Double the list and not rank them for more harmony among Jazz lovers. Key track: I Remember, Despite passing away at the age of 25 from tuberculosis, Texas-born Christian did enough during his short career to achieve immortality and earn a place in the pantheon of jazz guitar greats. Miles Davis/Gil Evans should be there somewhere, shouldnt they? Billie H. Ella. The great Jimmy Smith not on the list? Carla Bley Escalator Over The Hill Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers Moanin24. Id have it top 5, but I think it just doesnt have the same effect on most listeners that it does on the few of us who are nuts about it. Who can really argue with the Bill Evans Sunday school professor at the village Vanguard. Looking for classic tunes, LP Power To The People, including the great classic piece Black Narcissus should be somewhere in the list. Oscar Peterson LDS. Surely Bill Evans Vanguard recordings with the majestic Scott LaFaro belong in the top 10. The San Francisco Jazz Collective comes to mind. Key track: Stolen Moments, Famed for his florid, virtuosic keyboard style, Pittsburgh-born Erroll Garner was heavily influenced by Earl Hines and Fats Waller but managed to find his own distinctive voice on the piano. Need to broaden your 50 spectrum, and while there change some already in the list that could be swapped.. Happy New Year to you all and keep listening to the worlds greatest music ! Featuring the Brazilian singer Flora Purim, her husband, drummer/percussionist Airto Moreira, saxophonist Joe Farrell and double bassist Stanley Clarke, the band served up wonderful tracks in the shape of the ethereal title cut, the mercurial Captain Marvel, the trippy 500 Miles High and its epic closer, Spain, where Corea reconfigures the main theme from Spanish composer Rodrigos famous guitar concerto. A entire band of great band leaders! I have a lot of these and it has made me get some LPs out that I havent listened to for ages. The nine-song set begins with a sprightly rendition of George Shearings Lullaby Of Birdland and a fine, carefree swinger called Youre Not The Kind, but elsewhere Vaughan serves up some gorgeous ballads, including a wistful April In Paris (which finds Brown playing a plangent but lyrical horn solo using a mute) and a sensuous Embraceable You, where she caresses the lyrics with her gorgeous contralto tone. But it was Zawinuls chirpy opener, Birdland, that earned the most plaudits and became the groups most widely-known tune, spawning many cover versions. Thanks for giving a list of albums I have not come across earlier. They were all musicians in the number one Jazz Album, Miles Davis Kind of Blue. Our inner Mountain flame was rekindled by way of Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McLaughlin So the Hot Fives and Sevens, which were never thought of as a unit, should be disqualified. Right. Especially Inner City Blues? I play in a latin jazz band. But the artistic quality is unsurpassed. I will only add this, Ahmad Jamal at The Pershing Hotel, somewhere in the top 10 selections. The bluesy Delphia shows Hubbards sensitivity as a balladeer while The Intrepid Fox is a propulsive showcase for the trumpeters incredible chops. No Sonny Clark???? WTF is that??? Spotify didnt have Keith Jarrets The Kln Concert so I just marked its place with Birth in case Spotify would acquire it at another time. 33. http://open.spotify.com/user/pollysnack/playlist/5fOw8V2UL19QPEZwgiA6T2. germany to be exact, sorry billie Released in January 1960, Giant Steps marked the first time that Coltrane had recorded an album of all-original material, and, significantly, two of the songs the classic title tune, with its mesmerizing descending melody over cyclical chord changes, and the gorgeous ballad Naima went on to become recognised as jazz standards. Almost 50 years ago I bought my first record, WAY AHEAD, by him if Im not wrong? Great selection otherwise. During his 28-year stint with Blue Note he produced many fine albums, but few as truly satisfying as Song For My Father, whose immortal title track is defined by infectious horn motifs and a loping intro (famously borrowed by Steely Dan for their 1974 hit Rikki Dont Lose That Number). 1966 was, after all, the age of game-changing albums such as Revolver and Pet Sounds, but in the Copa Room, in Sinatras presence, none of that seemed to matter. Two years later, his inspired collaboration with rising Brazilian singer and guitarist Joo Gilberto (on Getz/Gilberto) helped to birth a bossa nova craze in the US. Ella ? As mentioned, Joe Henderson is missing as a leader. 40. Jaco Pastorius. And a Fletcher Henderson and 3 or 4 Traditional Jazz titles from the 20s and 30s too ? ? Web7 Essential Jazz Piano Albums. Despite his economy with notes and judicious use of space, Jean De Fleur, a fast, self-written swinger on Idle Moments, shows that Green could play with fire when the occasion demanded. Charts Avg. Key track: Imagination, Coltrane showcased his prowess on the relatively obscure and under-exposed soprano saxophone on this, his third album for Atlantic Records, recorded in March 1961 and released later that year. Indeed a terrific bunch of music, perhaps academic. Thelonious Monk Genius of Modern Music vol.1 & 2. The album spawned an unlikely hit single in 5/4 time (the jaunty, Desmond-written Take Five) and went on to sell over a million copies. Key track: Song For My Father, St Louis guitarist Grant Green was prolific during two separate stints at Blue Note and, as his 29 albums for the company reveal, he recorded in a wide range of settings. 12. Billy Harper Well done those and I wish they had simply pegged the Armstrong box set A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, for a fatter slice of the essential Louis of the 20s and 30s. In the early 60s, however, he revived his career at Blue Note. Its an album whose every facet from the material, arrangements, ensemble work, and solo passages blends perfectly to create an exquisite whole. An impossible task certainly, but with the exceptions of the fusion stuff it is pretty admirable. and contained only two tracks; an epic 33-minute meditation called The Creator Has A Master Plan, featuring a mantra-like refrain sung by avant-garde singer Leon Thomas, whose resonant tones also reverberate on Colors, a slow, shimmering tone poem garnished with waves of sibilant percussion. you should expand to a list of 100 It featured his first four studio sides including wonderfully flamboyant renditions of Tea For Two and Tiger Rag augmented by scintillating live recordings recorded at LAs Shrine Auditorium from 1949. Key track: Four Winds, The Modern Jazz Quartets pianist John Lewis was an early champion of Ornette Coleman, the free jazz revolutionary from Fort Worth, but it was still a surprise that the group renowned for its elegant chamber jazz style influenced by classical music would make the Texan saxophonists Lonely Woman the title track of its 1962 LP. Cs | Critical Mass CS2s -> components, Isoacoustics -> speakers + subs | Adona Eris II rack w/ Herbie's titanium footers | Fully treated and dedicated 2 channel room. Speak No Evil was the saxophonists third album for Alfred Lions iconic jazz label and was recorded three months after he had joined the Miles Davis Quintet. It earns its place among the best jazz albums of all time thanks to its capturing a significant moment in history: Goodman was the first jazz musician permitted to play at a prestigious classical music concert hall. Fusing jazz with soul, blues and gospel flavors, Porter showed he had songwriting skills to match his rich mellifluous baritone voice. I dont think so. Basie. So did you not see Gilberto/Getz on the list? No Joe Pass (Virtuoso), no Jim Hall (Concierto), no Kenny Burrel (Midnight Blue) and astonishingly, no Django Reinhardt (so much to choose from but my choice would be Peche a la Bouche). Your email address will not be published. What!? The Storyteller Uri Gurvich. Glitter Wolf Allison Miller. Max Roach Freedom Now Suite The contrast between Scofields acerbic, gnarly guitar lines and the pointillistic detail of Mendozas orchestrations offers a juxtaposition of tones and textures that is thrillingly dramatic. TAKE FIVE, TIME OUT, TIME FURTHER OUT BRUBECK WebFrom a family of West Indian immigrants, Oscar Peterson was the son of an amateur trumpeter and pianist, and grew up in a black neighbourhood in Montreal, Canada where WebList of all Oscar Peterson albums including EPs and some singles - a discography of Oscar Peterson CDs and Oscar Peterson records. I dont like that John Coltranes gorgeous Crescent isnt present. Still fresh and exciting today. 50 Best Jazz Albums (All Jazz Albums Ranked) - Play Every Soundgarden album ranked from worst to best From Superunknown to Badmotorfinger, we chart the recorded legacy of Seattle sound behemoths Soundgarden. Lots of great stuff mentioned, both on and off the list. Good music, not the 50 I would have chosen, but then every jazz fan is liable to have a very different list. In the process, he created a brave new musical language of free-form collective improvisation that shook the jazz world to its core. Like. With such a variety of styles to choose from and no shortage of musicians who have contributed several groundbreaking works to the development of jazz it quickly becomes clear that a mere handful of artists, or subgenres, could easily dominate the list. It was recorded during a weeklong engagement in the Copa Room at The Sands hotel in Las Vegas when Sinatra, as leader of the Rat Pack, was a regular in that town. At 15 years old I started listening to Jazz Music in my bedroom, my Dad heard the music and stopped and asked me You like this Music?, I replied, YES, its something about it Daddy that resonants with my Soul. Im 55 yrs old now, and I still listen to Jazz, I am NOT a historian, but I did start a FB page The Jazz Preservation Society, it s not political but my intentions are to create a space where Young people and all Lovers of Jazz can listen and learn about Jazz. creo debe aparecer en la lista Chick Corea !!!!! 18. haha you just made an entry to the The top 50 funniest lists! Metheny was just 21 and teaching at Bostons Berklee School of Music when ECM producer Manfred Eicher, who had heard him play with vibraphonist Gary Burtons group, recorded the young guitarist with fretless bass maven Jaco Pastorius and drummer Bob Moses. But I do agree there is a lack of recordings by other significant jazz artists from outside of the States. Its so annoying to see the same albums on the top 5, again and again. What about "I love the way Ella and Louis work together," she remarked. was Dolphys debut for Blue Note and came on the back of several LPs for Prestiges New Jazz imprint. By the time that the North Carolina pianist/composer recorded Brilliant Corners for Riverside in 1956, however, he was beginning to get the recognition and accolades he deserved. Define what you mean by a jazz album.You include Basie/ Goodman /Christian historical compilations, why not these? Cecil McBees sturdy but pliable bass is the lynchpin on the four studio cuts, providing the musical bedrock on which Coltrane and her cohorts construct edifices built of swirling harp glissandi, bluesy piano runs, spacey tamboura drones, and soaring soprano saxophone cries (the latter courtesy of Pharoah Sanders). 7 Essential Jazz Piano Albums - Open Studio The five-track album features a 26-year-old Sonny Rollins on tenor saxophone, slaloming through Monks challenging chord sequences with aplomb. WebIn 2000 it was voted number 636 in Colin Larkin 's All Time Top 1000 Albums. Sinatra at the Sands (1966) Issued on his own Reprise label in 1966, this is Sinatras first ever live album. Basie only makes #43, hello and no Basie and Sinatra Live at the Sands???? Key track: The Eternal Triangle, A bebop disciple who wasnt afraid to venture to jazzs far side, alto saxophonist Jackie McLean was in an experimental mode in the early 1960s, pushing the hard bop aesthetic to breaking point with a series of increasingly progressive albums for Blue Note. Jackie McLean. I understand and totally agree ART TATUM has his place among the Gods, so he need not be listed with these mortals. 22. Im sorry. (So callled cool) or any kind later? -Frank Sinatra The 20s, 30s, 40s are very undeestimated (Django, Bix, Fletcher, Tesch, ecc). In my books, this is the BEST MINOR BLUES ever composed!!!!! [11] Bjrk chose the album as one of her favourites in a 1993 Q feature. Cause of that, his artist name?? Key track: To Mickeys Memory, Following the increasingly spiritual trajectory of her husband Johns mid-60s albums, Alice Coltrane combined modal jazz with an exploration of South Asian music and Eastern metaphysics to create her own distinctive musical voice. He first made his mark in 1958 when he joined drummer Chico Hamiltons band, and later, in the early 60s, when he became a leading light of the avant-garde movement, he played with Charles Mingus and John Coltrane. Wide Angles Michael Brecker. I always view them more as a resource for new listening to treasures I may have missed. Tanjah and Spirit of our Ancestors Randy Weston. 24. These are all great albums but IMO most of them got their spots because of politics. Believe it or not, youll be cornered at Koln with Keith Jarrett performance. Leading Hollands redoubtable Metropole Orkest, in 2010 Mendoza invited US jazz-rock guitarist Scofield to guest on 54, which presented seven widescreen adaptations of tunes from Scofields back catalogue as well as two original numbers. Thank you for a great source for me that continues the conversation. Key track: Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing), Though inspired by the fretboard virtuosity of his idol, Charlie Christian, Wes Montgomery forged a unique and immediately identifiable style. For me, my first LP in 1956, Miles Great Quintet, Round Midnight, John G. Red G. Paul C. And Philly J.Jones. Billie Holiday. I dont I think I see Song For My Father or Clifford Brown and Max Roach or on the list, but I love both records with Delilah being in the running for my favorite tune of all times. Oliver. Sweetnighter Weather Report Id rather put on Four and More or even Nefertiti. Required fields are marked *. Key track: Lonely Woman, One of jazzs most colorful characters, renowned for his volcanic temper, Charles Mingus a bass player and composer originally from Arizona but raised in Los Angeles created a unique style that melded driving hard bop with plaintive blues cries and sanctified gospel cadences. While those on the list are great, The Crusaders have always been and always will be #1 on my list. But the #1 jazz album that stands heads above the rest in my opinion is not even listed here. There are one or two other superb Monk albums not listed here. Elsewhere in the album, the music is varied, ranging from swinging scherzos (Animal Dance) to graceful ballads (New York 19) and playful uptempo romps (Fugato). I COUNT the Complete Atomic BASIE everything became clear. Key track: Hat And Beard, St Louis-born Nelson was a talented saxophonist who could play both the tenor and alto varieties, but who earned more fame during his relatively short career as a masterful arranger who could turn his hand to TV soundtracks and movie scores. And of course Lester Yoiung! West Coast? Ehh. A Bird Called Parker can truly FLY like CHARLIE. Duke Ellington has been mentioned in many comments, and I agree. No Ella Fitzgerald. Joey Barron Down Home. JazzTimes 10: All-Time Great Piano Trio Albums I have 33 of those fifty, and this list is very much like my personal list. Key track: Ashes Of Our Forever, This Pennsylvanian tenor saxophonist rose to fame playing jazz-funk in the 70s with his elder sibling Randy in the Brecker Brothers but also carved out a career as a first call sideman for rock artists that ranged from John Lennon to Steely Dan. A classically trained pianist, Taylor recorded his first album, Jazz Advance, in 1956, and by the time that he recorded Unit Structures (the first of two albums for Blue Note) ten years later, he had developed his own personalized take on free jazz. Horace Silvers Cape Verdean Blues with JJ Johnson sitting in on trombone deserves a Top 50, and probably a Top 10. There are, however, hundreds to choose from but Retrospective, a 3-CD set from 2004, is a career-spanning anthology that opens with Reinhardts seminal Quintette du Hot Club de France sides (with violinist Stephane Grappelli) from the 1930s and goes right up to his 1950s electric guitar forays. Hmmmm. Three other standards made up the rest of the album, including a swinging uptempo take on George Gershwins Summertime and a poignant reading of Evry Time We Say Goodbye. The growth of Coltranes popularity in the early 60s was undoubtedly aided by Atlantic releasing a shorter version of My Favorite Things as a single to promote the album. Night Bird Song Thomas Chapin. Earlier in the year, Trane had been fired from the Miles Davis Quintet for his heroin addiction, but by September 1957 he had quit drugs for good and began rebuilding both his life and reputation. We all like what WE like and disagree sometimes on what others are digging. Dave Brubeck Quartet Key track: Confessions to My Unborn Daughter, Before this satin-voiced jazz cat in a hat became a household name in America and Europe after his 2013 album Liquid Spirit broke him into the mainstream, Bakersfield-born Porter was largely a cult figure who only figured on the radar of the jazz cognoscenti. My Favorite Things, Nubyas Five Nubya Garcia. The best album credited to Oscar Peterson taking into account any aliases or variations is Night Train by The Oscar Peterson Trio which is ranked number 3,043 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 503. All great jazz musicians playing jazz in the UK. Coltrain Plays the Blues or Blue Train Now thats some heavy shit. WebOscar Peterson discography and songs: Music profile for Oscar Peterson, born 15 August 1925. 31. The rest of the album is devoted to standards, including a Latin-style take on Cole Porters Love For Sale. A self-confessed connoisseur of ballads, the saxophonist infuses his version of I Guess Ill Hang My Tears To Dry with a subtle soulfulness. Glad to see Brubeck near the top. 38. I am a senior, and compile bibliography as a avocation. 15. And, certainly older pieces carry more weight because of their influence on everything that followed. My jazz collection of records went from ten to one hundred. The 1959 record Time Out stands as one of the best-selling jazz albums of all time. Beam Me Up Shauli Einav. All of the above titles are also sometimes known as Porgy & Bess . This is a great list for those who are new to jazz to start out with. Happy New Year for all you music lovers . I might be wrong. JavaScript is disabled. Getz is the only American on the recording. There were THREE great jazz albums released in 1959; Brubecks Time Out, Daviss Kind of Blue, and Gerry Mulligans What is There to Say?, which was released before the other two and I believe is the #1 jazz album of all time. Key track: West End Blues, This was John Coltranes first bona fide masterpiece, recorded a week before his 32nd birthday. I disagree with a lot of the picks, but at least it got a bunch of jazzheads talking. Discover Most Famous Hits by Oscar Peterson released in 2000. A fine list indeed, some contentious ommissions e.g Nina Simone which have been pointed out by a fair few people. Translators Note Oded Tzur. Awase Nick Bartsch. Id love to introduce your jury to all of the extraordinary female jazz artists you didnt see fit to include. sorry, but this place would be for the first solo album recorded by K. Jarrett for ECM in 1973 ! All the material was written by rising composer/arranger Neal Hefti, and features some dynamite brass charts. Oscar Peterson My favorite Instrument Together they helped to patent an unmistakable signature sound defined by throbbing swing rhythms, taut ensemble work, and incandescent soloing. Unit Structures features four lengthy explorations in free-form sonics and finds Taylor assisted by six like-minded musicians, including trumpeter Eddie Gale, alto saxophonist Jimmy Lyons and drummer Andrew Cyrille. Key track: How High The Moon, Though the history of jazz can be heard in his trumpet playing from the brash ebullience of Louis Armstrong to the introspective melancholy of Miles Davis and the incandescent virtuosity of Dizzy Gillespie this New Orleans musician has created a unique and unclassifiable musical hybrid. Are you joking? FURTHER PROOF THAT THE INTERNET IS LAZY. -Geri Allen, Charlie Haden, Paul Motian Etudes Good Hope Dave Holland/Chris Potter. From beginners to life-long hobbyists to industry professionals, we enjoy learning about new things and meeting new people, and participating in spirited debates. The fusion music of the late 60s & the 70s is what drew me to the world of jazz. (She included an unknown Julian Cannonball Adderly). Key track: My Mans Gone Now, Thelonious Monk was ahead of his time, which was why for many years his music was often misunderstood and even ridiculed. The title tune, with its memorable clarion-call horn theme, sets the tone for a six-track album that contains only one standard (Im Old Fashioned) and highlights Tranes signature sheets of sound style. with Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges on number one! Supported by intuitive and symbiotic interactions from bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Sunny Murray, Ayler takes Ornette Colemans concept of free jazz to another level. Wrong again. Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Billie Holiday, all not as good as some of the music you post here. This, their debut album, was an incendiary confection of searing guitar and violin lines jousting over churning rhythm tracks played in unusual time signatures. Key track: Carlos, From Toledo, Ohio, the visually impaired Art Tatum set an impossibly high bar for jazz piano playing between 1933, when he made his first recordings, to his death in 1956. The following are influenced by thrills only as imagined by the author, and it has no significant whatsoever to the work of the artists, 50. And what about drummer Shelly Manne, who set up one of the best jazz bands, and whose records at the Black Hawk are amongst the best jazz records ever ? If I put out a list and said blue was the best color, Id get 10,000 comment indicating a different color. They have been compared to the Buena Vista Social Club that rare and welcome push to re-evaluate a genre and (in this case) to revisit some favourite jazz standards as well as listen to fresh material from an unlikely and unexpected source. Even though his debut album, Water, was nominated for a Grammy, it was with his second long-player, 2012s Be Good that he began to build a devoted following.
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