Jazz

2066 · Post by **2066** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:52 pm

I love jazz organ: Jimmy Smith, Jack McDuff, Groove Holmes.

nosaj · Post by **nosaj** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 10:11 pm

I like jazz in various forms...Love John Coltrane (especially the final years - played like he knew he'd die)...Weather Report is good too, Miles Davis...Alvin Jones' Jazz machine....and on and on...

Massed Gadgets · Post by **Massed Gadgets** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:40 am

I like Weather Report too. Forgot to mention them. Picked up some Ornette Coleman today, gonna give a listen to it tonight. His landmark "Free Jazz" album recoreded in '61 and "The Complete Science Fiction Sessions" recorded in '71.

iwantmypinkfloydnow · Post by **iwantmypinkfloydnow** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 6:35 am

olzen wrote:Indeed you did! I have to admit I don't own any studio albums. My dad does have the 1982-album titled "Weather Report", but otherwise, I'm just into bootleg recordings. By all means look for their gig at Montreux Jazz Festival 1976. It's a fantastic concert, and on DVD even.

Thinkin of starting a vine from that?

A JAZZ vine! That's new.

matknny · Post by **matknny** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 7:36 am

Jazz is brilliant but does the Seatbelts count as jazz

olzen · Post by **olzen** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 3:04 pm

iwantmypinkfloydnow wrote:
olzen wrote:Indeed you did! I have to admit I don't own any studio albums. My dad does have the 1982-album titled "Weather Report", but otherwise, I'm just into bootleg recordings. By all means look for their gig at Montreux Jazz Festival 1976. It's a fantastic concert, and on DVD even.
Thinkin of starting a vine from that?

A JAZZ vine! That's new.

I'm afraid my economical situation won't allow me to do that! But as far as I know, the torrent is still being seeded on The Traders' Den. Perhaps you can download it from there or find someone willing to do a B&P?

jambo · Post by **jambo** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 3:14 pm

Ok, i have never been a big jazz listener, more of a blues and rock man myself (and psychadelic

), so wat would be a good start?

nosaj · Post by **nosaj** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 6:35 pm

jambo wrote:Ok, i have never been a big jazz listener, more of a blues and rock man myself (and psychadelic ), so wat would be a good start?

I'd say you might want to start with fusion...Chick Corea, Mahrivshnu Orchestra (I can't spell it - John McLaughlan is in the band, or one of his own solo albums)

Actually, Mark Schofield, a guitar player does some wicked stuff...six or seven string guitar, with pop sensibilities...

Psychedelic - Pharroh Saunders (spelling a bit of a problem for me today) - The Creator Has a Master Plan (the yodaling is a bit much)

P.S. I feel bad you Aussie's must wait till the 20th for OAI

matknny · Post by **matknny** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 6:36 pm

The seatbelts...lol..its japanese...thank god its mostly instramentals

I would recommend Mahrivshnu Orchestra though

2066 · Post by **2066** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 6:40 pm

matknny wrote:The seatbelts...lol..its japanese...thank god its mostly instramentals

I would recommend Mahrivshnu Orchestra though

and I'd recommend their album "The Inner Mounting Flame". Intense!!!

PublicImage · Post by **PublicImage** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 8:26 pm

2066 wrote:and I'd recommend their album "The Inner Mounting Flame". Intense!!!

Great album! If you ever want to snap the strings on your guitar, this is the stuff to improvise around!

grelch · Post by **grelch** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 8:56 pm

Yep, right accross the board from Art Blakey's intense and IMO unrivaled Orgy in Rhythm, to Ronnie Jordan's just about crossing that line into muzak jazz guitar work. One of my favorite album's right now is Sonny Sharrock's Ask the Ages. Man, Sonny just errupts on this album with his sometimes sad and melodic and sometimes shrieking violent guitar work. The band is incredible on this album too. unfortunately he died right after this piece, because this album was taking jazz guitar work into an direction exciting direction: really spare production, a lot of Coltraneesque improvisation and a beefed up buzz saw jazz guitar sound that was the opposite of the Wes Montgomery smooth picking style.

Norbert Wilkins · Post by **Norbert Wilkins** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 9:36 pm

JML wrote:I've begun to listen to Fusion Jazz, like Weather Report and Mahavishny Orchestra. Love them, amen.

matknny wrote:I would recommend Mahrivshnu Orchestra though

Just finished listening to Between Nothing & Eternity - Live, as it happens. Superb stuff. Very fond of Mr John McLaughlin and his Mahavishnu Orchestra.

nosaj · Post by **nosaj** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:26 pm

John has played with a few people - including Santana in 1972 I think.

Yeah, Inner Mounting Flame is THE one to get...though they recorded only two studio albums, as far as my memory goes (which isn't always that far)

Massed Gadgets · Post by **Massed Gadgets** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 11:00 pm

Jambo - as mentioned above, Mahavishnu Orchestra and also Weather Report would be good places to start...also, Al DiMeola, especially his stuff from the 70's...a bit of a Latin influence in with the rock and jazz vibe, but some of the most mind blowing guitar work you'll ever hear. Return to Forever is also good, especially Romantic Warrior. If you're coming from a rock background, those are some good choices to start before moving into more purer jazz territories. It can be an acquired taste at times, but once acquired, enormously rewarding!