Jazz albums I should own

[Nathanrtaylor]

Came home from a block party tonight after several drinks and felt compelled to listen to some jazz records. Started with the rather pedestrian Brubeck Take Five album (Blue Rondo is pretty great what with the time signatures and all) and then went to Eric Dolphy (mad alto sax), Charlie Parker, and some Miles.

Sort of ran out after that. Of bourbon, mostly, but also jazz records.

What else should I add to my list so when I refill my bottle of bourbon I can keep the records turning?

[Luke]

Miles Davis...'Kind of Blue'

[xjoex]

Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins
Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus
Something Else by Cannonball Adderly (autumn leaves is an amazing song)
In fact you should listen to autumn leaves now:


Straight no chaser by Thelonious Monk is good too,

-Joe

[Matthew Strongin]

Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins
Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus
Something Else by Cannonball Adderly (autumn leaves is an amazing song)
-Joe

This pretty much nailed it. I also love Thelonius Monk with John Coltrane. Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[HSTFixed]

Art Blakey (anything really but I love it with Wayne Shorter on sax)

Wayne Shorter, Speak No Evil (the same Miles band from the late sixties with Elvin Jones on drums instead of Tony Williams)

Miles Davis All of it. From Birth of the Cool, Kind of Blue, Relaxin',Workin', Steamin', and Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet (coltrane on sax, Paul Chambers on bass, Red Garland keys and Philly Joe Jones on drums.) Also the second quintet in the sixties with Tony Williams on drums, Wayne Shorter on sax, Herbie Hancock on keys, and Ron Carter on bass E.S.P, Files de Kilaminjaro, Nefertiti, Miles Smiles)

Herbie Hancock, Takin Off

Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band, Seasons of Change

John Coltrane, A Love Supreme and Giant Steps

Keith Jarrett Trio, Standards Vol. 1 and 2

Michel Camilo, Solo and Spirit of the Moment

Dafnis Prieto, Taking the Soul for a Walk

[MIN]

Don Cherry - Complete Communion, Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz to Come, Eric Dolphy - out to lunch, Coltrane - Live at Vangaurd, David S Ware, Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Domino, Chicago Underground Quartet, Bill Evan - Live at Montreux, Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

These were mind blowing albums to me on the first listen.

[Pi Guy]

Lots of good stuff here. I'll add In a Silent Way by Miles Davis. Blew my mind the first time I heard it.

[Human Epic Jolt]

Duke Ellington

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Dexter Gordon

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Oscar Peterson. Jimmy Smith. Fats Navarro.

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Dizzy Gillespie

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Stan Getz. Horace Silver. Gil Evans.

[Human Epic Jolt]

I cant answer on albums you should own. They own you. The only way to beat it is to pick up an instrument. And play.

[Britishbane]

Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins
Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus
Something Else by Cannonball Adderly (autumn leaves is an amazing song)
In fact you should listen to autumn leaves now:


Straight no chaser by Thelonious Monk is good too,

-Joe

Not a huge Jazz fan, but Something Else was one of the first records I bought. Original Blue Note pressing none the less! Reminds me I need to take a listen!

Sun-Ra jazzy? Ashra Temple too?

I quite like Medeski Martin and Wood too.

[Dave Wofford]

yeah, Rahsaan Roland Kirk.


Yusef Lateef
Every Village Has a Voice, double cd a good place to start


Charlie Haden
Liberation Music Orchestra


Mark Ribot y los Cubanos Postizos (The Prosthetic Cubans)


may or may not be considered jazz but I really love the older Roberta Flack albums, Quiet Fire and Chapter Two


I always dig getting to know the clerks at the used book and records store and have gotten turned onto a whole lot of stuff from them over the years.

[Britishbane]

Fairy tame recommendation, and standard, but its hard to go wrong with Ellington at Newport in '56.

[Human Epic Jolt]

How some of these albums were recorded: ie mic setup is very interesting. Some of the methods used produced results which astound.

Sweepers dont work anymore? Has anyone put in a team with a sweeper? Too easy to mark? Has anyone practiced off the whiteboard?

I miss sweepers.

[Dave Wofford]

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[Badonkadonk]

second on everything oscar peterson

check out courtney pine: underground

if you're digging the sound of getz get your martini glass and smoking jacket out for milt jackson

i have a soft spot for dave brubeck too, and love his live stuff. even try dave digs disney. it's fun.

come back to the 80s, 90s and beyond with pat metheny

[ericpmoss]

Of all the Adderley discs, I think my favorite is the remastered one with a live "74 Miles Away". I could just put it on repeat and be happy for a week.