im starting to get into jazz, but i dont know anything about it. can anyone recomend some good songs or artists? i like the soft, slow songs with no singing. I suggest starting the Miles Davis classic Kind Of Blue I think its best that you start off with some contemporary artists.
Their music is easy listening & is a good starting point.
Joe Sample, Grover Washington Jr & Earl Clough are worth a listen.
The album Winelight by Washington Jr. is a classic.
If that is not your style then try artists like John Coltrane & Miles Davis are good legendary musicians.
Their music is timeless & has a huge fanbase around the globe.
Welcome to the jazz side of life
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B. See if you can find a cut of My Funny Valentine by just about anyone. It will be right up your alley. All answers above are excellent.
But there are so many kind of jazz, from duet to big bands so it is hard to suggest anything.
However, when I was young, I learned a lot about jazz and jazz musician in the ''Downbeat'' magazine.
Check this site, you might be interested:
http://www.downbeat.com/ Please start with Kind of Blue. It should be the starting point for all people just getting into jazz, but especially for you if you like softer, slower music. Kind of Blue is good and Miles Davis is a master
it would help if you could add a note of what music you listen to
I myself was introduced to jazz some time after listening to rock/alternative
if your moving in to jazz from rock/rap i would recommend
- Medeski, Martin and Wood
- Charlie Hunter, and his trio
- John Scofield
- Soulive, excluding the new cd
- Bad Plus
Then my other HIGHLY recommended picks,
- Bill Frisell, (Floratone)
- Pat Matheny
- Weather Report
- John McLaughlin
- John Abercrombie
Then some good traditional jazz, the SLOW stuff i guess
- Bill Evans
- Miles Davis
- Herbie Hancock wycliffe gordon These albums that I am suggesting are easy to like. Yes, Charlie Parker and Dizzy were great, but not for beginners. These albums are perfect for all listeners, and they are all jazz classics.
Miles Davis Kind of Blue album. It's a great album for a beginner, and it's great even if you've heard a whole lot of jazz. Get it.
Thelonious Monk is another great and important master of jazz. I suggest that you start out with the Monk's Dream album.Monk swings the hardest of any jazz musician, in my little opinion.
Roland Kirk's album , The Inflated Tear really turned me onto jazz. I still enjoy it and respect it.
Grant Green's Matador album is a great album, centered around the guitar playing, although McCoy Tyner is at his best (piano player from Coltrane's band). It's another great album that's easy to like.
Wayne Shorter's album Speak No Evil is a great album that you really have to hear. I can't even talk about it. The whole band is amazing.
Herbie Hancock's album, Maiden Voyage is another great and easy to like album. Freddie Hubbard is at his best through the whole album (on trumpet, fluglehorn). It's a concept album, and it really does flow like the sea, as Herbie intended it to.
Horace Silver plays piano with soul. The songs are great and so is the band. Everything works on this album called Song For My father. It's another easy to like album too.
Please trust these suggestions. These are classic albums. They are accessible to any listener. These albums are the best place to start with. I know what I'm talking about.
PS-You can check out accurate reviews of these albums at http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql... Miles Davis
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