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Apr 13, 2012 11:30 PM

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My passion for Jazz music has been reignited since watching Sakamichi no Apollon (and made me listen to Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers' Moanin') !!

This topic is for you guys and gals to recommend and share your favourite Jazz artists and/or songs from any era.

So post your favourite Jazz artists and/or songs which you recommend listening to (and its sub-genre if possible)!

OH, and to start off I recommend: "Giant Steps" by John Coltrane (tenor saxophonist). here's a link- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30FTr6G53VU

ps: Sakamichi no Apollon is the SHIT!! (pardon my language)

Apr 14, 2012 4:56 AM

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Well, Ella, Louis and Billie stay da shit in my heart, but I also enjoy very much to listen to: Esbjörn Svensson Trio, Jamie Cullum, Matthew Herbert Big Band.

Also, listening to Pink Martini makes me feel sexy. :)

Oh and Claude Nougaro... A French singer, huge fan of jazz, was a marvel to me. I miss him.

Apr 14, 2012 11:30 AM

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Before I watched the first episode I was wondering if they'd be playing original tunes or jazz standards, and now I'm wondering what other jazz standards they'll (hopefully) be playing.

Here's another Art Blakey performance of a classic Duke Ellington number:

Apr 14, 2012 1:07 PM

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A couple of some albums in the store in the background in the first episode of Sakamichi no Apollon:

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Apr 14, 2012 6:03 PM

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=j7R5QMJqPso

Apr 15, 2012 1:05 AM

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What a way to make your first post & thread.

Love jazz but know next to fuck all about it. Still might as well contribute.

The first one the simpsons lol & the second was through 2pac.

Apr 15, 2012 1:21 AM

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Keiko Matsui is at the moment my favourite artist, its all pretty much instrumental jazz no vocals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzqsWxau_gI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHr5onkucpY

cant seem to be getting the embed working, unless im doing something wrong.

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Apr 15, 2012 2:37 AM

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Apr 15, 2012 3:36 AM

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCCRI1Kf6Bk

Not sure how to post it as a window as i dont post alot but enjoy

Apr 15, 2012 8:57 AM

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You embed YT videos with this code:

[yt]X[/yt]

Where "X" is the string of 11 characters that comes after "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v="

Apr 15, 2012 9:11 AM

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Try this, I'm sure most of you haven't listened:

Apr 15, 2012 3:06 PM

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Hopefully the protagonist listens to some Keith Jarrett sometime in the show.

Jarrett, Coltrane, Ayler, Brotzmann, Mingus, Dolphy, Komeda, and Kaoru Abe are all terrific jazz artists.

Apr 15, 2012 7:27 PM

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Oh man. This show surprised me so much. I didn't read the summary to it; just watched it since it was getting lots of hype.

When the jazz kicked in... I fell in love with this show!~

Okay -- here are some of my recs.

I LOVE Jazz Fusion. It's one of my favorite genres. Fusion (if you don't know) is the blending of Rock and Jazz into one amazing genre. It's upbeat Jazz with rock influences basically.

The masters of Jazz fusion include but are not limited to: Dennis Chambers (amazing drummer), Greg Howe (great guitarist), Victor Wooten (... this man plays a bass almost better than most guitarists can play guitar). Also check of Bireli Lagrene. Fantastic guitarist.

Here are some fusion songs you may like (particularly if you liked JUST the drumming or even the songs in the background):

I love this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSH28tEk0q8
The drumming is amazing here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15Qw9TwJOEM
And here's some organ/sax play for ya: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-a7xUeurLcE

I go on for ages rec'ing some Jazz.. I love this stuff.

Apr 15, 2012 9:31 PM

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You can never get enough Coltrane.

I hope they keep making "recommendations" every episode.

Excelsior said:
... Brotzmann...

That's the second recommendation of him I hear today. I'm so downloading some of his work.

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Apr 15, 2012 9:51 PM

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orion_black said:

Excelsior said:
... Brotzmann...

That's the second recommendation of him I hear today. I'm so downloading some of his work.

I would recommend his album "Machine Gun". Very abrasive and intense album, not only one of my favorite jazz albums, but one of my favorite albums overall.

Apr 15, 2012 10:53 PM

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Hegemony, if you like fusion, I hope you know Magma

With insane drumming by Christian Vander :

In live it's totally eargasmic It was one of the best concert of my life ^^

Some recent jazz :

- Avishai Cohen (bass) :

- Ibrahim Maalouf (trumpet) :

Apr 15, 2012 11:44 PM

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Since most of you seem to know the usual suspects, I'll post a band that's pretty damn eclectic.

I present to you, ladies and gentlethings, Bohren & Der Club Of Gore.

Say hello to The Devil's lounge act.

By the way, I haven't even watched the first episode yet and I already know this show's gonna be great. It doesn't get better than Watanabe + Kanno.

Apr 16, 2012 11:25 AM

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I'm not familiar with Jazz but there's a band called BadBadNotGood that makes instrumental music that's a mix between Hip Hop and Jazz. Their newest album only just came out, and I think it's worth a listen.

Apr 16, 2012 9:03 PM

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I can't believe there's not only an anime about jazz but you awesome people are actually discussing jazz in a thread. what's more, most of you listen to some of the greatest musicians this music has to offer.

I have been a jazz pianist for almost 20 years. I've played with guys like Joe Lovano, Billy Drewes, Dan Wall, Ed Schuller, Sean Jones, Jamey Haddad, Joe Locke, and too many more great players to name. (I even played one concert with the late great Louis Bellson!)

Like a lot of cats before me, I live and die by the music and I can safely say that I take jazz as seriously as anyone on MAL and would be delighted to discuss jazz-related topics or make individual recommendations to anyone.

There are a couple short tracks on my old MySpace page for the skeptics or those who just like hearing new music.

I think everyone in this thread is awesome and hope to make some new friends. :)

-Michael

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thrives, do not look for Daisies;

you won’t find them there.

Apr 16, 2012 9:26 PM

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Jazz was something I strayed away from because of how different it is... But after taking a look at some of the videos on here... I think I'm a fan now. This is pretty damn epic.

Apr 17, 2012 1:32 AM

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Here's a few tracks by one of my favorite bands, Esbjörn Svensson Trio.

I don't know a lot about the actual musicians except that Esbjörn himself, the pianist, passed away in a diving accident fairly recently. Rest in peace.

Apr 17, 2012 8:44 AM

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Ah, E.S.T., I forgot to add them. Thanks for linking some vid. :)

The_Hriday said:

I present to you, ladies and gentlethings, Bohren & Der Club Of Gore.

I didn't know them, and I like the sound of it. I'll keep them in mind when I'll want some ambient music. :)

Aetherys said:

There are a couple short tracks on my old MySpace page for the skeptics or those who just like hearing new music.

I'll check it. Good luck with your music projects. :)

Apr 17, 2012 9:45 AM

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Liloute said:
I didn't know them, and I like the sound of it. I'll keep them in mind when I'll want some ambient music. :)

Ah yeah, not many people have heard of them. I say this not because I'm a hipster with horn-rimmed glasses, but because they're criminally obscure. They need some much-deserved recognition.

Personally, Bohren exemplify the kinda jazz I've been looking for all my life.

Search for the "jazz noir" tag on Last.FM, if you're looking for more stuff.

Apr 17, 2012 11:06 AM

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Loving these guys right now

Apr 17, 2012 11:17 AM

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If we can go into Bossa Nova goodness, you definitely should check Nouvelle Vague.

And one I adooore...

The_Hriday > I'll check Last.FM, thanks. :)

Apr 18, 2012 4:45 PM

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Similar to what someone else posted, I love Jazz but I haven't been exposed to the big names and stuff so I only know what I have been randomly exposed to.
I stumbled across this John Zorn character whose music is awesome! His style is all over the place but a lot of his music mixes jazz with klezmar(Jewish) music and the result is amazing.

Apr 18, 2012 6:12 PM

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kristin said:
Jazz was something I strayed away from because of how different it is... But after taking a look at some of the videos on here... I think I'm a fan now. This is pretty damn epic.

Good to have you back. We need you.

Where Dendrobium

thrives, do not look for Daisies;

you won’t find them there.

Apr 18, 2012 6:17 PM

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Liloute said:
I'll check it. Good luck with your music projects. :)

It's a very small yet fairly accurate example of what I do. I also play fusion (I think there is one track from a fusion album I did up there), Brasilian music (mostly samba and bossa nova), Argentine tango, salsa, and other things, but this thread is about JAZZ, which is my first love. Thanks for taking the time to listen. :)

Where Dendrobium

thrives, do not look for Daisies;

you won’t find them there.

Apr 19, 2012 1:44 PM

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Excelsior said:

I would recommend his album "Machine Gun". Very abrasive and intense album, not only one of my favorite jazz albums, but one of my favorite albums overall.

I really enjoyed it, quite interesting. Also, he's coming to Mexico in like 3 weeks I would say perfect timing, but I don't think I'll have money for it :( .

The_Hriday said:

... exemplify the kinda jazz I've been looking for all my life.

Search for the "jazz noir" tag on Last.FM, if you're looking for more stuff.

Absolutely, The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble got me hooked into jazz.

Apr 19, 2012 3:29 PM

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The_Hriday said:
Since most of you seem to know the usual suspects, I'll post a band that's pretty damn eclectic.

I present to you, ladies and gentlethings, Bohren & Der Club Of Gore.

Say hello to The Devil's lounge act.

By the way, I haven't even watched the first episode yet and I already know this show's gonna be great. It doesn't get better than Watanabe + Kanno.

Nice to See Bohren here

here some more:

and of course the great Peter Brötzmann:

Apr 23, 2012 5:04 PM

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This thread started out with some great recommendations, but it has really strayed from real jazz. It's good that people like to listen to lots of different things and I would never discourage that, but jazz is a national treasure and it is nothing less than sacred to me. I think it's in the music's best interest that we don't give inexperienced listeners the wrong idea. It would be good if people continued to post real jazz like Trane, Miles, Jarrett, etc. and refrained from posting stuff like Kilimanjaro and Bohren which, while jazz-influenced, is not really jazz.

I hope no one takes this the wrong way. I've come to expect a lot less interest/appreciation for jazz from an American audience than I do from a Japanese or European audience so it's not surprising that a lot of recommendations are missing the mark a bit, but I was really impressed to see people posting Trane and Keith Jarrett and I hope that others will listen to real unadulterated jazz and perhaps find something in the music that speaks to them personally. Like a lot of musicians before me, I live and die by this music and it's the only acceptable justification for my existence. It has enriched my life like nothing else and I hope other people can have a similar experience.

-Michael

Where Dendrobium

thrives, do not look for Daisies;

you won’t find them there.

Apr 23, 2012 5:34 PM

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Now here is some shit that swings like a motherfucker. Dig.

I apologize for the audio on this one. I don't know why I couldn't find a decent encode of this. I posted it here anyway because Keith and Jack just straight tear it up.

Same trio, same date, different tune, good encode this time.

Where Dendrobium

thrives, do not look for Daisies;

you won’t find them there.

Apr 24, 2012 5:41 AM

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A lot of great recommendations in this thread, both old and new. Here are a few recommendations of more recent jazz:

Legendary bassist Dave Holland, with Nate Smith (drums), Robin Eubanks (trombone), Chris Potter (sax), Steve Nelson (vibraphone/marimba)

A HD video of one of my favourite big band tracks, Alan Ferber's "The Compass":
http://vimeo.com/23408915

"Bye Bye Bees" from the album "Tiny Resistors" is less traditionally jazz, but in my opinion the album is one of the best to come out in recent years.

And of course, being Norwegian, I can't avoid recommending this. Jaga Jazzist playing their "Tocatta" in a church.

Apr 25, 2012 5:42 PM

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I know you're asking about jazz releases, but the OST to the anime was just released if anyone is interested.

What if the Hokey Pokey is what it is all about?

May 17, 2012 11:10 AM

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Aetherys said:
There are a couple short tracks on my old MySpace page for the skeptics or those who just like hearing new music.

I think everyone in this thread is awesome and hope to make some new friends. :)

-Michael

Nice. I tracked down a few of your tracks on Mog and added them to my library.

Jun 1, 2012 3:02 AM

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Dunno if anyone's mentioned him yet, but Brad Mehldau is a phenomenal jazz pianist. I'd go so far as to call him the second coming of Bill Evans. He's probably best known for playing some kickass Radiohead covers, as well as some other alt-rock classics, but he knows his standards, too. I'm mostly going to post some of his rock covers, though, since I'm always amazed at how awesome his reinterpretations of these familiar tunes are. A lot of them involve some pretty crazy chord substitutions, but not always.

Here's "Knives Out," originally by Radiohead:

Here's one of his recordings of "Paranoid Android," also by Radiohead (the version on his album Largo is great, too):

Here's his incredible cover of "Wonderwall" by Oasis, turning a song that's pretty much a cliche these days into a sweet jazz-funk number:

Here's him and Joshua Redman doing Nirvana's "Lithium":

And to change things up a bit, I'll post him playing "My Favorite Things":

And finally, here's him doing one of the all-time classic standards, "All The Things You Are" (the duo version he did with Pat Metheny is great, too):

Jun 1, 2012 1:44 PM

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Being a Radiohead fan, I came across Brad Mehldau a while ago and he is awesome.

Oscar Peterson is a pianist born in Montreal (yay), he was called the "Maharaja of the keyboard'' by Duke Ellington.

Here's an incredible performance :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-mIHk2rM0Q

Another interesting trio, Medeski, Martin and Wood :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9otVOpKYLw
Different type of jazz though.

Jun 1, 2012 3:58 PM

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GinTaichou said:
Being a Radiohead fan, I came across Brad Mehldau a while ago and he is awesome.

Oscar Peterson is a pianist born in Montreal (yay), he was called the "Maharaja of the keyboard'' by Duke Ellington.

Here's an incredible performance :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-mIHk2rM0Q

Another interesting trio, Medeski, Martin and Wood :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9otVOpKYLw
Different type of jazz though.

The strange thing about Mehldau is that I got into him via the albums he did with Pat Metheny, so when I finally started checking out his other stuff, I was like "Holy shit, Radiohead covers!" I know a ton of people first hear about him because of those covers, though. I've certainly turned a bunch of people onto him with them.

I love Medeski, Martin and Wood! Have you heard any of their stuff with John Scofield? A Go Go has them as his backing band, essentially, but Out Louder was released as Medeski, Scofield, Martin and Wood, and it shows, since the album is considerably more avant-garde. Although still very funky. That's one thing I love about MMW: the fact that they're really out there harmonically but still play stuff with a great groove. I love weird time signatures and jerky rhythms as well, but a good groove is a good groove.

And I had no idea Oscar Peterson was Quebecois. That's really interesting; I'm reading Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace right now, and Quebec is fairly important to the plot of it, particularly Quebecois independence movements. Oscar Peterson was definitely one of the greatest jazz pianists ever in terms of sheer technical skill; the only person to really top him in that department was the unbelievable Art Tatum, who managed to get the jazz nickname "God" as a result of his jaw-dropping performances. Not only was he extremely technical; he was fairly far ahead of his time in terms of improvisation and harmony as well. His piano style was heavily informed by the stride piano style exemplified by guys like Fats Waller, which in itself was a pretty flashy and virtuosic style of jazz piano, but Art Tatum took it several levels beyond that, introducing classical-inspired flourishes and cadenzas to his solo piano performances, as well as extended chords and dissonant harmonies that would later be further developed by the first bebop musicians.

The man really has to be heard to be believed; it's impossible to describe how incredible he was using mere words.

Jun 18, 2012 9:01 PM

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Here's some excellent jazz albums:

[url]http://rateyourmusic.com/list/joels344_3/kind_of_cool__33_jazz_albums[/url]

Jun 19, 2012 5:45 PM

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I love Buddy Rich's "The New One!" and "The Roar of '74"

If you want awesome drum jazz check those out.

Also... Art Blakey is obviously mentioned, but I feel a couple of his other albums should be mentioned!

For example, "Free For All", and "Mosaic" are both awesome albums! Check them out :D

Here are some Buddy Rich samples:

From "The New One!": 'Away We Go': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y_AkKEI_dU

From "The Roar of '74": 'Time Check': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky_23rOl1Tk

And here are some Art Blakey:

From "Free For All": 'Free For All': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QjL3LTosz4

From "Mosaic": 'Mosaic': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4f-yIL9xRU

ENJOY!!

Jun 20, 2012 2:12 PM

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Dunno if someone recommended these, but:

http://youtu.be/3zrSoHgAAWo
love him to death <3

http://youtu.be/fOLwmxoA9gA

Jul 4, 2012 9:37 AM

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I am so freaking eager to listen to all this new jazz!!

Jul 5, 2012 5:20 PM

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Point of Departure - Andrew Hill

Home Cookin' - The Incredible Jimmy Smith

Night Dreamer - Wayne Shorter

Chet Baker Sings - Chet Baker (Pacific Jazz 1222) Design and Photo: William Claxton

Monk's Music - Thelonius Monk

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Apr 26, 2016 6:13 PM

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Just heard this single called Good Day Lover by a new artist named Danii Roundtree. It sounds awesome, she sounds kind of like Billie!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9EZxHozwXc&app=desktop

Jun 1, 2016 10:41 PM

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For anyone interested in hearing another jazzy take on My Favorite Things, listen to this one by Designed People ft. Mutsoko Kawamoto

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