion of live albums, they always have that electricity! I think if I were giving 3 albums (couldn't bring myself to settle on 5) to a brand new jazz listener I'd go traditional in a sense...<BR/><BR/>1. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue cannot be omitted, and I think it should be one of the first jazz albums anyone should listen to since it stretches the listeners ear with modal sounds as well as basic blues changes.<BR/><BR/>2. The Quintet - Jazz at Massey Hall, the cast of characters alone is great but their interplay is incredible. Don't let "Charley Chan" fool you even on a pawn shop horn he is the greatest ever.<BR/><BR/>3. John Coltrane - Blue Train is my favorite jazz album to listen to while driving because it flows seamlessly between tracks. Also Curtis Fuller's playing on this album is the perfect contrast to Coltrane's insane technical licks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-28452104204956839842007-07-15T22:36:00.000-05:002007-07-15T22:36:00.000-05:00Very thorough. A great list for anyone wanting to...Very thorough. A great list for anyone wanting to get into jazz. Well done! --ToplessTenorsUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03390326781871633529noreply@blogger.com