20 Jazz CDs to start a collection

ooheadsoo · « **Reply #20 on:** 26 Mar 2004, 10:16 am »

I can't believe they left out Duke! Boy would he be bitter over that or what?

bboplive · « **Reply #21 on:** 26 Mar 2004, 10:31 pm »

Actually I stand corrected - the authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz corrected this glaring omission in the 6th edition of their book and gave the The Duke at Fargo, 1940, the vaunted crown.

http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/e/ellingtonduke-dukeatfargo.html

Artist   Title   Rating
Duke Ellington   The Duke at Fargo 1940 [Storyville]   *****
   Fargo 1940 Vol. 1 [Tax]   ****
   Fargo 1940 Vol. 2 [Tax]   ****
   Fargo, ND 11/7/40 [Vintage Jazz Classics]   ****
   Great Original Performances 1927-1934 [Jazz Classics in Digital Stereo]   ****
   Swing 1930 to 1938 [Jazz Classics in Digital Stereo]   ****
   The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1927-1973) [RCA]   ****
   The Far East Suite - Special Mix [Bluebird]   ****
   The Far East Suite [RCA Victor Gold]   ****
   Carnegie Hall November 1948 [Vintage Jazz Classics]   ***(*)
   Cotton Club Stomp [Naxos Jazz Legends]   ***(*)
   Duke Ellington 1947-1948 [Classics]   ***(*)
   Duke Ellington 1950 [Classics]   ***(*)
   Ko-Ko [Dreyfus]   ***(*)
   Take the 'A' Train [Dreyfus]   ***(*)
   Take the 'A' Train [Vintage Jazz Classics]   ***(*)
   The Symphonic Ellington [Discovery]   ***(*)
   The Treasury Shows Vol. 2 [D.E.T.]   ***(*)
   The Treasury Shows Vol. 3 [D.E.T.]   ***(*)
   The Treasury Shows Vol. 4 [D.E.T.]   ***(*)
   The Treasury Shows Vol. 5 [D.E.T.]   ***(*)
   Up in Duke's Workshop [OJC]   ***(*)
   Yale Concert [OJC]   ***(*)
   Digital Duke [GRP]   ***
   Duke Ellington 1949-1950 [Classics]   ***
   Duke Ellington Presents Ivie Anderson [Columbia]   ***
   Hot Summer Dance [Red Baron]   ***
   In Sweden [Caprice]    ***
   It Don't Mean a Thing [Naxos Jazz Legends]   ***
   Live at Carnegie Hall Dec 11 1943 [Storyville]    ***
   Music Is My Mistress [Musicmasters]   ***
   My People [Columbia/Red Baron]   ***
   Never-Before-Released Recordings, 1965-1972 [Musicmasters]   ***
   New York Concert [Musicmasters]   ***
   The Duke in Washington [Storyville]   ***
   The Great Chicago Concerts [Musicmasters]   ***
   The Great London Concerts [Musicmasters]   ***
   Continuum [Fantasy]    **(*)
   Eastbourne Performance [RCA Victor Gold]    **(*)
   Only God Can Make a Tree [Musicmasters]   **(*)
   The Seattle Concert 1952 [RCA]   **(*)
   The Treasury Shows Vol. 1 [D.E.T.]   ***

hifitommy · « **Reply #22 on:** 28 Mar 2004, 10:34 pm »

in that many of what i would already recommend are already here, i'll recommend a few.

kurt elling-the messenger
rahsaan roland kirk-the inflated tear
tord gustavsen-=changing places
miles davis-tutu
shirley horn-you wont forget me

that should keep you busy for a while.

BeeBop · « **Reply #23 on:** 28 Apr 2004, 02:06 pm »

If you like stuff that really swings, try this...

"Basie Reunion"; Basie Reunion; Orignal Jazz Classics.

Basie style material by a bunch of old Basie hands and "new Basie afficionados who call themselves Basie Reunion - same as the CD title.

Terrific swing jazz and good CD quality too IMHO.

jermmd · « **Reply #24 on:** 25 Oct 2004, 08:49 pm »

I just bought a Jazz collection at Costco that seems to have a lot of artists mentioned in Beboplive's post. "The Very Best of the Jazz Giants" from Fantasy Inc. Special Products is a 3 CD set for $17.00. It might be worth a try if you just want to get your feet wet. That said, Miles Davis "Kind of Blue" is the highest rated CD in Zagats 100 greatest CD survey and should be in any serious jazz CD collection.

Joe M.

Ronm1 · « **Reply #25 on:** 26 Oct 2004, 01:26 pm »

Lots of good stuff has been listed here!

I'll add

In a Silent Way - Miles Davis

IMHO, I find this one of his most accessible recordings and a good intro to Miles as he transitions into the fusion of Bitch's Brew

Scott F. · « **Reply #26 on:** 4 Nov 2004, 03:37 am »

Wow, I can't believe nobody mentioned Pat Metheny. Phenominal guitarist.

Here's a few of his best (he has over 40 releases out);

We Live Here
Imaginary Day
Still Life Talking
Speaking of Now
Beyond the Missouri Sky (with Charlie Hayden)

I'll second (and third) the Tord Gustavson Trio that HifiTommy recommended. And on that same genre of Jazz

Esbijorn Svensson Trio
Somewhere Else Before
A Strange Place For Snow
http://www.tnt-audio.com/topics/est_e.html
I'm actually driving to Chicago next Tuesday (11/9) to see these guys. I got 2 spare tickets, any takers?

When it comes to Count Basie
Chairman of the Board
Kansas City 6
Kansas City 7
Basie Jam

And for some Latin Jazz by Pancho Sanchez
Soul of the Conga
Latin Spirits

A bit of traditional
Art Blakie and the Jazz Messengers
Horice Silver
JJ Johnson and Kai Winding (dual trombone leads)

So much jazz....so little time

sys1 · « **Reply #27 on:** 4 Nov 2004, 04:08 pm »

JESSICA WILLIAMS LIVE AT YOSHI’S MAXJAZZ
BUSTER WILLIAMS GRIOT LIBERTE HIGHNOTE
GERI ALLEN THE LIFE OF A SONG TELARC
KEITH JARRETT THE OUT-OF-TOWNERS ECM
XIMO TEBAR THE CHAMPS SUNNYSIDE
HERBIE MANN / PHIL WOODS BEYOND BROOKLYN MCG
BRANFORD MARSALIS ETERNAL ROUNDER
AL JARREAU ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE VERVE
JOSH WORKMAN JUMPIN' AT THE BORDER TETRACHO
BOB MINTZER LIVE AT MCG MCG
MATT WILSON WAKE UP! PALMETTO
ROSA PASSOS AMOROSO SONY
SCOTT HAMILTON / HARRY ALLEN HEAVY JUICE CONCORD
MARTIN SASSE CLOSE ENCOUNTER NAGEL-HEYER
MARK ELF GLAD TO BE BACK JEN BAY
SALA BROTHERS OUT OF THE BLUE BLUJAZZ
FRANK MORGAN CITY NIGHTS HIGHNOTE
MARIA MARQUEZ NATURE’S PRINCESS ADVENTURE
LYNNE ARRIALE COME TOGETHER MOTEMA
MULGREW MILLER LIVE AT YOSHI’S 1 MAXJAZZ

Use this new stuff to get into the old stuff.

andy_c · « **Reply #28 on:** 11 Nov 2004, 02:52 am »

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And I really like the Sonny Rollins I've heard- besides "Way Out West," what are his best albums from a sound quality standpoint? (I love good music, but I just can't listen to a horrid sounding recording no matter how good the music).

Rob, check out Sonny Rollins' "The Contemporary Leaders Plus". There's some really good music on that disc, and sonics are good too (a bit too much stereo separation though). For even better music and sonics that are not quite as good, I'd highly recommend "Plus Four" which has Clifford Brown on trumpet, Bud Powell's brother Richie on piano and Max Roach on drums. That one's my favorite Sonny Rollins album of all.

PhilNYC · « **Reply #29 on:** 11 Nov 2004, 05:03 am »

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Rob, check out Sonny Rollins' "The Contemporary Leaders Plus". There's some really good music on that disc, and sonics are good too (a bit too much stereo separation though).

Is this different from "The Contemporary Leaders"? Or is it the same with maybe an extra track or two? I just ordered "The Contemporary Leaders" on XRCD...

andy_c · « **Reply #30 on:** 11 Nov 2004, 05:23 pm »

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Is this different from "The Contemporary Leaders"? Or is it the same with maybe an extra track or two? I just ordered "The Contemporary Leaders" on XRCD...

Hi,

I just checked out xrcd.net and it looks like the exact same thing. I got my CD back in the late '80s or early '90s I think. They may have added the "Plus" back then because of the added alternate takes. These alternate takes are on the XRCD as well.