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Believe it or not, youll be cornered at Koln with Keith Jarrett performance. You are absolutely right. How can that possibly be??? Oceanic Suite Atlantis Jazz Ensemble. 21. Its an incredible session featuring Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, and Max Roach. Branford Marsalis, alternating between tenor and soprano saxophones, functions as a Wayne Shorter-like foil for his younger sibling, creating an arresting, crackling dialogue throughout. i agree that those listed were great. I think its a good list to start with but maybe extend to 100 or 200 great albums because of all the new artist that have contributed to some great jazz. Trios Carla Bley. Weather Report! Strange City Herbie Nichols Project. WTF is that??? The album featured Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams from Miles Davis 60s quintet and though only Carter appeared on Marsalis fourth LP, 1985s double-Grammy winning Black Codes (From The Underground), the influence of that group is almost palpable on the musical language that defines the uptempo Delfeayos Dilemma and the elliptical lyrical ballad Aural Oasis, where 23-year-old Marsalis mutes his trumpet to give it a Miles-like timbre. Surrounded by the supreme talents of Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, and Art Blakey, Mobley delivers a masterclass in relaxed hard bop. Gosh, to even attempt a list like this. And as many others before said. With an incendiary and inspiring performance that wowed the Newport audience, however, Ellington and his band demonstrated that they could still deliver the goods while asserting that big bands still had a place in jazz. The 1959 record Time Out stands as one of the best-selling jazz albums of all time. He is the only european artist, who belongs to top 50 of Jazz! This is more if the 50 most popular than 50 greatest. Peterson seemed to hit commercial and artistic peaks at the same time, and the early sixties was one of those periods. Id love to introduce your jury to all of the extraordinary female jazz artists you didnt see fit to include. for whispered memories, and todays skilled mavericks. So the Hot Fives and Sevens, which were never thought of as a unit, should be disqualified. But what gets me about top jazz lists is that almost always the majority of the albums are more than 50 years old. Quoting from your website With a few exceptions every major pop singer in the US during her generation has been touched in someway by her genius . Duke Ellington. 12. 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. Eyeing new sonic horizons and showing an interest in rock and funk aesthetics, he began using electronic instruments and creating expansive grooves driven by a backbeat. A must-own album for any serious jazz collector. Oscar Peterson: Oscar Peterson: March 1967: Unverified: Sushi: Oscar Peterson: Oscar Peterson Trio: March 16, 1990: Covered by : The Smudge: Oscar but, come to think of it, no Shaw or Miller. YOU MISSED THE GREATEST, COUNT BASIE, DUKE,AND LOUIS ARMSTRONG. Some of us know. John Coltrane made the Giant Steps, before Giant Steps were made. Oscar Peterson (1925-2007) was a jazz pianist. The Duke Ellington discs of the Blanton-Webster Band are Number 4. Recorded in three separate sessions between 1963 and 64, the album featured two different incarnations of Silvers quintet, though its the four songs by the newer line-up (featuring trumpeter Carmel Jones and saxophonist Joe Henderson) that impresses the most. These are all great albums but IMO most of them got their spots because of politics. Gunter Hampel The 8th of July, 1969 2021. Though he had just returned from a grueling European tour, Baker leading a quintet that includes tenor saxophonist Phil Urso and pianist Bobby Timmons plays with both vigor and vitality, which is particularly notable on the zippy opener, To Mickeys Memory, a hard-swinging track augmented by Bill Loughboroughs exotic-sounding chromatic timpani. 38. Oscar Peterson Trio at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival Brazilians are Americans too since Brazil is also part of America. Le Grands Arrangements are truly Beautiful and Original, and the Album really should have been on the List! You have to Roll with this Sonny, youll see my point of view. Im a huge Miles Davis fan. Genius of Modern Music should be placed at number 6 then just back up the list from there. In the matter of Clifford Brown & Max Roach, the public finds in favor of Max Roach & Clifford Brown Because the only advice I ever sought was from this MONK. 11. MPS, Exclusively for My Friends is probably my favorite. Same is true for Mahavishnu and even more so for Bitches Brew. Dreams & Daggers is a masterwork that thrust McLorin Salvant into the pantheon of great jazz singers. Over the course of Methenys career, he would go on to make far more ambitious albums but Bright Size Life stands out for its winning combination of youthful energy and masterly assuredness. The album came out on Mingus own Debut label later that year, but not before he had re-recorded his bass lines, which were barely audible on the original recording. 35. I know the Coltrane buffs want to disagree, but when those guys were together on Kind of Blue, it was magical. Key track: Angel Eyes, Largely ignored and selling barely 1,000 copies on its release in January 1976, the Missouri guitar magus debut jazz album gradually grew in stature and went on to be regarded as a post-bop masterpiece. How can you have a list of great jazz recordings, and not have April In Paris Count Basie on it, Chet Baker Live in Tokyo should be in Topten. Now He Sings Now He Sobs. But of course, we have all, our favorites, Mine, I must say, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie, and A hell of others Great musicans! Garner is accompanied by bassist Eddie Calhoun and drummer Denzil Best, and offers typically flamboyant renderings of standards such as Ill Remember April, Teach Me Tonight, and Autumn Leaves. A vivid live portrait of a piano-playing genius. Too many free jazz and avantgarde to my taste. A Bird Called Parker can truly FLY like CHARLIE. He never did; they were full of sand cause of a dog.its a long story. I bet the author even had second thought after publishing the list. and Atlantic before landing at jazz producer Creed Taylors CTI label in 1970. i wrote a previous email to my friend billy To do jazz justice you should compile a list of 50 greatest albums by instrument , there are glaring omissions here.I would suggest doing it to show evolutions from beginning to present day,and yes include big bands,and vocalists. The audience were in Franks world, where the music swung, the songs were timeless, the jewelry dazzled and the booze flowed. As for Monk..Monks Dream is a top 5 for me. Where is: Oh look, another top 50 list no different than any other. I have been listening to Miles Davis In a Silent Way all week. Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants is Number 7. while ill agree about Parker, its a shame that when you get to the earlier recordings the quality can really suffer. Sarah Vaughan NHOP . Yet despite this, none of his earlier recordings make the 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. But this list is a great resource so thank you Back to Miles though..I truly think Kind of Blue is overrated. John Coltrane Giant Steps Would like to add David Murray and The Arts Ensemble of Chicago to this list. There are sooooo many great jazz albums I can think of, and some are on this list. Check out YouTube.com/jediknightrider for the 50 best playlists of Jazz on YouTube. ? These lists are put together by Anglos, but Brazilian, Cubans, Puerto Ricans are often excluded. Nothing at all by Kieth Jarrett Standards Trio?? Seeing that there are a good deal of Oscar fans here, name your one favorite album..yes only one. virtuoso. My dad grew up in the South, used to sneak into all-black venues to hear the early jazz artists. well done, however nothing from the Quintette du Hot Club de France is a glaring omission. After debuting in 1956, Evans quickly made his mark in the jazz world and, two years later, was recruited by Miles Davis, helping to shape the sound of his groundbreaking 1959 album, Kind Of Blue. 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. But I do agree there is a lack of recordings by other significant jazz artists from outside of the States. Also you have nothing of Jelly Roll Morton, Sidney Bechet and Bix Beiderbecke. Finallyif you are including fusion here. Ella? Here, Miles and his cohorts relinquish bebops febrile intensity for a looser, relaxed vibe to create a series of extended grooves that came to define modal jazz. Helen Merrill 1954 with Oscar Pediford, Clifford Brown is still the best torch Jazz vocal LP ever. Even George Harrison once said, Theres nobody on this planet or any other planet that can play like that. "They were opposites in how they sung, but were still completely functional together, and respectful of each other." Have been a jazz buff all of my life. Cause of that, his artist name?? West Coast? I made a Spotify list with all the albums for those who hasnt got them all on LP. 7. The seeds for those large-canvas later works can be heard in Birth Of The Cool (especially on the Evans-arranged track Moon Dream). Rollins references his familys Caribbean roots in the jaunty, self-penned calypso-esque St Thomas (which became one of his signature tunes) and contributes two more original songs in the shape of Strode Rode and Blue 7. His brilliance as a balladeer is highlighted on a gorgeous reading of the standard You Dont Know What Love Is. Oscar Peterson: A Time for Love: The Oscar Peterson QuartetLive in Helsinki, 1987 Peterson, piano; Joe Pass, guitar; Dave Young, bass; Martin Drew, drums Mack Avenue MAC1151 (2 CDs, available as 3 LPs, download). Many great players do not chose a public life on the road. 25. Jazz Goes To Junior College 19. I love them both but Love Supreme is arguably the greatest music of the 20th Century bar none while Kind of Blue is not quite in that league. I would respectively suggest adding Joe Pass Virtuoso, something of Djangos, and Im very surprised theres no Ella. Only Corea and Clarke would remain for the next incarnation of the band but the lineup on Light As A Feather were responsible for one of the best jazz albums ever. no Teddy Wilson, Lester Young Billie Holliday what about Bix and Tram? 18. Aside from the more commercial-oriented title track, the remaining four cuts offered something different, showing the young 25-year-old musician exploring deeper jazz grooves such as Totem Pole and Hocus Pocus. Morgans foil is tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, whose tone is robust and earthy in comparison with the trumpeters soaring, gilded sound. Dave Brubeck Quartet Stan Tracey and George from Battersea ! Largo Brad Mehldau. Goodmans band is on fire, and an extra dose of fuel is added to the flames thanks to the addition of members from Duke Ellingtons and Count Basies bands. Going Back Home Ginger Baker and Bill Frisell. Thx to Kevin Amphan for creating the Spotify playlist http://open.spotify.com/user/pollysnack/playlist/5fOw8V2UL19QPEZwgiA6T2. That shows you can buy jazz albuns all you want, listen to it all you want, but still dont hear the music. There are some great albums and I have got a lot of them, but everybody seems to have been listening in the other direction. Nothing from Freddie Hubbard or Woody Shaw? And if theyre gonna include compilations, then you MUST include the phenomenal CTI Records- The Cool Revolution. Alan Silva Seasons;Treasure Box Key track: On My Way To Harlem, One of the greatest jazz guitarists of all time, the prolific Detroiter Burrell made his recording debut with trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie in 1951 and from there rapidly became sought after as a sideman. Waltz For Debbys material was drawn from the same performance that yielded the Sunday At The Village Vanguard album, with Evans, bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian showing a high degree of empathy and symbiotic communication never before witnessed in a jazz trio setting. OK, I said it. Stayed at the top of the charts for a long time. Though the saxophonist was contracted to Prestige at the time, he was allowed to record a one-off session for Alfred Lions Blue Note label, and it turned out to be an absolute gem. No Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan, Vince Guaraldis, Anita ODay this list is certainly lacking. I know I will Mingus with Charles again, when I do, Ill tell him to play Ah Um SHEPP at his best is an enormus power, everybody of you must listen to his records THE NEW WAVE OF JAZZ IS ON IMPULS, that was the slogan on these albums IMPULSE: LP-records of those days. Key track: When Can I Kiss You Again, Blessed with a sweetly soulful voice, this groundbreaking Miami chanteuse, born to a French mother and Haitian father, picked up Best Jazz Vocal award at the 2018 Grammys for Dreams & Daggers; an enterprising 34-track double album that contrasts live performances capturing her at New Yorks iconic Village Vanguard venue with studio recordings featuring a string quartet. Right. Oh ! NO ALBUM BUT you can get THE CHRIS NOWAK PROJECT on YOUTUBE!!! was Dolphys debut for Blue Note and came on the back of several LPs for Prestiges New Jazz imprint. No Billie Holiday? Dolphy Out to Lunch. Chick Coreas Inner Space should be somewhere on the list. Key track: Maiden Voyage, Some deemed Duke Ellington to be well past his sell-by date when he appeared at the Newport Jazz Festival alongside many of the jazz worlds modernists in 1956. as rock moreso than jazz, but 1) Its jazz in structure, 2) they were & are hugely influential, & 3) they continued on where Miles Davis began in 69 & expanded the possibilities of electric jazz much to the chagrin of jazz snobs like Wynton Marsalis whose music I also like. Id have to include Sweet Rain and Crescent in my list of great albums theyre among my Desert Island Discs (8 tracks). OP for goodness sakes. 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. What about -Abbey Lincoln Straight Ahead (Max Roach, Coleman Hawkins, Eric Dolphy, Julian Priester, Mal Waldren) A thankless task , but a commendable effort , if one only likes Modern Jazz ( which I do , very much so ) .. Arguably the most perfect of Weather Reports 14 studio albums, Heavy Weather remains one of the best jazz albums of the fusion era. Though Coltrane recorded several landmark albums both before and after A Love Supreme, this game-changing 1965 LP sealed his immortality and sits rightfully among the best jazz albums of all time. And wheres Jim Hall? Bless you all jazz lovers. I would stick with original issues. Unlike some guitarists, Green never tried to overpower the listener with elaborate or flashy runs but preferred to pick out single-note melodies that stayed within the boundaries of good taste. Also I would include somewhere Yusef Lateef Eastern Sounds. People, dont get your panties in a bunch. I only have 36 of the 50. The sets only slow song, Vein Melter, is an oozy soundscape. Important and essential pioneers among many others of early jazz. was Gordons third album for the label and found him in the company of pianist Sonny Clark, bassist Butch Warren, and drummer Billy Higgins. Short much of famous jazz artistes in the list, Kind of blue is good but still faraway to the first ranking , Im glad you got Charlie Christian and Wes Montgomery, but how about the Greatest Blue Note battled to get Monks music to a wider audience but without much success. Beyond the Missouri Sky by Metheny and Charlie Haden is a glaring omission. The record was made in one, single session and even for Jazz records that is pretty unheard of. Denis is an update of gospel-tinged 60s soul jazz while The Stinger is a propulsive swinger that Art Blakey would have been proud of. Despite his young age, Brownie left a good number of recordings that continue to preserve his name, the best of which is arguably this one, laid down in August 1954 when Brown and drummer Max Roach co-led a quintet that included saxophonist Harold Land. With an incendiary and inspiring performance that wowed the Newport audience, however, Ellington and his band demonstrated that they could still deliver the goods while asserting that big bands still had a place in jazz.. All of the above titles are also sometimes known as Porgy & Bess . They all furthered the art of jazz!!!!! Though for health reasons he no longer plays his beloved tenor saxophone, this seminal 1957 album which gave Rollins his nickname reminds us of his unparalleled brilliance as an improviser. -Geri Allen, Charlie Haden, Paul Motian Etudes MICHAEL BRECKER have a place for me but also CHARLIE PARKER WITH STRINGS is beautiful, right ? ALL of these artists had albums that whould fit into the list!!! 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. I dont see the Jazz Crusaders on that list. Key track: Infant Eyes, Though originally from Pennsylvania, tenor sax titan Stan Getz became associated with the cool, West Coast jazz sound in the 50s. Ella ? Its so annoying to see the same albums on the top 5, again and again. When they say theres going to be sunshine, you better believe it. ? Kind of Blue is truly great, but A Love Supreme is celestial! This 2004 album is the best of the jazz trios output, reflecting their deconstruction-style approach to both jazz standards and pop-rock songs. I was looking for a CHRISTIAN whos the genius of the Electric Guitar, instead I found CHARLIE We Get Requests is my fave. Getz is the only American on the recording. You know that by American it was meant as North American and more specifically the United States of American rather than Canada, Central or South American. Perhaps it is not the fault of the writer or the editor but perhaps it is. Lingua Franca Peter Epstein/Brad Shepik. Funny, I do have about 75% of the Albums listed. 18. Ramsey Lewis would definitely be somewhere on my top 50 along with Chris Botti and Paul Hardcastle. Miles Davis Kind of Blue4 9Miles Davis Bitches Brew YEAY!!! The groups harshest detractors damned them as pretentious and self-indulgent, but, amazingly, they achieved mainstream success, particularly in America, where they were wholeheartedly embraced. Though Evans forte was lush romantic ballads, Sunday At The Village Vanguard shows that he could also swing with real verve. So let me share this information with you. the five I have mentioned are sidemen on some of these other albums in my list and as such do what they need to do, but none of them perform that well as leaders . somebody else noted nothing since 1977. ill add and precious little before approx 1950.

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