Must Have Jazz

[Guest]

Hello All,

I am new to this forum, this is my first post. I have started to listen to jazz in a more serious way.

Would someone list for me in their opinion what is considered to be a must have in jazz music.

As I want to start getting some new sounds. Be it old or new I need some help here, thanks.

Jay

[gdogus]

Hello All,

I am new to this forum, this is my first post. I have started to listen to jazz in a more serious way.

Would someone list for me in their opinion what is considered to be a must have in jazz music.

As I want to start getting some new sounds. Be it old or new I need some help here, thanks.

Jay

What jazz do you have and like?

[Guest]

What jazz do you have and like?

Mostly what I have now was recorded from the local jazz radio station.

I like the remakes of old stuff, and I like the more snappy stuff, progressive and upitty or upbeat.

Edited March 26, 2006 by jcmusic

[scottb]

Lists of top jazz or essential jazz titles are easy to come by. Considering your inclining toward upbeat and progressive jazz, I'll answer a different, much narrower question and give you my top 10 hardbop / post bop Blue Note RVGs (in no particular order)

Art Blakey - pick any one with Curtis Fuller (Free For All, Indestructible, Buhaina's Delight, Mosaic)

John Coltrane - Blue Train

Lee Morgan - Search For The New Land (his most progressive)

Tina Brooks - True Blue

Hank Mobley - Workout or Roll Call

Jackie McLean - Jackie's Bag

Joe Henderson - Mode For Joe

Larry Young - Unity

Jimmy Smith - Houseparty AND The Sermon (counts as one - because I said so!)

Dexter Gordon - One Flight Up

That was tough! I chose some titles to get "two for one." For example Bobby Hutcherson is on Mode For Joe, Grant Green can be heard on Workout and Search For the New Land, Donald Byrd is on One Flight Up and Freddie Hubbard and Wayne Shorter play on the Blakeys (most of them.)

I think this list gives you a good representation of the 1960s Blue Note sound.

[Bright Moments]

this thread is for you!!!

http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...topic=19414&hl=

[connoisseur series500]

SS1 will be on later to give grease recommendations.

[connoisseur series500]

btw, welcome to the forum, JC!

Got to try some Rashaan Roland Kirk. His Atlantic years would be a good start. Also pick up any of the Mercury issues. There is a box set but it goes at a high price.

[Guest]

Thanks guys for all the feedback and the opinions, One more thing I forgot to ask.

A short list of what all people consider to be the the GREATEST JAZZ OF ALL TIME if there

is such a thing, I guess the eqivilent of classic rock n roll.

[brownie]

If you can afford the Ultimate box, it's a great investment and a great way to have it (almost) in one big scoop!

[gdogus]

Thanks guys for all the feedback and the opinions, One more thing I forgot to ask.

A short list of what all people consider to be the the GREATEST JAZZ OF ALL TIME if there

is such a thing, I guess the eqivilent of classic rock n roll.

There's no list that "all people" would agree on, but here are a few that google turned up:

http://www.scaruffi.com/jazz/best100.html

http://people.qualcomm.com/determan/Jazz.html

http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best...jazzalbums.html

http://100greatestjazzalbums.blogspot.com/...FTOKEN=35372247