Jazz!

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » 06 Oct 2004 20:54

Hey - I know there are some Jazz fans out there - who are your favourite Jazz people?

I played jazz saxophone for a while - so I'm a big fan of the great saxophonists - especially Coltrane and Bird. I also really like Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie - I guess I'm a fan of the early modern jazz artists. Although I also like some more modern stuff as well like Herbie Hancock.

Please give thoughts not lists!

the Executioner · Post by **the Executioner** » 07 Oct 2004 09:25

I am a huge Jazz fanatic; I am obsessed. I made a huge list until I realized you said thoughts not lists.
I love the avant garde....Cecil Taylor (favorite), Eric Dolphy, Ornette Coleman, Roland Kirk, ect.
I love the old school.....Miles, Bird, Trane, Monk, Mingus, ect.
I like some new stuff too....Dave Holland Quintet, Satoko Fujii, David S. Ware, Brad Meldau, ect.
I listen to Jazz every spare moment I can.
I live Jazz. I love Jazz.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » 07 Oct 2004 12:31

i used to be way into it during jazz season, but im not playing as much right now and so im listening to more diluted stuff.

Soulive, charlie hunter, old george benson, BELA FLECK!!!, stanley jordan

ebo · Post by **ebo** » 11 Oct 2004 06:47

some faves of mine that haven't been mentioned yet:

Egberto Gismonti
John Abercrombie
Keith Jarrett

shreddaily · Post by **shreddaily** » 11 Oct 2004 21:40

My major in college is now guitar jazz studies, so I guess I'm into jazz, and being poor.

Wes Montgomery is the man. The way he developes his solos is magic. Soulful single note lines filled with motives, rythmic intensity and creative head quotes, super human octave sections, and block chords that put pianists to shame. Not to mention a tone that changed the world of g-tar.

I've been listen to a bit of Lester Young lately. I love his lack of arpegios and scale runs, he plays through the chord changes not over them. Those sax guys realy sound like they are singing, not like alot of the riff based g-tar players(myself included).

There are some talented mo fos at my school of music, though. Definatly some names that will become big one day, studieing and jamming next to me, very inspiring.

shreddaily · Post by **shreddaily** » 11 Oct 2004 21:54

ahhh crap now you've gotten me going.

I liked the Bad Plus'. I thought there first album showed alot of potential, a pianist with a good classical vocab and great left and right hand independence, a swinging bass player and a F*cking rock drummer, it was hot. Unfortunatly there second album didn't break any grounds and I lost intrest fast. Oh well, they tour and I'm sure I'll check them out.

Red Garlin is also one of my favorites for the same reason I like Wes, solo developement. There is just something about changing textures(ie single note>chords) in a solo that just keeps me listening. Block chords rule! You have to be a rythmic and harmonic master to hang with those guys.

oh yeah and Grant Green and Kenny Burrel are nice to. They don't seem super human in there ability, but they're in the pocket all the time. Not the mention the intertwineing of blues scales and beebob vocab. Again its variety, a mean BB King line over the A section and go all Charlie Parker over the bridge. mmmm good stuff.

shreddaily · Post by **shreddaily** » 11 Oct 2004 22:29

ahhhh T monk,

Iit took about 30 years for people to get what he was doing harmonicaly. I still don't have a clue. He took chord changes places they've never been. Everyone knows about tri-tone subs and ii V7s into key areas(or at least us geeks) but this guy reharmanized with a vision. And it does sound wrong somethings, but the third time you heard it that wrong note turns into a color, the color of monk.
Ahh and his heads(melodies). A true minimalist. Straight no chaser is the definition of motive work. All his famouse tunes you can just sing back after one listening. Simplicity is good. And most of his solos are built off the heads themselfs. Its realy refreshing to hear a bit of the head weaved into a solo. Not mention his rythmic variations are awsome. And then theres the classic monk strike, where he hits two notes and lets one ring. There isn't a (good) pianist out there who hasn't stolen that lick on a blues.
Thanks for letting me ramble Jeremy

pill · Post by **pill** » 12 Oct 2004 17:17

just kinda a side note, there may be some jazz at the sjff public show out of garfield high school, which has one of the best high school jazz bands in the country, so one more reason to come to seattle =P

Torch · Post by **Torch** » 24 Oct 2004 20:11

Jazz fucking rules. I could go on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on about it, but I guess I don't really have time right now. I will say that jazz is my favorite music to kick to.