im starting to listen to jazz

[fondeedoodle]

so which artists would you recommend? :peace:

[justin-vester]

miles davis
dave brubeck quartet
chet baker
john coltrane

[zepto]

Lee Ritenour

amazing guitarist

[frusciante_50]

wayne shorter
art blakey
ahmad jamal

[Nick_]

MINGUS

then, in no particular order, just as they come to my head:

Sonny Rollins
Thelonius Monk
Dizzy Gillespie
Charlie Parker
Bill Evans
Joe Pass
Barney Kessel
Jim Hall
Herb Ellis
Grant Green
Kenny Burrell
Wes
Horace Silver
Lee Morgan
Freddie Hubbard
Howard McGhee
Clifford Brown


and a mad +1 to Art Blakey - any incarnation of his jazz messengers is good - I'm particularly fond of the ones with Lee Morgan

[lemonsquares42]

Wes Montgomery!

[jazz_croatia]

You are a guitarist? Right? You should check out Joe Pass and Jim Hall. And if you are into some heavier fusion stuff - Al DiMeola.

[johnny_tapia]

Larry Carlton is kind of Jazzy :)

[frippogenics]

You have 2 perfectly good stickys on this very board that'll help you with this

[Sleepn_Giant]

Pat Metheny! (though is usually not straight ahead jazz at all)

[sleater-zekky]

pat metheny - bright sized life!

jaco pastorius and bob moses rip **** up yo

[rush5757]

well I am trying some jazz too, and I got a Charlie Parker cd. It's awesome, very emotional.

[alteredgod]

Miles Davis
Cecil Taylor
Bill Evans

[Shockball V]

Eric Clapton
B.B. King
Miles Davis

[C_Miller]

pat metheny - bright sized life!

jaco pastorius and bob moses rip **** up yo


Oh yeah, that's fantastic stuff...


And if you want a brain teaser, listen to some Ornette Coleman. A cricket's last thoughts before being stepped on set to music as I like to think of it.

[Sleepn_Giant]

Oh yeah, that's fantastic stuff...


And if you want a brain teaser, listen to some Ornette Coleman. A cricket's last thoughts before being stepped on set to music as I like to think of it.

Haha, that's a pretty funny analogy, I have to remember that. :)

[diminishedtobme]

Joe Pass's Virtuoso Albums.

[Empty Words]

Diana Krall

[dividedsky]

Coltrane + Parker + Miles + Jaco = A great start

[Santeria420]

Mahavishnu Orchestra

[Empty Words]

Coltrane + Parker + Miles + Jaco = A great start

Any of those work too.

What about Weather Report? Is that more beginner's type stuff or more for seasoned listeners?

[dividedsky]

I didn't get into Weather Report until I started delving into more fusion, but they're a great group too. If you like Weather Report, check out Brand X's old albums. It's Phil Collins unleashing his full potential as an awesome musician in a jazz/fusion outfit.

[toke_about_it]

Karl Densons tiny universe!

[Stratwizard]

John Coltrane (Giant Steps), Miles Davis (Kind of Blue), Dave Brubeck Quartet (Time Out).