I was just wondering if anybody here likes or listens 2 jazz of any kind. Here in Minnesota we have Smooth Jazz and is's a pretty good radio station 100.3fm. Anyway I just wanted 2 know if anybody else likes it or not.

I do...

Tangey said:

100.3!!! love it

Just Xpectation and NEWS.

Tangey said:

I have to say that I don't love it. 88.5 is a MUCH better station for jazz. 100.5 sort of sounds like 102.9 w/out the words. Don't get me wrong, I like the station for what it is, I just don't really consider it "jazz".

Alright...88.5 is nothing but static here...you don't suppose that maybe stations are different from one town to the next?

teller said:

What town do you live in?

prrtybby said:

UPtown!

I don't know much about it though, I'm learning

teller said:

try it again. maybe you live in a building with bad reception. I am listening to it right now. And I live right by you.

Early Miles Davis.

I've been discovering that I really like Jazz. Not so much the acid jazz but early Miles (shit, late Miles, all Miles).

I've checked out a ton of different stuff but live Jazz is the real way to experience it.

Slave2daGroove said:

Live Jazz is the way to go whether it's straight ahead, latin, or whatever. Seeing musicians improvise on the spot is amazing.

Yes NovaAngel, I love jazz music. Big fan and student of it. Under my old account, I laid down several jazz threads. But I don't like that smooth jazz stuff though. Once you hear the "REAL THING", that smooth jazz will no longer be of essence to ya'. Here are a few of my VERY favorite jazz records, that I also happen to think are some of the greatest recorded jazz works in the history of the genre...




1. Miles Davis- Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz Giants

2. Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers- Moanin

3. Louis Armstrong- Satchmo At Symphony Hall Vol. 1

4. Jaco Pastorious- Jaco Pastorious

5. Freddie Hubbard- Life Flight

6. Thelonious Monk- Underground

7. John Coltrane- A Love Supreme

8. George Benson- Beyond The Blue Horizon

9. Rachelle Ferrell- First Instrurment

10. Grant Green- Alive!

11 Pat Metheny Group- We Live Here

12. Chick Corea And Return To Forever- Light As A Feather

13. Roland Kirk- The Inflated Tear

14. Herbie Hancock- Thrust

15. George Duke- Brazilian Love Affair

16. Woody Shaw-Rosewood

17. Wynton Marsalis- Hot House Flowers

18. Horace Silver Quintet- The Cape Verdean Blues

19. Sarah Vaughan Trio- Swingin Easy w/ The Sarah Vaughan
Trio

20. Wayne Shorter-Native Dancer

21. Keith Jarrett/Jack DeJohnette/Gary Peacock- Tokyo 96'

22. Echoes Of An Era- Echoes Of An Era

23. Patrice Rushen- Before The Dawn

24. CTI All Stars- California Concert At The Hollywood Palladium 1971

25. Rachel Z.- Room Of One's View

i do and recently i've been listening more and more. i recently bought Wayne Shorter's Speak No Evil and A Herbie Best Of. I have the Afro Cuban All Stars debut album from a few years back. i love that one but my fave must be John Coltrane's Blue Train. that one rocks. oh and loads of Nina Simone. how could i forget.

BRO915 said:

Good choices.

I see you've got my girl Patrice Rushen on there. Man, can she play. I'm currently listening to a compilation tape of Jaco, Stanley Clarke, Victor Bailey, John Pattitucci and Weather Report.

BRO915 said:

Thanks for this Bro, I'm going to use it as a guide. Herbie Hancock's "Thrust" is a must own for everyone (very funky). I have a live Pat Methany album but it's like the "Smooth Jazz" that you referenced. Whatever.

Thanks again.

BRO915 said:

Show Off!

But right backatcha

1.Sun Ra- Holiday for soul dance.

2.Ahmad Jamal- Live at the Pershing

3.Charles Mingus-Chales mingus quintet (featuring Max Roach)

4.Ornette Coleman- Change of the Century

5.Miles Davis- Kinda Blue

6.Dizzy Gillespe- Live in Paris(July 17, 1971)

7.Sun Ra- Blue Delight

8.John Coltrane-Live in Seattle

9.Sonny Rollins- The Bridge

10.Rasaan Roland Kirk- Rip, Rig and Panic! Please don't you cry my beautiful edith.

11.Oliver Nelson- Abstract blues and truth

12.Oscar Brown- Sin and soul...and then some

13.John Mclaughlin- extraplation

14.Wanye Shorter-Adam's apple

15. Eric Dolphy -out to lunch

16.World Saxophone quartet(with african drums)-Four now.

17.Duke Ellington-Money Jungle

18.Sun Ra- Out there a minute

19. John Mclaughlin- My goals beyond

20. Pharoah Sanders- The Creator has a masterplan.




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NovaAngel said:

Yeah, I'm a HUGE Patrice Rushen fan. Give or take 2 albums, I like everything she has recorded. Before The Dawn is stellar!!! Some excellent playing is on that one. Them "Forget Me Nots" Patrice fans don't know about this gem...

What WR are you listening too? Are you listening to Weather Report- Live And Unreleased? . This 2-cd set was released last year. It is excellent!!!
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i dig jazz but sadly don't know as much as i'd like. i own some miles, coltrane, monk. then, i have a lot of the old stuff like ella, louis, etta, billie, nina, sarah vaughn...i would love to learn about more artists that i'm missing out on.

The Utah Jazz.

Slave2daGroove said:

No problem...Shoot, I like Thrust about as much as Headhunters. I can't even begin to explain how deep off in the funk, Herbie and the fellas fall off into on THRUST. Check out his 60's stuff too like Maiden Voyage. That's classic stuff right there!!!

Pat Metheny Group is my favorite jazz group hands down. Even though you can't really pinpoint them to just jazz,as they play all over the musical map. From 1978 til 2003, they've made ONLY 1 album that didn't knock me out and even that one was good. And to see these guys live in concert is a musical experience to measure the rest of your life against. I wonder what live recording you have of theirs that is SMOOTH?
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BRO915 said:

I'm not sure as it is a tape that my friend put together. But Weather Report is excellent nonetheless.

sinisterpentatonic said:

LOL...hey, that's a good list you have there. I love that Raashan Roland Kirk selection you listed. Great recording!!!

Slave2daGroove said:

Impressive. Most impressive. And since we're showing off, let's go w/these too . . .



Wayne Shorter: Speak No Evil

Cannonball Adderley: Somethin' Else

Art Blakey Quintet: A Jazz Message

Miles Davis: Milestones

The Miles Davis Quintet: Workin' w/The Miles Davis Quintet

Horace Silver: Stylings of Silver

Nancy Wilson and Cannonball Adderley

Miles Davis: Seven Steps to Heaven

Milt Jackson and John Coltrane: Bags and Trane

The Quintet: Live at Massey Hall, 1953

Charles Mingus: Mingus Dynasty

The Great Jazz Trio: Flowers for Lady Day

John Coltrane: Coltrane

Dave Brubeck: Red Hot and Cool

Bill Evans: Portrait of Jazz

Bill Evans: Sunday At The Village Vanguard

Lee Morgan: The Sidewinder

Joe Henderson: Page One

Vince Guaraldi Trio: A Charlie Brown Christmas (for real)

Wynton Marsalis: Crescent City Christmas Card

as for compilations:

Thelonious Monk: Genius of Modern Music Vols. I & II (Blue Note)

Horace Silver Trio (Blue Note)

Ella Fitzgerald sings the Songbook (verve)

Miles Davis: Vol. I (Blue Note)



Thanks for the new recs, Slave!

"let's not be repetitive" edit
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BRO915 said:

Funny you mention these, they're sitting on my shelf right now and I have got to pick them up again!

teller said:

Teller, you strike me as being someone who'd be very receptive to jazz. Slave and BRO had some very good recs, and I picked a few of my faves. Try one or two out. I started with "A Love Supreme," "Kind of Blue" and "Thelonious Monk: Genius of Modern Music Vol. II" about 12 years ago and I haven't looked back since.
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Jazz is awesome. Im a complete Jazz whore