What Album Was Most Responsible For Turning You On to Jazz?

nd4speed · « **Reply #80 on:** 5 Nov 2012, 07:59 pm »

Great thread. Probably this:

Tcaster · « **Reply #81 on:** 28 Jan 2013, 06:07 pm »

The "Core of Jazz" a compilation that featured Bird,Wes plays Caravan,Phil Woods etc.Way exciting mind changer to a 16 year old in the 60s raised on the Beatles and AM radio.

MattTCG · « **Reply #82 on:** 11 Mar 2013, 06:26 pm »

Miles Davis: Kind of Blue for me.

aragon63 · « **Reply #83 on:** 11 Mar 2013, 08:22 pm »

Chet: Keepnews Collection

Atlplasma · « **Reply #84 on:** 11 Mar 2013, 08:25 pm »

Keith Jarrett, The Koln Concert.

neekomax · « **Reply #85 on:** 11 Mar 2013, 10:13 pm »

My buddy from Paris, with whom I used to produce music, dropped this on me right when it came out in 2003. Deep stuff. Didn't immediately become a jazz freak, but I bought it and listened a lot. I listen to more and more jazz as time goes on, about 50% of my listening right now.

Here's a live vid of my favorite track from it, Juggler's Parade. Robin Eubanks on trombone, watch out!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUtQlIAELoI

Dudedudeman · « **Reply #86 on:** 11 Mar 2013, 10:24 pm »

I think Steely Dan's Aja and Getz/Gilberto got my ears acclimated, and then The Gentle Side of John Coltrane pushed me over the edge. Now jazz accounts for about 25% of my listening.

kevinh · « **Reply #87 on:** 11 Mar 2013, 11:31 pm »

I heard an interview ~1967 IIRC) with J Garcia where he mentioned being influenced by 'In a Silent Way' by Miles, this led to a guy at the record store recommending Kind of Blue, and I bought the Atlantic recording of 'The Best of John Coltrane.

geowak · « **Reply #88 on:** 12 Mar 2013, 12:21 am »

Quote from: MattTCG on 11 Mar 2013, 06:26 pm

Miles Davis: Kind of Blue for me.

Yeah same for me. Legacy recording of Kind of Blue.

FullRangeMan · « **Reply #89 on:** 12 Mar 2013, 12:31 am »

jimdgoulding · « **Reply #90 on:** 12 Mar 2013, 12:53 am »

Prior to joining the service and listening to Kind of Blue, plus some Billie Holiday and Della Reese, Mingus and Monk, Horace Silver and Art Blakey courtesy of my roommate, my introduction began in junior high with my best friend's older sister's record collection of Kenton, June Christy, Chet Baker, Chris Conner, Julie London, Ramsey Lewis, Chico Hamilton's earliest stuff, Shelly Manne, etc., etc. Staying up late listening, wishing I had a girlfriend in my arms. My best friend's older sister would have been particularly nice. Heck, he thought so, too.

Larkston Zinaspic · « **Reply #91 on:** 12 Mar 2013, 12:55 am »

If memory serves me right, I think the first jazz LP I listened to from end to end was this one:

But to be honest, I think it was the album below that took me permanently down the path to jazz and fusion, among other dark places:

I never knew Stan Tracey used the same title until MUCH later....

jimdgoulding · « **Reply #92 on:** 12 Mar 2013, 07:17 pm »

Forgot to mention Ammad Jamal.

J-Pak · « **Reply #93 on:** 13 Mar 2013, 12:50 am »

Bitches Brew was the first jazz album I heard. I wasn't quite hooked after that, but it did cause me to explore some hard bop. I only listened to hard bop for many years and had a dislike for fusion. I eventually came around

jhm731 · « **Reply #94 on:** 13 Mar 2013, 01:42 am »

airdronian · « **Reply #95 on:** 30 Mar 2013, 10:08 pm »

For me it was Sting's solo debut "Dream of the Blue Turtles". I'd better explain... no I don't consider that jazz.

But it sparked an interest in the play of Kenny Kirkland and Branford Marsalis. Think what you want to about Sting, the musicians he had in those late '80s bands were really very good.

So after a couple early Branford albums, that led me to some Dave Holland, Wynton, then Keith Jarrett. Then Kind of Blue. After that a whole new musical world opened up.

These days Jazz makes up a good 80% or better of the listening I do around here.

mibul · « **Reply #96 on:** 27 Apr 2013, 01:46 pm »

Bitches Brew for me, always, and Dave Brubeck's Time Out.

ejlif · « **Reply #97 on:** 27 Apr 2013, 03:49 pm »

Definitely in a silent way for me. A friend recorded it on a tape for me. I must have listened to that tape a hundred times.

WireNut · « **Reply #98 on:** 27 Apr 2013, 04:27 pm »

I'm think,n it was something by Spyro Gyra. Seeing them live made a huge impression on me.

CactusBob · « **Reply #99 on:** 27 Apr 2013, 04:50 pm »

The Inner Mounting Flame by The Mahavishnu Orchestra in '71. Then seeing them in concert around that same time. An incredible concert to say the least. For straight ahead Jazz I would say "The Big Beat" by The Jazz Messengers a few years later.