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Steven Wong

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Seek for Advice on Jazz music for new comer
« on: 27 Jun 2026, 07:13 am »
Hello everyone,

I like listening to music of classical, piano and violin solo, opera, 80's pop.

Since my daughter's born, I got her the album of Bluey (an Australian cartoon).
This album music sounds lovely though I'm old. Then I found the album's classified as Jazz too.

If I want to try listening more Jazz music, is there any suggestions please?  :D

Thanks,
Steven
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Craig Young

Re: Seek for Advice on Jazz music for new comer
« Reply #1 on: 27 Jun 2026, 09:33 am »
1987
Happy Anniversary , Charlie Brown !
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Steven Wong

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Re: Seek for Advice on Jazz music for new comer
« Reply #2 on: 27 Jun 2026, 01:56 pm »
Quote from: Craig Young on 27 Jun 2026, 09:33 am
1987
Happy Anniversary , Charlie Brown !

Hi Craig, thanks for your suggestions.  :)

Edited to add:  :D just found it is the Peanuts that my elder brothers watched. I couldnt recalled it because I was too young.
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Re: Seek for Advice on Jazz music for new comer
« Reply #3 on: 27 Jun 2026, 02:43 pm »
Quote from: Steven Wong on 27 Jun 2026, 07:13 am
Hello everyone,

I like listening to music of classical, piano and violin solo, opera, 80's pop.

Since my daughter's born, I got her the album of Bluey (an Australian cartoon).
This album music sounds lovely though I'm old. Then I found the album's classified as Jazz too.

If I want to try listening more Jazz music, is there any suggestions please?  :D

Thanks,
Steven
I would suggest you Smooth Jazz as :
John Klemmer - Touch
Ray Conniff
Kraan (jazz rock  )
John Tropea - N Y Cats Direct (dmp  )
Eumir Deodato

Also I strongly recommend you some AI cool jazz,
I will post some links later when I arrive at my desktop, Iam on the phone now.
« Last Edit: 27 Jun 2026, 04:07 pm by FullRangeMan »
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Jeff_From_Michigan

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Re: Seek for Advice on Jazz music for new comer
« Reply #4 on: 27 Jun 2026, 02:52 pm »
Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
John Coltrane - My Favorite Things
Oscar Peterson - Night Train
Dave Brubeck - Time Out
Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery - The Dynamic Duo
Grant Green - Idle Moments
Modern Jazz Quartet - Django
Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage
Bill Evans Trio - Waltz for Debby
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Mike-48

Re: Seek for Advice on Jazz music for new comer
« Reply #5 on: 27 Jun 2026, 04:23 pm »
Stephen,

Jazz encompasses a huge variety of musical styles . . . ranging from tightly arranged bands and early Dixieland to today's jazz, which usually is more relaxed. Even today's jazz can vary from quite melodic to quite abstract. To say it another way, jazz is at least as varied as "Classical" music. Bach is quite different from Haydn or Beethoven or Stockhousen or Varese or today's composers. Jazz is no different. Some jazz is quite challenging, some jazz is easy to listen to, and there can be great pleasure in any of it, depending on the listener.

Many suggestions you have received here are of performances 50 to 75 years old. These are wonderful but give a limited view of jazz. As much as pop music, or "classical" music, jazz is a living form and continues to evolve.

If you use a streaming service, I suggest you simply explore what is out there, listening to old and new releases, and not being afraid to try different things, even if you reject 75% of them.
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Re: Seek for Advice on Jazz music for new comer
« Reply #7 on: Yesterday at 12:22 am »
« Last Edit: Yesterday at 02:30 am by FullRangeMan »
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Craig Young

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« Reply #8 on: Yesterday at 04:46 am »
Maybe try the group Hiroshima's album Go. The Hawaiian Electric might brighten her day.
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Jeff_From_Michigan

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« Reply #9 on: Yesterday at 12:13 pm »
Quote from: Mike-48 on 27 Jun 2026, 04:23 pm
Stephen,

Jazz encompasses a huge variety of musical styles . . . ranging from tightly arranged bands and early Dixieland to today's jazz, which usually is more relaxed. Even today's jazz can vary from quite melodic to quite abstract. To say it another way, jazz is at least as varied as "Classical" music. Bach is quite different from Haydn or Beethoven or Stockhousen or Varese or today's composers. Jazz is no different. Some jazz is quite challenging, some jazz is easy to listen to, and there can be great pleasure in any of it, depending on the listener.

Many suggestions you have received here are of performances 50 to 75 years old. These are wonderful but give a limited view of jazz. As much as pop music, or "classical" music, jazz is a living form and continues to evolve.

If you use a streaming service, I suggest you simply explore what is out there, listening to old and new releases, and not being afraid to try different things, even if you reject 75% of them.

Good points! I discover all kinds of music using the "Autoplay" feature on Qobuz, which plays similar types of music to what I've played.  I'm sure that the other streaming services offer the same kind of thing. 

Another way to discover new music is listening to all of the new releases every Friday on Qobuz. (Not all are new music, many are reissues or remastered albums). Steven could always single out jazz in his search for new releases.

One more great way - public radio stations that play jazz. Three of my favorites are:

WRCJ in Detroit (Classical from 5AM to 7PM, Jazz from 7PM to 5AM Eastern Time.) https://www.wrcjfm.org/about/ 
Jazz.fm91 out of Toronto https://jazz.fm/streaming/
WWOZ New Orleans https://www.wwoz.org

Finally, the albums that audio equipment reviewers play when evaluating equipment. They're looking for the best recordings, but a lot of what they play is also some pretty great music.
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Re: Seek for Advice on Jazz music for new comer
« Reply #10 on: Yesterday at 05:58 pm »
Jeff's list is great for more traditional jazz style. Deginitely all classics. I like a lot of it, but I also like some jazz with a little more flare. I'd suggest try out some of the following:

Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
John Coltrane - Giant Steps
GoGo Penguin - A Humdrum Star
Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um
Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame
Return To Forever - Romantic Warrior
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Jeff_From_Michigan

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« Reply #11 on: Today at 10:13 am »
Quote from: nlitworld on Yesterday at 05:58 pm
Jeff's list is great for more traditional jazz style. Deginitely all classics. I like a lot of it, but I also like some jazz with a little more flare. I'd suggest try out some of the following:

Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
John Coltrane - Giant Steps
GoGo Penguin - A Humdrum Star
Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um
Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame
Return To Forever - Romantic Warrior

That's a nice list.  I have all of them except for the GoGo Penguin, will have to check it out. Thanks!
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