Can anyone recommend any good jazz or blues music - either specific songs or musicians?
Recommendations: jazz and blues music
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More of a modern rock/funk style but I really like Soulive and Stanton Moore.
Old school blues
RL Burnside
T Model Ford
Junior Kimbrough
New old school blues
Black Keys
Check out Fat Possum Records www.fatpossum.com
RL Burnside
T Model Ford
Junior Kimbrough
New old school blues
Black Keys
Check out Fat Possum Records www.fatpossum.com
I personally love some of the old classics (you really can't go wrong with them).
Dave Brubeck
John Coltrane
Ella Fitzgerald
Billie Holiday
Miles Davis
Thelonious Monk
There are some great modern jazz artists out there as well. Not really sure what you're looking for.
Bela Fleck
Dave Brubeck
John Coltrane
Ella Fitzgerald
Billie Holiday
Miles Davis
Thelonious Monk
There are some great modern jazz artists out there as well. Not really sure what you're looking for.
Bela Fleck
alligator has some great and cheap samplers...stuff from albert collins and the like.
i turned stosh onto the Stax/Volt stuff...there's loads of it, but i'm sure you are familiar w/ some of the bigger names on the label (sam & dave, otis redding, rufus thomas, booker t & the MGs, staples singers, etc).
jazz is a huge genre...gotta be a bit more specific in terms of what you are looking for.
i turned stosh onto the Stax/Volt stuff...there's loads of it, but i'm sure you are familiar w/ some of the bigger names on the label (sam & dave, otis redding, rufus thomas, booker t & the MGs, staples singers, etc).
jazz is a huge genre...gotta be a bit more specific in terms of what you are looking for.
Miles is the man. Get "Kind of Blue" if nothing else. Classic.
what type of blues/jazz do you want?
is there a specific instrument you like hearing more than others?
Guitar blues,
Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Otis Rush, T-bone Walker, and Freddie King are good.
Harp (harmonica, stuff) Lazy Lester is amuzing if nothing else, and of course "little Walter"
I could go on for a while about the blues and again about jazz, the folks I have listed above will give you a base for "older original blues" I would take these names and type them into Pandora.com (the music genome project) and start listening to things they suggest, you can make suggestions back to it, so you can direct what it plays, indirectly.
is there a specific instrument you like hearing more than others?
Guitar blues,
Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Otis Rush, T-bone Walker, and Freddie King are good.
Harp (harmonica, stuff) Lazy Lester is amuzing if nothing else, and of course "little Walter"
I could go on for a while about the blues and again about jazz, the folks I have listed above will give you a base for "older original blues" I would take these names and type them into Pandora.com (the music genome project) and start listening to things they suggest, you can make suggestions back to it, so you can direct what it plays, indirectly.
I was going to suggest Bitches Brew myself.
Another, ehem no pun intended, favorite is Coltrane's version of "Favorite Things".
If you like sax I might suggest Charlie(the Bird) Parker and Lester (the Pres) Young as well.
Other good jazz:
Wes Montgomery "West Coast Blues" early jazz guitar.
Dave Brubeck. "Timeout" revolutionary for its use of very bizzarre time signatures.
my personal favorite jazz musicians:
john coltrane
sun ra
john zorn
miles davis
art ensemble of chicago
pharoah sanders
archie shepp
ornette coleman
john coltrane
sun ra
john zorn
miles davis
art ensemble of chicago
pharoah sanders
archie shepp
ornette coleman
I'm actually familiar with very little of it. A buddy in college did a jazz/blues show for the university's radio station - 1 hour once a week, and that's the only exposure I have to it. I like it because it speaks to me...
I guess I'm just looking for something with some soul. I don't care if it's mellow and old school, or a blues-ish rock (thinking Kenny Wayne Sheppard)... I just want something with more substance than the crap I hear on the radio all the time (pop, top 40, hard rock, etc.).
Older Jazz:
Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd - Jazz Samba
Dizzy Gillespie - Old Man Rebob
Oscar Peterson Trio - Anything in his collection
Miles Davis - Milestones or Kind of Blue
Late 60's early 70s funk and rock infused Jazz:
Miles Davis - On the Corner
Herbie Hancock - Headhunters and then Thrust (in that order)
Weather Report - Live & Unrealeased
Jaco Pastoreus - Jaco
Newer Jazz:
Medeski Martin & Wood - Uninvisible or Last Chance to Dance Trance
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey - Walking with Giants or Sameness of Difference
Bill Frisell - Unspeakable
John Scofield - Up All Night
If your interested in Latin Jazz I can give you a bunch too, or if you say what kind of music you currently like I can probably choose a few key albums for you
Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd - Jazz Samba
Dizzy Gillespie - Old Man Rebob
Oscar Peterson Trio - Anything in his collection
Miles Davis - Milestones or Kind of Blue
Late 60's early 70s funk and rock infused Jazz:
Miles Davis - On the Corner
Herbie Hancock - Headhunters and then Thrust (in that order)
Weather Report - Live & Unrealeased
Jaco Pastoreus - Jaco
Newer Jazz:
Medeski Martin & Wood - Uninvisible or Last Chance to Dance Trance
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey - Walking with Giants or Sameness of Difference
Bill Frisell - Unspeakable
John Scofield - Up All Night
If your interested in Latin Jazz I can give you a bunch too, or if you say what kind of music you currently like I can probably choose a few key albums for you
Soul - Robert Randolph and the Family Band. has more soul than you can shake a stick at. Get your ass to church, mofo!
Medeski, Martin & Wood
Gonna have to agree with this statement.
Thanks for all the recommendations. I'll do some sampling of what you've all suggested and let you know what hits a nerve with me... perhaps that will be more helpful at getting at what I like/dislike.
you may be able to find a few public radio stations in your area that have jazz/blues shows. I know there is a great station that I was picking up in and around your area when I was passing through. I know there is one that I got that had 3 call numbers and 3 different cities it was broadcast out of, one of which was Oswego! I will see what I can find out.
Most of what I would recommend already has been recommended, but here three in each genre that shouldn't have been omitted:
Blues- Leadbelly, John Lee Hooker, B.B. King
Jazz- Stanley Clarke, Stanley Jordan, Benny Goodman
Blues- Leadbelly, John Lee Hooker, B.B. King
Jazz- Stanley Clarke, Stanley Jordan, Benny Goodman
Every time I listen to RRFB I get a strong urge to "see the light" John Belushi / Joliet Jake Blues style.
agreed
good additional recomendations!
online, www.kexp.org Sunday mornings, "Preaching the Blues". Streaming, they also archive the past few weeks shows that you can listen to.
OK, so far...
Miles Davis - All Blues:
Junior Kimbrough - Lonesome Road:
The Black Keys didn't do much for me.
Miles Davis - All Blues:
Junior Kimbrough - Lonesome Road:
The Black Keys didn't do much for me.
Can't go wrong with Miles Davis.
I recently came across some stuff online recorded by a friend of mine. We were in a metal band together back in high school, but I always knew he had more than metal in him.
Confrontation Guard
I'm hoping there is more coming.
I recently came across some stuff online recorded by a friend of mine. We were in a metal band together back in high school, but I always knew he had more than metal in him.
Confrontation Guard
I'm hoping there is more coming.
bo diddley as zydeco? really?
he's got the 12 bar stomp down pat. zydeco for me is an upbeat rhythm w/ accordian.
Wynton Marsalis
For some nice bluegrassy sounding jazz check out Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. Electric blues:Muddy Waters of course, Albert King, Robert Lockwood Jr., and Magic Sam are a few of the players i listen to. Jazz bass players: Jaco Pastorious, Victor Wooten (he's mixed with a lot of soul/funk also), Stanley Clarke who's been mentioned I believe, and Marcus Miller are some of my favorites.
I'm liking John Coltrane... especially his more mellow stuff.
stay away from _Ascension_, _Om_, or any of the later stuff w/ Rashied Ali on drums then!!!
Stevie Ray Vaughn, for rock-ier, Hendrix influenced blues rock. BB King, Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker for more traditional blues. Also try Keb Mo and Taj Mahal for something a bit different.
I have always liked Coltrane, and recently have been listening to a bit of Wynton Marsalis, try "Joe Cools blues" for a interesting shot of Peanuts music.
Also give Fareed Haque a shot. Best guitarist to ever come out of the mean streets of Glen Ellyn, Illinois! http://www.fareed.com or
http://www.garagemahal.com
I have always liked Coltrane, and recently have been listening to a bit of Wynton Marsalis, try "Joe Cools blues" for a interesting shot of Peanuts music.
Also give Fareed Haque a shot. Best guitarist to ever come out of the mean streets of Glen Ellyn, Illinois! http://www.fareed.com or
http://www.garagemahal.com
These are just general arbitrary categories I came up with. I could break things down into delta blues, chicago blues and all of that but I think it would be way too confusing. These are some of my favorites.
Old School Blues
Howlin’ Wolf (The London sessions is absolutely great, it has Howlin' Wolf playing with the likes of Clapton, Steve Winwood, and Bill Wyman)
Robert Johnson
James Cotton (Rocked in concert)
Muddy Waters
Skip James
John Lee Hooker
More Guitar oriented Blues
Albert King
B.B. King (Rocked in concert to boot)
Lightnin Hopkins
John Mayalls Bluesbreakers (especially with clapton, and they do a ton of great covers of old tunes)
Sizzling Electric Blues
Buddy Guy
Kenny Wayne Sheppard (Cause minor hearing loss and a rockin good time in concert)
Jimi Hendrix (his actual album named blues is phenomenal)
Cream (although blues rock or classic rock, a TON of their songs are covers or remakes of blues standards)
Stevie Ray Vaughan Blues (He is so good he deserves his own category)
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Jazz
Jaco Pastorious
Unclassified
Bela Fleck
Robert Randolph and the Family Band (Played a free concert when I was at college but I was riding
Old School Blues
Howlin’ Wolf (The London sessions is absolutely great, it has Howlin' Wolf playing with the likes of Clapton, Steve Winwood, and Bill Wyman)
Robert Johnson
James Cotton (Rocked in concert)
Muddy Waters
Skip James
John Lee Hooker
More Guitar oriented Blues
Albert King
B.B. King (Rocked in concert to boot)
Lightnin Hopkins
John Mayalls Bluesbreakers (especially with clapton, and they do a ton of great covers of old tunes)
Sizzling Electric Blues
Buddy Guy
Kenny Wayne Sheppard (Cause minor hearing loss and a rockin good time in concert)
Jimi Hendrix (his actual album named blues is phenomenal)
Cream (although blues rock or classic rock, a TON of their songs are covers or remakes of blues standards)
Stevie Ray Vaughan Blues (He is so good he deserves his own category)
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Jazz
Jaco Pastorious
Unclassified
Bela Fleck
Robert Randolph and the Family Band (Played a free concert when I was at college but I was riding
fantastic recommendations. Freddie King is a must-have.
more good recommendations.
look for Atlantic Records stuff from about the early 50s through the 70s or so. lots of good soul and blues. also check Sun Records.
my favorite jazz album is Charlie Parker - The Birdland Broadcasts 1951 and The Apollo Theatre Broadcasts 1950
Oh I almost forgot Son House. He is definately old school and definately awesome.
I love Stevie Ray Vaughn, Roomful of Blues, Duke Robillard(sp?), Bonnie Rait, Susan Tedeski, Derek Trucks Band
For jazz, Maynard Fergussen, Miles Davis, Dizzie G.
For jazz, Maynard Fergussen, Miles Davis, Dizzie G.