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Jazz
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Art Tatum & many others.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
I'm very fond of jazz but sometimes I think the trumpets get to me too much and I get turned off for a while and then come right back to it later on.
The best jazz I like are soft female vocals that really helps me to get through the day.
Of course I can't think of jazz without a special mention to Tia Brazda and Edwyn Collins!
And when I die. ..... that nice send off!
I've always liked Jazz - but varying in time and as to genres - so collected quite a bit of vinyl early as a youth (1960s onwards). A few records were passed on from an older brother - Benny Goodman and Gene Krupa, so big band stuff, for example - and given it was the Trad Revival era in the UK then, I also got into earlier Jazz - Louis Armstrong and similar (King Oliver) - and hence the earliest recorded material (1917 I think). Also, since Dave Brubeck's Take Five was a big hit then, I took an interest in Modern Jazz and where such came from. Exploring the Modern Jazz greats like Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, etc., took some time. Nice that in those days one could have the record played in a booth before buying - HMV in London, for example. As per below, there are an awful lot of people and genres to explore:
As to favourites - well from the earliest - King Oliver, Fletcher Henderson, Sidney Bechet, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, then the various big bands such as Benny Goodman, then all the big names, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker (Bird), Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, the Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ), Dave Brubeck, and many others, such as Fats Navarro, Sonny Rollins, Bill Evans, later as to Chick Corea, Return to Forever, Polish MJQ, etc. And I was lucky enough to have seen some of these in concert or at Ronnie Scotts club in London.
As to favourites - well from the earliest - King Oliver, Fletcher Henderson, Sidney Bechet, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, then the various big bands such as Benny Goodman, then all the big names, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker (Bird), Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, the Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ), Dave Brubeck, and many others, such as Fats Navarro, Sonny Rollins, Bill Evans, later as to Chick Corea, Return to Forever, Polish MJQ, etc. And I was lucky enough to have seen some of these in concert or at Ronnie Scotts club in London.
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RestlessSoul
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I’m a big fan of Dmitri Shostakovich’s Jazz Suites. But I’ve no idea why he called them
that - the best known is actually a waltz
that - the best known is actually a waltz
Not really into jaz in a big way but enjoy listening to some, Bix Beiderbecke was good but i prefer jazz / rock fusion of people like Manfred Mann, Steely Dan. Ginger Baker,
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The word jazz is a fuzzy term that comprises a variety of musical substyles that roughly speaking, depart from classical music by introducing improvisation, more syncopation, unusual time signatures, and complex, dissonant tonalities (scales, chords, and chord progressions).
Jazz is one of the traditions of folk music (original meaning), which is the music that people without formal training in music theory and reading music play around campfires and other informal gatherings. Besides jazz, this includes Irish jigs, polkas, gospel, country, western, blues, bluegrass, "folk" music (American balladeers and acoustic guitarists singing about social issues), rhythm and blues, and rock.
Jazz musicians are more knowledgeable about reading and composing music than most of the others named, and they deviate most from classical principles of melody, harmony, and time, so it can be difficult for the unaccustomed ear to understand or enjoy.
So, if you like more traditional and sing-songy music, Dixie (Louie Armstrong) may be for you. It's basically church hymns with improvisation in multiple instruments at once.
Swing (Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Benny Goodman) is fairly palatable to the unfamiliar ear.
Bebop (Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker) steps out a bit more.
The more modern forms like cool jazz (Miles Davis) and free jazz (Ornette Coleman and John Coltrane) are probably the hardest to understand.
And then there are fusion forms since then that add in rock (Herbie Hancock and Weather Report), pop (Herb Alpert, Kenny G), or Latin influences (Tito Puente and Chick Corea), which make them more familiar sounding and thus digestible.
So, you'll need to sample a few of these to see how far out there you want to go.
Regarding my preferences, I don't really like jazz much. I like bossa nova (Charlie Bird), but that's easy listening, like Girl From Ipanema - syncopated, a Latin feel, but very familiar chords and scales.
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Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
I like hot jazz better than cool jazz if that makes sense. I also like most fusion and swing and beebop jazz.
I like a lot of jazz but I don't understand how people practice it!
I like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker etc. Hey, I am from New Orleans and can hardly help myself.
One of my favorite memories is of sitting in a bar with my dad (called Oscars) and hearing a trumpet through the walls, as he or she practiced. This was in Metairie.
I love the show Treme. One of the story lines is about a guy who is trying to break into the jazz scene. Lots and lots of different types of jazz in that series.
I like a lot of jazz but I don't understand how people practice it!
I like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker etc. Hey, I am from New Orleans and can hardly help myself.
One of my favorite memories is of sitting in a bar with my dad (called Oscars) and hearing a trumpet through the walls, as he or she practiced. This was in Metairie.
I love the show Treme. One of the story lines is about a guy who is trying to break into the jazz scene. Lots and lots of different types of jazz in that series.
ImmortalFlame
Woke gremlin
I wanted to read this thread about jazz, but I find it so difficult to read the posts that nobody is posting.
This jazz-related joke comes to you courtesy of the 1950s.
This jazz-related joke comes to you courtesy of the 1950s.
To recommend anything for a listen - I'd go for Time Out and Time Further Out LPs from Dave Brubeck, Lola LP from Polish MJQ, Sing, Sing, Sing from Benny Goodman (Carnegie Hall concert), Interplay LP by Bill Evans, anything by Django Reinhardt, amongst so many others.
I love sax, particularly alto.