Members Jerdrum Posted February 16, 2009 Members Share Posted February 16, 2009 I have played jazz occasionally, and have been exposed to different styles of jazz, periodically , throughout my life. It has never really been my first choice for listening or playing, but now I would really like to get deeper into it, and really study the different styles of jazz and the great drummers. I would like to get a playlist, on my ipod, of the ten best albums to learn different styles of jazz and learn from the master drummers of jazz. I realize that it's probably hard to pick the ten best, but I would like evereyones 'opinion, and I will take the most popular answers.Hopefully, they are available from I tunes. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FusionDrums.com Posted February 17, 2009 Members Share Posted February 17, 2009 That's a good plan! Jazz can be overwhelming if you're not sure where to start so having a few great albums to start with is great. Here's a few ideas. Album, Artist, Drummer Saxophone Colossus, Sonny Rollins. Max Roach. Four and More, Miles Davis. Tony Williams.Kind of Blue, Miles Davis. Jimmy Cobb.A Love Supreme, John Coltrane. Elvin Jones.Now He Sings, Now He Sobs, Chick Corea. Roy Haynes.A Night At Birdland vol. 1 or 2, Art Blakey. Art Blakey.Live, Brad Mehldau. Jeff BallardBig Swing Face, Buddy Rich. Buddy Rich.Time Out, Dave Brubeck. Joe MorelloElvin! Elvin Jones, Elvin JonesMilestone, Miles Davis. Philly Jo Jones. That list should be a good start for you. I'd follow-up with anything by any of those guys. Note that Ballard is a modern guy who does a great job on that Mehldau CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Darten Posted February 17, 2009 Members Share Posted February 17, 2009 The only one I would add to that list is: Live at the Jazz Workshop, Thelonius Monk, Ben Riley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zildjian@consol Posted February 17, 2009 Members Share Posted February 17, 2009 add to that list Billy Cobham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members D Carroll Posted February 17, 2009 Members Share Posted February 17, 2009 10: Miles Davis- Kind Of Blue9: Bela fleck and the fleck tones- hidden land8: Art Blakey & the jazz mess- A night in Tunisia7: The Jazz Messengers6: Louis Armstrong: Hello Dolly5: The Bad Plus: For all I care4. John Coltrane- Blue Train3: John Coltrane- Giant Steps2: Miles Davis- Birth of Cool1: John Coltrane- A love supreme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cearleywine Posted February 17, 2009 Members Share Posted February 17, 2009 Miles Davis-Kind of blue(really anything before his later period was highly praised)Dave Brubeck-Time outClaude Bolling and Yo-yo ma- Suite for cello and jazz trioDexter Gordon-GoCannonball Adderley-Something ElseDiana Krall-Stepping outDr. Lonnie Smith-Too damn Hot!Kurt Elling-the MessengerOscar Peterson-We get requestsPat Metheny-Day TripWynton Marsalis-Standard time volume 1Bill Evans- At the Montreaux. more fusion, latin, or the funky side:Chick Corea-Ultimate adventureSoulive-Steady GroovinMedeski Martin and wood- It's a jungle in here(my fav but all their albums are fun)John Scofield-A Go Go(featuring Medeski, Martin, and Wood)Jaco Pastorius-self titledJoshua Redman Elastic Band-MomentumBilly Cobham-SpectrumMichael Wolff-Dangerous VisionSteve Smith and Vital Information-VitalizationTim Hagans-Animation-ImaginationWeather Report-8:30Pancho Sanchez-Conga CalienteConrad Herwig-Another kind of blue(kind of blue all latin style) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundcreation Posted February 17, 2009 Members Share Posted February 17, 2009 I won't give you a ten best but what I will say is work your way into it via basic swing to the more crazy stuff. So take someone like miles davis....you could start with the early stuff like round about midnight (Philly Joe Jones) and kind of blue (Jimmy Cobb) and then follow the progression to the tony williams era stuff which kind of gets nuts. Of course get stuff by the masters like Art Blakey, Max Roach, Tony Williams Elvin Jones etc...(they should all be on i tunes I would guess)..the list is crazy....but be aware with out a basic grasp of triplet time swing patterns...a lot of what you'll hear from those guy's will be difficult to pull apart and learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boomboomdrums Posted February 17, 2009 Members Share Posted February 17, 2009 Moanin' - Art Blakey and the Jazz MessengersBam Bam Bam - Ray Brown TrioBlue Train - John ColtraneMilt Jackson and the Clayton Hamilton Orchestra - ExplosionMiles Davis - Miles SmilesBuddy Rich - Swingin' New Big BandGene Krupa - Drumming ManSpectrum - Billy CobhamHeavy Weather - Weather ReportMaynard Ferguson - Chameleon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cearleywine Posted February 18, 2009 Members Share Posted February 18, 2009 Milt Jackson with Clayton and Hamilton! Christ I need that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members D Carroll Posted February 18, 2009 Members Share Posted February 18, 2009 damnit boom, we were all agreed on 'Kind of Blue' until you () Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agogobill Posted February 18, 2009 Members Share Posted February 18, 2009 Gil Evans - Out of the CoolJohn Coltrane - A Love SupremeJohn Coltrane and Johnny Hartman - John Coltrane and Johnny HartmanMiles Davis - Kind of Blue, In A Silent WayReturn To Forever - Crystal Silence, Light As a FeatherWeather Report - 1st self-titled albumDianne Reeves - Good Night and Good LuckCharlie Parker - Now's The TimeJaco Pastorius - Word of MouthLos Hombres Calientes - Vol.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boomboomdrums Posted February 18, 2009 Members Share Posted February 18, 2009 damnit boom, we were all agreed on 'Kind of Blue' until you ( ) Yeah I know D. I just gotta be different. I have "Kind of Blue" and it's good and all that, but I think it's kindof boring. Love "Minnie the Moocher", especially the piano solo. I think part of it is the one I have has two versions of "Blue in Green" back to back a the end. Kindof does me in I guess. But, yeah, it's a good one. Maybe #11. Check out "Miles Smiles" though if you don't have it. It will make you smile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cearleywine Posted February 18, 2009 Members Share Posted February 18, 2009 what album was Minnie the Moocher on? I've heard of Cab Calloway and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy's version but never Miles. Also, my Kind of Blue album has two versions of flamenco sketches. Do you have a special edition or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CosmicArp Posted February 18, 2009 Members Share Posted February 18, 2009 ok leave the other art blakey ones for now and check out the african beat by art blakey and the jazz messengers, a great discovery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boomboomdrums Posted February 18, 2009 Members Share Posted February 18, 2009 what album was Minnie the Moocher on? I've heard of Cab Calloway and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy's version but never Miles. Also, my Kind of Blue album has two versions of flamenco sketches. Do you have a special edition or something? Sorry, I meant "Freddie Freeloader" (it was a late). You're right about "Flamenco Sketches" being on there twice. Sounds like you and I have the same CD. Sorry for the misinformation ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FusionDrums.com Posted February 22, 2009 Members Share Posted February 22, 2009 I neglected to mention that you'd also want to check out stuff from Tito Puente to get the latin feel. El Negro today has a great modern interpretation of that. I'm assuming you're already familiar with much of the work of the fusion greats like Cobham, Weckl, Vinnie, Steve Smith etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Longfuse Posted February 22, 2009 Members Share Posted February 22, 2009 Can't think of ten, but these are a few 'must have' albums for me: Miles Davis - Kind of BlueJohn Coltrane - Crescent (very soulful)Alice Coltrane - Journey in Satchidananda (trippy grooves)Gary Burton - Country Roads and Other Places (the late 60s album, not the more recent one with similar name): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjawOCLFFeE Plus, any 60s Ramsay Lewis Trio, Roland Kirk, Wayne Shorter or Herbie Hancock. Can't go wrong with those guys. Incidentally, the above were chosen for the music, not necessarily the drumming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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