I bought Miles Davis's Kind of Blue.

[backline112]

And can't get enough of it. My gawd, Blue in Green is just... too much.

(Davis')*

[thudfromafar]

welcome

[scottice]

Excellent purchase that will treat you well for many years to come!!!!

[Jim Campbell]

Originally Posted by backline112

And can't get enough of it. My gawd, Blue in Green is just... too much.

seek out new worlds and boldly go........sorry........but a great choice........then seek out other albums with those players ......theres a lot of great stuff out there

[Philbiker]

Next: Coltrane's "Giant Steps". Enjoy.

[Phalex]

Les Mcann & Eddie Harris's "Swiss Movement" should be on your play list as well. Awesome stuff!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT4-mBAC6KA

[Ben Lesser]

Kind of Blue was the first jazz album I bought, and was the springboard into my enjoyment of the genre.

[baba]

If you liked that, check out Milestones.

[backline112]

Whoa thanks guys! I'm adding every suggestion to my list. Next up is Bartok's The String Quartets, Death's Sound of Perseverance, Calle 54's soundtrack, Heavy Weather, Giant Steps, Swiss Movement, Milestones.

Interestingly, my teacher's room/office has posters of Miles Davis, Coltrane, and Ray Brown, so that got me into loving their music and eventually to loving the concept of Jazz. Then I went on to Weather Report...

[ByF]

Originally Posted by backline112

And can't get enough of it. My gawd, Blue in Green is just... too much.

(Davis')*

Yeah, I'll always stop and listen when Blue in Green comes around on the iPod. If you like Miles Davis' version, you might also like to try Bill Evans' version (he wrote it). It's on the "Portrait in Jazz" album, with Scott LeFaro on bass. Different, but still darned tasty.

Back when I used to take bass lessons, I transcribed PC's bass line for Blue in Green. Well, I needed some help from the teacher--parts of it it are very hard to hear. Awesome bass line.

Ed

[Jim Campbell]

Originally Posted by ByF

Yeah, I'll always stop and listen when Blue in Green comes around on the iPod. If you like Miles Davis' version, you might also like to try Bill Evans' version (he wrote it). It's on the "Portrait in Jazz" album, with Scott LeFaro on bass. Different, but still darned tasty.

Back when I used to take bass lessons, I transcribed PC's bass line for Blue in Green. Well, I needed some help from the teacher--parts of it it are very hard to hear. Awesome bass line.

Ed

then get into more la faro on sunday at the village vanguard and waltz for debbie......mr pc...awesome bass player.....don't suppose you still have those blue in green dots .....

[selfblessed]

Check out Weather Report without Jaco. So cool stuff in there. Miroslav Vitous is pretty rad as is Alphonso Johnson.

I like Black Market better than Heavy Weather. Only two Jaco songs...if that is an issue.

[ByF]

Originally Posted by Jim Campbell

then get into more la faro on sunday at the village vanguard and waltz for debbie......mr pc...awesome bass player.....don't suppose you still have those blue in green dots .....

Yeah, I have them. I guess I would have to scan it and post a .jpg or something. I'll look for that this evening.

Ed

[Jim Campbell]

Originally Posted by ByF

Yeah, I have them. I guess I would have to scan it and post a .jpg or something. I'll look for that this evening.

Ed

thanx a bunch ......i have lots here if you need anything just ask

[Jim Campbell]

Originally Posted by backline112

Whoa thanks guys! I'm adding every suggestion to my list. Next up is Bartok's The String Quartets, Death's Sound of Perseverance, Calle 54's soundtrack, Heavy Weather, Giant Steps, Swiss Movement, Milestones.

Interestingly, my teacher's room/office has posters of Miles Davis, Coltrane, and Ray Brown, so that got me into loving their music and eventually to loving the concept of Jazz. Then I went on to Weather Report...

cannonball adderly....somethin else.....miles as as side man and its a fine album

[Jim Nazium]

I highly recommend checking out "Maiden Voyage" by Herbie Hancock.

[jazzbo]

You may enjoy:

Cannonball Adderly - "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy!"Charles Mingus - "Mingus Ah Um"
Brian Bromberg - "Wood"
Herbie Hancock - "Cantaloupe Island"
Herbie Hancock - "Maiden Voyage"
Herbie Hancock - "Headhunters"
Joe Henderson - "Page One"
John Coltrane - "Giant Steps"
John Coltrane - "Blue Train"
John Coltrane - "Soultrane"
Johnny Griffin - "A Blowing Session"
Miles Davis - "Milestones"
Miles Davis - "Nefertiti"
Miles Davis - "Bitches Brew"
Miles Davis - "On the Corner"
Miles Davis - "Seven Steps to Heaven"
Pat Metheny - "Bright Size Life"
Thelonious Monk - "Monk's Blues"
Thelonious Monk - "Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane"
Wayne Shorter - "Adam's Apple"
Wayne Shorter - "Et Cetera"
Wayne Shorter - "Schizophrenia"
Wayne Shorter - "Speak No Evil"
Wes Montgomery - "The Incredible Jazz Guitar"

[ByF]

Blue in Green, bass line by Paul Chambers, transcribed by me and my instructor, Zac Matthews, around 2002 or '03.

I hope these links work, and I hope you can read them--the original has gotten kind of smudged over the years (and it wasn't that neat to begin with).

There are two versions of the ending, starting at the * on page 3 of 3. We couldn't agree on the timing.

Enjoy. Ed

[backline112]

Whoa, whoa, whoa THANKS A HELL OF A LOT people. I've listened to some of those records jazzbo, and they are Incredible, so I'm definitely going to like the ones I haven't listened to. I got some tunes as favorites on youtube and they all seem pretty good. In fact, I like pretty much everything with a walking bass line, a piano, some brushes, and some winds. I like the funk too.
I have listened to Weather Report's first album, and it awesome, sounds so... Live. As if "recorded at my neighbor's studio." I like Tale Spinnin' and Sing the body electric, Lusitanos, The Moors...
I've pretty much heard about all the names here (except Johnny Griffin,) but I still have to listen to most of them. My collection is growing, slowly, but growing. About how much do you guys spend a month in records?

ByF Thanks a lot man, I'm preparing Blue in Green for my college auditions and studying/analyzing Chamber's lines is certainly a plus. Thanks for making some time to scan those lines man.

Nice name Jim Nazium

[burk48237]

Originally Posted by jazzbo

You may enjoy:

Cannonball Adderly - "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy!"Charles Mingus - "Mingus Ah Um"
Brian Bromberg - "Wood"
Herbie Hancock - "Cantaloupe Island"
Herbie Hancock - "Maiden Voyage"
Herbie Hancock - "Headhunters"
Joe Henderson - "Page One"
John Coltrane - "Giant Steps"
John Coltrane - "Blue Train"
John Coltrane - "Soultrane"
Johnny Griffin - "A Blowing Session"
Miles Davis - "Milestones"
Miles Davis - "Nefertiti"
Miles Davis - "Bitches Brew"
Miles Davis - "On the Corner"
Miles Davis - "Seven Steps to Heaven"
Pat Metheny - "Bright Size Life"
Thelonious Monk - "Monk's Blues"
Thelonious Monk - "Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane"
Wayne Shorter - "Adam's Apple"
Wayne Shorter - "Et Cetera"
Wayne Shorter - "Schizophrenia"
Wayne Shorter - "Speak No Evil"
Wes Montgomery - "The Incredible Jazz Guitar"

Great list, But you missed Miles best album, "Someday my Prince Will Come". The solo on Old Folks is one of the best jazz trumpet solo's ever and classic Miles. IMHO