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Blue Note jazz series

qdrone

qdrone

Music is my mistress
Alot of people come on here asking for reccomendations as an introduction to jazz and I think you might want to check out either The Music for Lovers or Ballads series by Blue Note. These are slower,bluesy,smoking composistions by some of the great musicians in their stable and their in my opinion a good introduction to this genre. My personal favorite is Music 4 Lovers /Jimmy Smith and the supporting cast on these recordings is a who's who of jazz heavyweights from Art Blakey to Hank Mobley. I find these in the jazz cut out bin for 3.00 to 4.00 all the time and at that price it's not much of a gamble. :smoke:
 
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...when someone asks me whats good to start with for jazz, I tell them to get three albums...Giant Steps, Kind of Blue, and Time Out...depending on which one they like best, they can go from there...
 
"The Best Blue Note Album In The World" is also a great place from which to launch an exploration of Blue Note's many fine offerings...
 
I've bought the two Jimmie Smith Blue Note reissues available from Analogue Productions and they sound great.
 
Here's one nobody should miss!

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Coda_ said:
...when someone asks me whats good to start with for jazz, I tell them to get three albums...Giant Steps, Kind of Blue, and Time Out...depending on which one they like best, they can go from there...
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I tell them to get 'Kulu Se Mama,' 'Agartha' and 'Cobra.' I don't have many friends.

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qdrone said:
Alot of people come on here asking for reccomedations as an introduction to jazz and I think you might want to check out either The Music for Lovers or Ballads series by Blue Note. These are slower,bluesy,smoking composistions by some of the great musicians in their stable and their in my opinion a good introduction to this genre. My personal favorite is Music 4 Lovers /Jimmy Smith and the supporting cast on these recordings is a who's who of jazz heavyweights from Art Blakey to Hank Mobley. I find these in the jazz cut out bin for 3.00 to 4.00 all the time and at that price it's not much of a gamble. :smoke:
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Yes I get your point, they are digestable but you're keeping that fun upbeat aspect away from them. I think the more blues based albums from any label can be a good start. The material is somewhat familiar yet swings and is still loaded with solos.

Albums like Kenny Burrell's Midnight Blue, Red Garland's Soul Junction or Oliver Nelsons Blues and The Abstract Truth...
 
poppachubby said:
Hhahahahhahaha, I think I may end our friendship after that list.
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OT, but I once cleared a bachelor party at my house with a rousing spin of 'Cobra.'

After a few hearty 'What is this s**t's from friends, the party devolved into stunned silence and then people quietly began going home.

I went to bed and slept well.

s.
 
Cool thread. I'm new to jazz but I've amassed the following vinyls in the last 3 or 4 months... Kind of Blue, Sketches of Spain, Bitches Brew, Round about Midnite, Monk, Monk's Greatest Hits, Time Out, Getz Gilberto, Eddie Lockjaw Davis with Shirly Scott - Misty, 2 Cannonball Adderly albums (can't remember the names!), Art Blakey - Night in Tunisia and Birdland vol 2, Tito Puente Mucho Puente, Love Supreme..... I think that's a good start!!
 
juggerjay said:
Cool thread. I'm new to jazz but I've amassed the following vinyls in the last 3 or 4 months... Kind of Blue, Sketches of Spain, Bitches Brew, Round about Midnite, Monk, Monk's Greatest Hits, Time Out, Getz Gilberto, Eddie Lockjaw Davis with Shirly Scott - Misty, 2 Cannonball Adderly albums (can't remember the names!), Art Blakey - Night in Tunisia and Birdland vol 2, Tito Puente Mucho Puente, Love Supreme..... I think that's a good start!!
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That's a fantastic list...good for you! Did you know that Shirley Scott was married to Stanley Turrentine? They cut quite a few awesome albums together with what essentially made up the Three Sounds, look for them they are fantastic.

My fave of the lot. You can get the RVG edition on Amazon for a sawbuck, can't beat that!

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poppachubby said:
That's a fantastic list...good for you! Did you know that Shirley Scott was married to Stanley Turrentine? They cut quite a few awesome albums together with what essentially made up the Three Sounds, look for them they are fantastic.

My fave of the lot. You can get the RVG edition on Amazon for a sawbuck, can't beat that!

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I did not know they were married. Will do, thanks for the suggestion. Getting into jazz is overwhelming but very satisfying. I'm watching Ken Burn's Jazz documentary right now. I'm learning a lot. I should also add I picked up Herbie Hancock "Headhunters" which I was already very familiar with and Wayne Shorter's "The All Seeing Eye".
 
juggerjay said:
Cool thread. I'm new to jazz but I've amassed the following vinyls in the last 3 or 4 months... Kind of Blue, Sketches of Spain, Bitches Brew, Round about Midnite, Monk, Monk's Greatest Hits, Time Out, Getz Gilberto, Eddie Lockjaw Davis with Shirly Scott - Misty, 2 Cannonball Adderly albums (can't remember the names!), Art Blakey - Night in Tunisia and Birdland vol 2, Tito Puente Mucho Puente, Love Supreme..... I think that's a good start!!
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excellent start to your jazz collection :thmbsp:
 
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