Members jonathan_matos5 Posted June 6, 2007 Members Share Posted June 6, 2007 duke ellington frank sinatra the rest of the rat packmiles davis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SB900LE Posted June 6, 2007 Members Share Posted June 6, 2007 Another vote for Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue" as a great starting point; it's one of my all-time favorite albums. I don't believe anyone has mentioned Dave Brubeck, except maybe in that long list; Check out the classic album "Time Out". Pat Metheny Group is a top favorite when it comes to modern works. Another of my modern favorites is David Sanborn (I saw him live twice with Marcus Miller on bass guitar). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nuts Posted June 6, 2007 Members Share Posted June 6, 2007 Eric Dolphy - Out To Lunch Andrew Hill - Point of DepartureAndrew Hill - Black FireOrnette Coleman - Shape of Jazz to Come You may want to wait to try these until you've absorbed some of the other stuff. Definitely start with Kind of Blue, though. Then maybe Mingus/Coltrane, and then stuff like this. It's a bit more avant-garde, with Out To Lunch basically being the definition of free jazz. But then again, the Ornette Coleman is gorgeous music, and I'm betting most newcomers to jazz would be able to appreciate it. Anyway, those are some of my favorites besides some of the ones that have been mentioned already. Oh yeah, those are all real good bass albums too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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