Are There Any Jazz Lovers Out There?

[Elvis]

 

[Elvis]

 

[Elvis]

...probably the sexiest scene ever filmed....

 

[Elvis]

 

[xylstra]

I know that supposedly only 5% of Americans listen to Jazz. I'm hooked on 1960's-1950's jazz in particular, but also listen to everything jazz, including a lot of the very modern stuff. At the moment, my favorite is Bill Evan's Empathy . Two newer all-time favorites are Charlie Haden, Keith Jarret's 2010 Jasmine, and Ahmad Jamal's 2011 Blue Moon.

Jazz lovers, what's your favorite 50's/60's and current jazz?

Do you mean Schräge Musik? Everyone on this site will be into that!

 

[Elvis]

 

[Elvis]

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Loves me some jazz. Trane, Dexter Gordon and bop really fill me out. WesMo, Kenny Burrell, and Joe Pass on guitar (I'm a guitarist) always sit well with me. Listening a lot to John Scofield lately too. Joe Lovano's playing is great too, the boy could blow.

But Joe! Good lord, he was on point.

 

[Elvis]

Thumpalumpacus,

That's very cool.
I'm an Ed Bickert fan myself, but speaking of Joe Pass, do you have the Jazz/Concord album?
I found it about 10 years ago and have really enjoyed it ever sense.

 

[wlewisiii]

 

[bdefen]

Thumpalumpacus,

That's very cool.
I'm an Ed Bickert fan myself, but speaking of Joe Pass, do you have the Jazz/Concord album?
I found it about 10 years ago and have really enjoyed it ever sense.

Joe Pass did some great stuff with Ella Fitzgerald.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Thumpalumpacus,

That's very cool.
I'm an Ed Bickert fan myself, but speaking of Joe Pass, do you have the Jazz/Concord album?
I found it about 10 years ago and have really enjoyed it ever sense.

I don't have that album, no.

I sure agree with you that Bickert is one hell of a musician -- good call on that.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Joe Pass did some great stuff with Ella Fitzgerald.

I had tix to go see them in Ojai, California shortly before Joe's death, but was unable to attend all the same.

 

[Elvis]

Joe Pass did some great stuff with Ella Fitzgerald.

Speaking of Ella Fitzgerald, about 20 years ago I stumbled across this album, featuring the talents of Andre Previn.
Neat little set of standards.
Check it out if you ever get the chance....




...and since you brought up Joe Pass....

 

[Elvis]

I don't have that album, no.

I sure agree with you that Bickert is one hell of a musician -- good call on that.

I discovered Ed through an album that Paul Desmond put out called Like Someone in Love.
Great little album. Literally the musical interpretation of a warm spring day.
Been a fan ever since....

 

[Elvis]

 

[wlewisiii]

Rest in Peace, Chick Corea

 

[Elvis]

Amazing track, wlewisiii and Corea will be sorely missed.
I was shocked to hear of his passing. I had no idea he was sick.
Return to Forever changed their sound so much between the first and second incarnation.
Your cut show the 2nd incarnation, which was so powerful and precise.
I still love that first album though. So "free and easy" and so different from what the band eventually became.

 

[Elvis]

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

First, a tip o' the hat to a great musician:



... and then what else I'm listening to: