mizanation 105,111 Posted March 23, 2007 You're a trumpet player?SO am i...i decided not to do the pro thing because of the same reason you just gave... Anyways... black p, my previous lack of respect for you has now disappeared. we are brothers now. where did/do you play? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nairb49 13,849 Posted March 23, 2007 I love jazz, what do you mean jazz sucks!?! Mehldau, shorter, burrell, jarrett, hawkins, jamal I love them all. Not really into "smooth jazz" though, couldn't shake the elevator connotation. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mizanation 105,111 Posted March 23, 2007 yeah, i was joking when i said jazz sucks. i was referring to a famous bart simpson quote: “Ahh. cartoons, America’s only native art form. I don’t count jazz because it sucks.” 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tweeds 691,351 Posted March 23, 2007 mehldau is really good. his take on some radiohead songs were excellent! and that mehldau/larry grenedier duo is a frequently heard album. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airfrogusmc 420,655 Posted March 23, 2007 yeah, i was joking when i said jazz sucks. i was referring to a famous bart simpson quote:“Ahh. cartoons, America’s only native art form. I don’t count jazz because it sucks.†HHMMM I'd add Blues and Abstract Expressionism to that list to. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mizanation 105,111 Posted March 23, 2007 ^^^ yeah, and jeans. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airfrogusmc 420,655 Posted March 23, 2007 I also really got into the fusion thing. Billy Cobhams "Spectrum" with Tommy Bolin on Guitar. Even earlier Alphonse Mouzon "Mind Transplant" also Tommy Bolin again. Jeff Beck. John McLaughlin Al Di Meola Theres a killer live cut on the Jazz great Tony Williams "Joy of Flying" with Ronnie Montrose on Guitar of Ronnies "Open Fire" WHOA this cut is amazing. But if you're really into Guitar I highly suggest you checking out some of that early fusion stuff with Tommy Bolin. Its truly great. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nairb49 13,849 Posted March 23, 2007 the mehldau/metheny is excellent, its not fusion, but defnitely worth checking out. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airfrogusmc 420,655 Posted March 23, 2007 Agree!!!!!! Almost forgot the Dixie Dregs. (the early stuff) 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
docnbhd 409 Posted March 25, 2007 Some of my recommendations: "House that Trane Built"... Amazing, cost me $45 but well worth it Fareed Haque ~ "Cosmic Hug" (eastern stylings of sitar and tabla mixed with jazz - yes there is jazz "sitar") Miles Davis ~ "The Complete Birth of Cool" (classic and a necessity Marc Ribot ~ "Spiritual Unity" (free-jazz from one of Tom Wait's right hand men) Dave Brubeck ~ "Take Five" on LP (I used to sleep to this as a kid...) 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Corbin Law 13,014 Posted March 25, 2007 kind of blue- first jazz cd i ever listened to "So what" personal current favorites Time out Dave Brubeck Black Saint Sinner Lady mingus mingus ah hum! Sun ra 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mookey 14 Posted March 26, 2007 kind of blue- first jazz cd i ever listened to "So what" I don't think I'll ever get sick of that record. There's some pretty good footage on youtube of them playing with close-ups and everything. It's pretty cool recognizing the similarities between the two versions. Recently I got the Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet cd which on the last track "I Know" features Miles Davis on piano also, I'm in love with the Zoot Sims Quartet - That Old Feeling and would highly suggest the Jimi Hendrix Blues cd to absolutely anyone. great transitioning cd 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nairb49 13,849 Posted March 26, 2007 Anyone have the Miles Davis "Legendary Prestige" recordings box set? the one with THE quinted? Been trying to get ahold of it for a while now. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tweeds 691,351 Posted March 27, 2007 i was reading the Kind of Blue liner notes by bill evans the other day with additional notes by robert palmer, and the comments about the modal steps being a "return" to melodic improvisation rather than harmonic trickery reminded me of stuff to try out. how many people here play jazz? miz, blackplatano, choice genes... edit: quote from the palmer notes on kind of blue-- 'Originally, the idea for this kind of playing [modal vamps] was the concept of composer George Russell, but his program for "modal jazz" came imbedded in an elaborate, all-embracing musical/philosophical theory, the "Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organisation". Miles saw the approach, at least in part, as a way of drastically simplifying modern jazz, which was then pushing against the outer limits of chordal complexity. "The music has gotten thick," Davis complained in a 1958 interview for The Jazz Review. "Guys give me tunes and they're full of chords. I can't play them... I think a movement in jazz is beginning away from the conventional string of chords, and a return to emphasis on melodic rather than harmonic variation. There will be fewer chords but infinite possibilities as to what to do with them." Technical though it may seem to nonmusicians, Davis' statement can be reduced to a single, simple proposition: a return to melody. Kind of Blue is, in a sense, all melody--and atmosphere.' would any of the musicians here like to comment on this...is this a valid point? do your own experiences bear this out? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoodHustle 138 Posted March 29, 2007 Has anyone heard of Keepintime Collective? They are more Turntablism than Jazz, but maybe one of you Jazz heads might like them. 4 jazz drummers + a slew of turntablists: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joyuxFvVgP4&mode=related&search= http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A5467070 (a little write up of the project) 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2000dB 208,857 Posted March 30, 2007 Roy Haynes made me start playing drums seriously, didnt save my life, but kinda started it I guess. I've stopped playing when I started to go to music school though (go figure) but I plan on starting more seriously again when I go back home in two weeks, it's been more than a year off :'( Miz, I completely agree with you on Roy Hargrove (had the chance to hang out a bit too) and Pat Metheny. I'm super jealous of you meeting Max Roach though!! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
un- 216,861 Posted March 30, 2007 anyone here likes kenny g? I grew up off of Kenny G, lol 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tweeds 691,351 Posted April 3, 2007 everytime i take a break from work this seems to be the album of choice. thoughtful but not thought driven having his sense of phrasing (albeit on a violin) is one of my goals. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mizanation 105,111 Posted April 3, 2007 Roy Haynes made me start playing drums seriously, didnt save my life, but kinda started it I guess. I've stopped playing when I started to go to music school though (go figure) but I plan on starting more seriously again when I go back home in two weeks, it's been more than a year off :'(Miz, I completely agree with you on Roy Hargrove (had the chance to hang out a bit too) and Pat Metheny. I'm super jealous of you meeting Max Roach though!! roy hanes is great 2000db. his son craig is a cool guy too. max roach is really chill, fucking cool as hell. clark terry is the man. got a chance to hang out with him a few times. taught me a lot and is very cool. also got to chill with john lewis before he died. he was an awesome guy. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cuddlysheep 4,863 Posted April 6, 2007 nice dinner music I grew up off of Kenny G, lol 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tweeds 691,351 Posted April 7, 2007 jimmy cobb is coming to town. reckon it would be worth the ticket price? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bijan 7,706 Posted April 7, 2007 Tweedles, hell yes, go see Cobb's band! I missed them when they were here in Houston a couple of years ago but I heard they swung HARD. Plus, he's the only guy left from Kind of Blue. Probably your last chance. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tweeds 691,351 Posted April 7, 2007 yeah the "kind of blue" thing was the first thing i thought of. right then...he's coming in june so i'll go find myself some tickets. how old is he now anyway? must be really old... 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2000dB 208,857 Posted April 7, 2007 I'd say it depends if he's still in shape or not. Saw Snny Rollins a year or two back and he sucked, he just wasnt playing. The band was shit too, I've never a whole audiance pissed at a concert. On the other hand, seeing old cats play when they still are able is just amazing. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rodeo 49 Posted April 7, 2007 I don't know much about Jazz but this is what I have on my IPod. -Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers -Buddy Rich and Max Roach -Paul Bley, Charles Mingus & Art Blakey -The Dave Brubeck Quartet -Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Max Roach It fits right in on shuffle inbetween my more popular music like Sonic Youth, Cat Power, Lightning Bolt and Ghostface. Digable Planets got me interested in Jazz. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tweeds 691,351 Posted April 9, 2007 I'd say it depends if he's still in shape or not. Saw Snny Rollins a year or two back and he sucked, he just wasnt playing. The band was shit too, I've never a whole audiance pissed at a concert. On the other hand, seeing old cats play when they still are able is just amazing. yeah, thing is i have no idea whether or not he's in shape. jay anderson and bob sheppard are coming too. looks like a decent night all in all. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2000dB 208,857 Posted April 9, 2007 yeah, thing is i have no idea whether or not he's in shape.jay anderson and bob sheppard are coming too. looks like a decent night all in all. Argh, I haven't seen (nor played for that matter) good live jazz for so long! I can't wait for the montreal jazz fest. Last time I had a pass most shows, it was insane!!! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nairb49 13,849 Posted April 9, 2007 some good shows this year 2000! we gotta go catch a few, get me a pass this time!! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2000dB 208,857 Posted April 9, 2007 I'll try to get you one, that way we can go see a bunch of shows with sparky too haha. I'll have a look at the shows, I have no idea what's scheduled. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tweeds 691,351 Posted April 9, 2007 how the shit did you get a pass for the festival? media or something? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
