New to Jazz - Help

[Guest]

So the only jazz I've really been exposed to was some horrible readers digest(?) version of Kind of Blue and a Thelonius Monk album that I hated.

 

Work from home led me to deciding to listen to Kind of Blue (really for the first time) as 'background' music, and I lost a few hours going down a tidal rabbit hole - I finally get it (a bit). I had a go a little while back, but passive enjoyment proved the key.

 

I have about 50 albums under my belt over a few weeks, and I have l established I like 'modal', and in particular trumpet/drums/bass trios... recommendations?

 

ty - a noob

Edited August 13, 2020 by Guest

[BATMAQN]

 

[surprisetech]

Not 'modal', but you might like Chuck Mangione.

Chet Baker might be up your alley too.

[Grimmie]

I got into jazz around the turn of the century and pretty late in my musical life having been, at times, through most genre's of music but always viewed jazz as impenetrable, self-indulgent noodling (which it can often be) and not worth exploring. Having said that I too found 'Kind of Blue and loved it so tried other American old school albums to limited success.

 

The Patricia Barber Youtube above with it's noodling and interpretations of 'Standards', that stuff leave me a bit cold and uninterested (though I do love Melody Gardot).  In the mid nineties, I discovered dance and electronic music can be a fabulous avenue to wander down and I found a left turn into jazz-inspired area's through St. Germain's album 'Tourist'. From there European and more modern styles of jazz have been my preference and have found dozens of great albums. Here's a few to discover:

 

Bugge Wesseltoft. - 'Moving'

Bugge Wesseltoft & Henrik Schwartz. - 'Duo'

(Find Bugge Wesseltoft's collaboration with Laurent Garnier "Man with the Red Face' - Fantastic) (OK enough Bugge)

Marc Moulin. - 'Top Secret'

Cinematic Orchestra. - 'Every Day'

GoGo Penguin. - 'A Humdrum Star'

BadBadNotGood. - 'III'

Get the Blessing. - 'Lope and Antilope'

EST. - 'Viaticum'

Nils Petter Molvaer. - 'Khmer'

Skalpel. - 'Skalpel'

A few quieter more classical music tinted;

Lars Danielsson. - Libretto (I, II & III)

Tord Gustavsen Trio. - 'The Ground'

Vassilis Tsabropoulos. - 'Melos'

Falling Water Trio. - 'Stay'.

 

You'll notice that none of the above are from the originators of jazz music, that being the Black American tradition. I do have a few albums of that style but find I listen to them only occasionally and quite fitfully. The European school's where it's at for me.

[Guest]

18 hours ago, BATMAQN said:

 

Glad I listened - but too much Piano, singing,guitar - not enough trumpet.

[Guest]

5 hours ago, surprisetech said:

Not 'modal', but you might like Chuck Mangione.

Chet Baker might be up your alley too.

 

4 hours ago, Grimmie said:

I got into jazz around the turn of the century and pretty late in my musical life having been, at times, through most genre's of music but always viewed jazz as impenetrable, self-indulgent noodling (which it can often be) and not worth exploring. Having said that I too found 'Kind of Blue and loved it so tried other American old school albums to limited success.

 

The Patricia Barber Youtube above with it's noodling and interpretations of 'Standards', that stuff leave me a bit cold and uninterested (though I do love Melody Gardot).  In the mid nineties, I discovered dance and electronic music can be a fabulous avenue to wander down and I found a left turn into jazz-inspired area's through St. Germain's album 'Tourist'. From there European and more modern styles of jazz have been my preference and have found dozens of great albums. Here's a few to discover:

 

Bugge Wesseltoft. - 'Moving'

Bugge Wesseltoft & Henrik Schwartz. - 'Duo'

(Find Bugge Wesseltoft's collaboration with Laurent Garnier "Man with the Red Face' - Fantastic) (OK enough Bugge)

Marc Moulin. - 'Top Secret'

Cinematic Orchestra. - 'Every Day'

GoGo Penguin. - 'A Humdrum Star'

BadBadNotGood. - 'III'

Get the Blessing. - 'Lope and Antilope'

EST. - 'Viaticum'

Nils Petter Molvaer. - 'Khmer'

Skalpel. - 'Skalpel'

A few quieter more classical music tinted;

Lars Danielsson. - Libretto (I, II & III)

Tord Gustavsen Trio. - 'The Ground'

Vassilis Tsabropoulos. - 'Melos'

Falling Water Trio. - 'Stay'.

 

You'll notice that none of the above are from the originators of jazz music, that being the Black American tradition. I do have a few albums of that style but find I listen to them only occasionally and quite fitfully. The European school's where it's at for me.

 

TY Both - these are now on the list for Monday

[Monty]

Try 'Cantaloupe Island' by Herbie Hancock from Empyran Isles. It's modal, but also very hooky and accessible. A quartet with Freddie Hubbard on cornet plus Miles Davis' mid-60s rhythm section. 

 

 

[mrbuzzardstubble]

31 minutes ago, Monty said:

Try 'Cantaloupe Island' by Herbie Hancock from Empyran Isles. It's modal, but also very hooky and accessible. A quartet with Freddie Hubbard on cornet plus Miles Davis' mid-60s rhythm section. 

 

 

Love that song 

Dip trip flip fantasia.

 

 

 

[BATMAQN]

 

Some nice trumpet in this.

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Monty said:

Try 'Cantaloupe Island' by Herbie Hancock from Empyran Isles. It's modal, but also very hooky and accessible. A quartet with Freddie Hubbard on cornet plus Miles Davis' mid-60s rhythm section. 

 

 

Very interesting, Love it. LOVE th trumpet, how on eartth is it that it fits over that stock '60s background music theme song music so well?

 

It's made Friday night music night. Actually prefer being just outside of the room with the system cranked a little.

 

 

[t_mike]

While we're looking at Herbies melons...

 

 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, t_mike said:

While we're looking at Herbies melons...

 

 

 

I have Man-Child (MFSL CD), so will give thta a listen monday.

[Godot]

If you want some trumpet and double bass try Nightfall by Till Bronner / Dieter Ilg, a good intro into Till Bronner’s incredible playing. If you want some trumpet EDM check out Timmy Trumpet. The first suggestion for some nice toe tapping listening, the second for jumping around! Enjoy!