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Title: I need jazz recommendations! Help!
Post by: MDV on December 29, 2006, 08:10:47 PM

Right, I've started getting into jazz and i need more!

In amongst all the metal I, for some reason have and am starting to enjoy:

John machlaughlin, mahavishnu orchestra.
Miles davis
Acoustic phil keaggy
justin king
Pat methany
Robben ford (& the thin blue line).
A little bit of zappa

Any recommendations?

Thanks in advance folks

Title: I need jazz recommendations! Help!
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on December 29, 2006, 08:28:58 PM

Frank Zappa's Yellow Shark Sessions

The Essential Charlie Parker

Joe Pass, The Virtuoso, Vol 1 and 2

The Essential Louis Armstrong

Title: I need jazz recommendations! Help!
Post by: plastercaster on December 29, 2006, 09:12:51 PM

Howard Moon! "I span the genres, you know? you put me in a box, you cant put me in a box! If you do, I'll use the box against you. I'll convert it, into a studio/loft space and put on an exhibition. Thats the way I work"

Title: I need jazz recommendations! Help!
Post by: nfe on December 29, 2006, 09:16:56 PM

Anything and everything Django

Antonio Forcione - the most criminally underexposed guitarist on the planet says I.

Alex Skolnick Trio are worth a look

Title: I need jazz recommendations! Help!
Post by: 38thBeatle on December 29, 2006, 10:05:28 PM

Wes Montgomery, Charlie Christian, Martin Taylor

Title: I need jazz recommendations! Help!
Post by: Elliot on December 30, 2006, 01:05:47 AM

Kenny Burrell for BeBop era guitar

Title: I need jazz recommendations! Help!
Post by: Bird on December 30, 2006, 04:37:35 AM

Lenny Breau

Title: I need jazz recommendations! Help!
Post by: Fubar on December 30, 2006, 03:00:07 PM

Quote from: nfe

Anything and everything Django

Agreed, also anything by steffan grappelli  :)

Title: I need jazz recommendations! Help!
Post by: gingataff on December 30, 2006, 03:19:40 PM

Michael Brecker rules, especially "Tales From The Hudson".

If you like McLaughlin and Mahavishnu make sure you get the first Shakti album and the first Di Meola/Mclaughlin/De Lucia album "Friday Night In San Francisco".
For more electric fusion try out Return To Forever esp "Romatic Warrior".
For older jazz you'll need some Charlie Parker, Art Blakey, Horace Silver... this list could go on forever.. don't forget Coltrane, Rollins and Monk.

Are you a member of your local library? they often have CDs you can borrow and usually have a few jazz classics.

Title: I need jazz recommendations! Help!
Post by: MDV on December 30, 2006, 03:31:33 PM

Thanks guys!! I'm on it...

Gingstaff: Thanks, but I got shakti, which is amazing stuff (I love Isis, great stuff). And friday night is PHENOMENAL, isnt it?

Made a not of the other stuff too though, cheers.

Title: I need jazz recommendations! Help!
Post by: dave_mc on December 30, 2006, 04:04:54 PM

jazz? with a ceramic warpig? tuned down to z?

:lol:

Title: I need jazz recommendations! Help!
Post by: gingataff on December 30, 2006, 04:06:28 PM

There are some mindbending clips of McLaughlin on youtube, check it out.

Title: I need jazz recommendations! Help!
Post by: gingataff on December 30, 2006, 04:08:16 PM

Quote from: dave_mc

jazz? with a ceramic warpig? tuned down to z?

:lol:

Sounds like Charlie Hunter and his 8-string :)

Title: I need jazz recommendations! Help!
Post by: JJretroTONEGOD on December 30, 2006, 04:24:28 PM

Mike Stern, Al Di Meolia, Frank Gambale, Joe Pass!

Scott Henderson, John Coltrane, John Schofield, Jaco Pastorious, Chick Corea, Herbie Hanc--k, Pat Metheney, Miles Davies, John Mclaughlin

They're my favourite Jazz artists, some of them are more fusion than jazz.

Mike Stern, Frank Gambale and Scott Henderson are very underatted! for how good they are.

Title: I need jazz recommendations! Help!
Post by: MDV on December 30, 2006, 08:13:13 PM

Quote from: dave_mc

jazz? with a ceramic warpig? tuned down to z?

:lol:

:lol:

You'd be suprised! Gain just at the point of break up, and a parrallel warpig or series or split cold sweat does a pretty cool job!

The tuning? Its jazz, man, anything goes  8)

Thanks for the recommendations guys!

Edit:

Quote from: gingataff

There are some mindbending clips of McLaughlin on youtube, check it out.

I love this one. Cobhams a monster! Him and maclaughlin are a stunning pair!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4xJXNdNKOk

Title: I need jazz recommendations! Help!
Post by: dave_mc on December 30, 2006, 10:22:04 PM

just to lend a hand to the recommendations, johnny a seems to be pretty good, on steve vai's favored nations label. Still have to get round to getting his album...

Title: I need jazz recommendations! Help!
Post by: Kepu on December 31, 2006, 12:27:31 AM

sorry for a small thread stealing but what do you guys think I should get from Buddy Rich
people claim him as one of the best drummers ever lived but his discography is pretty big, any particular highlight album(s)?


but you should check out Horace Silver and his album Song For My Father
amazing pianist he is

Title: I need jazz recommendations! Help!
Post by: gingataff on December 31, 2006, 03:07:26 AM

Buddy Rich did a few "drum battle" recordings with Gene Krupa, those are worth checking out!

Title: I need jazz recommendations! Help!
Post by: Muzzzz on January 20, 2007, 02:18:21 AM

Check out Herb Ellis from the Oscar Peterson Trio (A trio - curiously - with 4 members, drummer included :? ).

Oh, and Oscar Peterson is the greatest jazz pianist on the planet. Check him out, even if you don't play piano. You'll be amazed.

Title: I need jazz recommendations! Help!
Post by: Muzzzz on January 20, 2007, 02:29:21 AM

but DON'T check out Derek Bailey's 'free improvisations'. Please. They say that anything goes in jazz, but an unnacompanied guitar playing COMPLETELY RANDOM notes (many of them being things like tritones and diminished seconds - shudder), for me, is taking things a tad too far.

(Sorry bout that little rant, but don't tell me you weren't warned!)

Title: I need jazz recommendations! Help!
Post by: willo on January 20, 2007, 02:56:09 AM

mclaughin is my favouriete i sawa himn with shakti, amazingf best gig ive been to

be sure to check brad mehldau and day is done

and charlie parker

and any coltrane

or miles

and art blakey and the jazz messenger 'moanin'

and hot rats by the man zappa

and grant green

Title: I need jazz recommendations! Help!
Post by: gingataff on January 20, 2007, 12:11:17 PM

Quote from: Muzzzz

Check out Herb Ellis from the Oscar Peterson Trio (A trio - curiously - with 4 members, drummer included :? ).

Oh, and Oscar Peterson is the greatest jazz pianist on the planet. Check him out, even if you don't play piano. You'll be amazed.

 The Oscar Peterson trio with Herb Ellis, as 4 people? Really?
He had a trio with Ellis that really was a trio; piano, guitar and drums. no bass.
I saw Peterson live about 18 months ago in London, amazing gig. He's getting old and frail now but the music as beautiful and his band were fantastic.
He had the most amazing bassist, Niels Orsted Peterson (I think) but sadly he died a couple of years ago. The albums they recorded together in the early 70s are tremendous.


Right now I'm listening to Michael Brecker who sadly passed away on the 13th of January 2007 after struggling with leukemia. He will always be a huge inspiration to me and will be sadly missed.

Title: I need jazz recommendations! Help!
Post by: Muzzzz on January 21, 2007, 04:20:09 AM

Oscar Peterson has had a revolving door policy with pretty much every member, but i have seen a live dvd of Oscar with Herb Ellis, Ray Brown on bass, and a drummer whose name i can't remember.

Oscar's starting to slow down now, but in his heyday, he was a virtuoso freak-dude. I would have loved to go to one of his concerts.


Also, you HAVE to check out Richard Cheese (yes, i know, Dick Cheese) and his band, Lounge Against the Machine. He's put out six CD's of jazz arrangements of popular songs, and not only is the band amazing, the songs are hilarious, especially Slipknot's 'People = Shi t'.

Title: I need jazz recommendations! Help!
Post by: 38thBeatle on January 21, 2007, 12:36:57 PM

Oscar Peterson is my Dad's  favourite. I was brought up listening to his piano records and he was disappointed when I picked up a guitar and he dosliked the Beatles, Stones etc that I loved-he has mellowed in old age now though.I know all the greats pretty well, Oscar, Gearge Shearing, Teddy Wilson etc etc. I always liked Gene Harris as, to me, he had a bluesy feel to his playing.Oscar, I always thought, was a pianist equivalent of a shredder but reading your posts made me think back to songs that remind me of my Dad totally engrossed bopping his head , foot tapping away-totally lost in music-what a great thing to have happen.. The relevance of this?well I always think that you can learn stuff from almost all types of music that can be incorporated into your playing of an instrument, for example, I am sure that many sax and cornet riffs were lifted by guitarists over the years-certainly sounds like it to me-bloody good thing too.

Title: I need jazz recommendations! Help!
Post by: shaman on January 21, 2007, 01:14:45 PM

warren haynes(govt Mule) ..think MULE pickup! and Allman Brothers have some cool "jazz fortified" numbers
mule-"Thelonius Monk"   "Sco-Mule"  -smokin' guitar
Allmans-"In Memory of Elizabeth Reed',  "Les Brers in A Minor"
Allmans with Haynes-"Instrumental Illness"
-I always liked these two...easier to understand the jazz as it is blasted with Les PAuls..intertwined with blues
..jazz that is BAre Knuckles fortified...all essential vitamins and minerals here

Title: I need jazz recommendations! Help!
Post by: Philly Q on January 21, 2007, 02:08:46 PM

I wonder if Warren Haynes has ever tried a set of Mules? He'd be a great endorser for BKP.

I love Govt Mule, but I have to admit my attention tends to wander during their jazzier stuff.    :oops:

Title: I need jazz recommendations! Help!
Post by: shaman on January 22, 2007, 01:52:52 AM

Amen...me,too..unless I am at one of their shows...its like doing the "swatting mosquitoes" dance..lots o' Neo dead heads ....me gy-rates, too..otherwise...I ff in me  car...his voice and playing do it for me...
he is the modern version of Beck, Page, hendrix, and slo hand 4 me!
-I will mention BK next time I catch  them in person-very down to Earth and easy to contact-