Author Topic: I need jazz recommendations! Help! (Read 9054 times)

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

TwilightOdyssey · « **Reply #1 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

plastercaster · « **Reply #2 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"

nfe · « **Reply #3 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

38thBeatle · « **Reply #4 on:** December 29, 2006, 10:05:28 PM »

Wes Montgomery, Charlie Christian, Martin Taylor

Elliot · « **Reply #5 on:** December 30, 2006, 01:05:47 AM »

Kenny Burrell for BeBop era guitar

Bird · « **Reply #6 on:** December 30, 2006, 04:37:35 AM »

Lenny Breau

Fubar · « **Reply #7 on:** December 30, 2006, 03:00:07 PM »

Quote from: nfe

Anything and everything Django

Agreed, also anything by steffan grappelli :)

gingataff · « **Reply #8 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.

MDV · « **Reply #9 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.

dave_mc · « **Reply #10 on:** December 30, 2006, 04:04:54 PM »

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

:lol:

gingataff · « **Reply #11 on:** December 30, 2006, 04:06:28 PM »

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

gingataff · « **Reply #12 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 :)

JJretroTONEGOD · « **Reply #13 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.

MDV · « **Reply #14 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

Author Topic: I need jazz recommendations! Help! (Read 9054 times)

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