Why not buy or stream a history of jazz. Starting with King Oliver and find which period you enjoy. Ken Burns is a decent starting point. On Amazon Prime. PBS.
I almost believe I can guess the ages of the jazz music thread participants. I like old stuff because I am.
Do not be hoodwinked by ‘trends’ go and discover what YOU like.
Kevster recently recommended a book about the history of jazz by Alyn Shipton. Buy it and read it.
There you are not one musical recommendation.
N
If you want an excellent overview of some of the great British Jazz from the '60s then I can highly recommend the two (or three if you count the unofficial one that wasn’t released) Impressed with Gilles Peterson compilation albums. These are a MUST BUY in my opinion.
These have some great individual tracks from different artists. Similarly, the old vinyl LP “Jazz Explosion” is a great compilation in a similar vein, covering the best of the Lansdowne Series.
However, if I were to boil it all down to just one track - possibly the greatest single piece of British Jazz - then it would have to be Stan Tracey’s Starless & Bible Black;
Vol2 also on Qobuz but no Vol1? Strange.
Lots of good recommendations here.
I tend to steer jazz-tentative people to Brad Mehldau. He anchors much of his jazz in the melodies of popular songs (Beatles, Radiohead and Nick Drake being his faves), making (for me at least) a more accessible and memorable structure compared to some (much) jazz.
Try a few of these:
Charlie Parker with Strings
John Coltrane - Blue Train
Jaco Pastorius - Invitation
Herbie Hancock - Speak Like a Child/Maiden Voyage
Wayne Shorter - Adams Apple/Speak no Evil
Miles Davis - Relaxin
These albums are mostly swing, nothing specific like modal jazz/fusion/bebop but I am sure there will be at least a couple of albums that tickle your fancy a lot!
Welcome to the eternal rabbit hole of jazz…
Surely the most ‘prog’ jazz fusion album?
As good a place to start as any…
50’s, 60’s biased though but some would argue those where the golden years of the genre.
Have a look at the Jazz thread.
Enjoy
Dave
I’ll go with St. Thomas by Sonny Rollins. For some reason I couldn’t embed it.
I’ve today grabbed (from ebay) the Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, version 7.
Here are my list of 10 iconic jazz albums, which represent the diversity in the jazz. Some of the most representative.
Great list fr!!
At least a list of ten that I would do for someone wanting to discover jazz. No one sounds like the other one too.
So you’re a heavy/progressive rock fan. Try the Mahavishnu Orchestra’s first album, The Inner Mounting Flame. It’s a powerhouse of jazz-rock fusion, in fact THE definitive album of the genre. John Mc!aughlin started the band just after leaving Miles Davis’s band.
Well, I’m doing something right, I have three in that list.