Jazz: America's Music
Today I purchased Blue Train by John Coltrane (on the blue note label) -Excellent and beautiful flowing Jazz work. Complimentary and solo work by an ensemble of trumpet, trombone, piano, bass, and of course percussion, with the ethereal tones of John Coltrane’s tenor sax. Listening to this album rekindle my interest in Jazz – American’s Music. It reminded me of the Ken Burns documentary on Jazz that premiered on PBS in 2001 (which also inspired a CD set and a single CD, The Best of Ken Burns Jazz, that I have). But I digress. My collection of Jazz music is small but I would like to enhance it so best recommendations on that would be welcome and helpful to everybody else as well.
Additionally this post is for just a general discussion of Jazz. Below is a list of the Jazz artists that are mentioned in the context of The Best of Ken Burns Jazz CD set. It is not intended as an inclusive list by any means and is made in alphabetical order, although the first person should be place number one on the list anyway. This jazz list does not include newer artists, Diana Krall just for an example. So it needs brought up to date, which I hope others will do.
Louis Armstrong
Count Basie
Sidney Bechet
Art Blakey
Dave Brubeck
Omette Coleman
John Coltrane
Miles Davis
Duke Ellington
Ella Fitzgerald
Dizzy Gillesepe
Benny Goodman
Herbie Hannock
Coleman Hawkins
Fletcher Henderson
Billie Holiday
Charles Mingus
Theionious Monk
Charlie Parker
Sonny Rollins
Sarah Vaughn
Lester Young
Jazz deserves some fun and worthwhile discussion on these forums. So, Take it Away…………….
-Zeno
Tell him it was you who straightened me out. I've been gone a long time and I had been doing it even wronger.
the John Cole family was so named for their propensity to receive particular holiday stocking gifts
wouldn't worry about him if i was you
the John Cole family was so named for their propensity to receive particular holiday stocking gifts
wouldn't worry about him if i was you
It's all good. I feel that I have a license to ridicule the elderly on these forums and I worry that it will be revoked if they discover I'm the worst of the lot.
i hear tell in some places the worst of the lot are embraced
or maybe it was put in bracelets
hard rememberies sometimes
John Cole sees everything.
RRK covers Burt in a tribute to MLK.
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i see artfully timed video melding within the floe of conversation
like twining tannic wine and cheeseburgers
years ago, for months on end, Volunteered Slavery and the rest of the Roland Kirk discography were on heavy rotation while i was headphoned up and drafting for a dozen hours a day with no per diem
Phat, this could be your next research project
Spoiler
if you made me select a choice handfull
We Free Kings 1961
Rip Rig and Panic 1965
Volunteered Slavery 1968
Live in Montreux 1972
around when i believe he discovered his own personal summit
and to be clear the entire band is in on the hijinx
it is simply jazz masterclass
bonus coverage live with the Vibration Society, April 1971
I wouldn't call Kirk a research project, I'd call him a lifetime's work. I'm constantly biting off more than I can chew when it comes to jazz.
that was beautiful
as you know
thank you for making me aware of it
i'll start with an easy one
Autumn Leaves
opening song of the album Somethin' Else
Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
Miles Davis – trumpet
Hank Jones – piano
Sam Jones – bass
Art Blakey – drums
give this a full listen
then make this connection
listen to them both and let's chat again
both of these albums were recorded in the period leading up to Kind of Blue, a true inflection point in modern music
Thank you very much, I really enjoyed the first one! I've been busy last few days, but I listened to it yesterday, and I will listen to the second one this week. I can notice what you talked about the albums and the sequence of the songs.
I may be stretching it here but this is a great soundtrack.
Broken YouTube LinkThank you very much, I really enjoyed the first one! I've been busy last few days, but I listened to it yesterday, and I will listen to the second one this week. I can notice what you talked about the albums and the sequence of the songs.
happy to hear that you enjoy it
please remember there is no right or wrong way, space, or time continum when it comes to the appreciation of jazz
a wise one in my past suggested you haven't really met a song until you listen as many times as there are instruments
consider this a strong suggestion to put on headphones, close your eyes, and give this one a rip with your ears
and here's the full album if you'd like to hear it in context with other songs
Wise One is the second track, and it's interesting to hear how they eventually get there from the opening tones
and yes sometimes John Coltrane was compared to an angry brass goose
getting back to the RRK conversation
my hands are currently thrown up in the air trying to figure out how to parse this one
some times a force of nature results in unexpected outcomes
this is one of them
always blows me away watching him doing it
amazing this was broadcast on live tv in the early 70s
That is a crazy video, I skipped ahead and he was swinging a chair like Mick Foley.
Speaking of wild things broadcast on tv in the 70s, get you someone who looks at you like Chick Corea looks at George Benson. Chick's synth tones are entirely out of this world.
Yes, when I was a little kid we still heard jazz on the radio.
and here's the full album if you'd like to hear it in context with other songs
Wise One is the second track, and it's interesting to hear how they eventually get there from the opening tones
and yes sometimes John Coltrane was compared to an angry brass goose
I feel like I have material for a month or two, now, thanks! And when I look for new things, I'll come here again. I feel like jazz music improves my life and mood overall, so thank you, one more time, for contributing to my jazz "education".
