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Help me find some new jazz

#21
socialleper said:
When I'm looking for something else to listen to besides my regular diet of guitar riff laden rock, I tend to gravitate towards jazz or funk because...you know...bass. Recently when I went looking for new jazz releases in 2018 I was shocked\disappointed to find out how much of it sounded almost exactly like the Christian McBride or Diana Krull CDs I bought in the late 90s\early 2000s. When you really get down to it, those albums aren't terribly different than the Miles Davis and Charles Mingus releases I have.
I want to find something different to listen to that doesn't tow the same line that seems to have been around since the 60s and 70s. Something modern that goes beyond the stayed jazz lounge trio\quartet mode of doing things. What suggestions can you make?
I like the "different" sort of fusion releases the Flecktones, Marcus Miller, Mike Manring, and Soften the Glare do, but I'm wondering if there isn't some darker or more sinister form of jazz out there; something not so upbeat or casual. Kinda like how Hank Williams III and Those Poor B@st@rds (I don't know if the mods will get mad at me if I spell out that word) take country down a dark, dirt road. Does that exist?

This thread is NOT to discuss the various merits of my tastes in music, or to tell me that I just "don't get real jazz." If you think your post might look anything like that, do us all a favor, and just don't.
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Janek Gwizdala is probably my favorite jazz player as far as current jazz. I dig his stuff when I’m in the mood for it. You can find all of his albums on YouTube by searching ”Janek Gwizdala full album”.
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I recommend checking them out for free before purchasing because has a nice amount of variety. I can definetly tell he’s into the jazz greats but he also adds his own style to it. Some material like “it only happens once” are more abstract, I recommend that one if you’re into using pedals with bass but not for traditionalist. His album American elm is more of a bass solo album. Live at the 55 bar is live. Theatre by the sea is probably my favorite.
 
#22
socialleper said:
I want to find something different to listen to that doesn't tow the same line that seems to have been around since the 60s and 70s. Something modern that goes beyond the stayed jazz lounge trio\quartet mode of doing things. What suggestions can you make?
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Socialleper: this vid might offer up some new ideas in the world of jazz:



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There is so much good stuff coming out of the UK. It’s crazy right now. That whole scene has a lot of killer band. As mentioned Yusseff Kammall but they already broke up. Check out the new Yusseff Dayes single. He does a collab with Alfa Mist, who has great records as well.

As well as the Vels Trio and Blue Lab Beats. All top quality stuff.

As for style, Mike League is actually pretty in fashion with that look now. Dad clothes are popular with the hipster kids now. Unless of course you are a dad and not a hipster. In this case, it is probably not a look that will work for you. I know, I know fashion is weird. But I think staying in the loop on those trends is important if you are a performing artist.
 
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Marc Ducret - La Sens de la Marche
Excellent large ensemble recording - great sound/mixing for a live album - outstanding electric bass work by Bruno Chevillon - tracks display a lot of variety and great dynamics




Zevious - After the Air Raid
Not their newest album, but my favorite. They started-out doing more traditional jazz, but took it electric and a bit more heavy with this (and subsequent recordings).




Steve Lehman - Mise en Amibe
I think this album is an example of what is referred to as "spectral composition". Pretty sure the vibraphone is extended to include semitones. Pretty spooky and adventurous stuff, I think.
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My favorite cut from the album:




Pretty much anything involving Mary Halvorson:




Liberty Ellman - Radiate
 
#37
socialleper said:
When I'm looking for something else to listen to besides my regular diet of guitar riff laden rock, I tend to gravitate towards jazz or funk because...you know...bass. Recently when I went looking for new jazz releases in 2018 I was shocked\disappointed to find out how much of it sounded almost exactly like the Christian McBride or Diana Krull CDs I bought in the late 90s\early 2000s. When you really get down to it, those albums aren't terribly different than the Miles Davis and Charles Mingus releases I have.
I want to find something different to listen to that doesn't tow the same line that seems to have been around since the 60s and 70s. Something modern that goes beyond the stayed jazz lounge trio\quartet mode of doing things. What suggestions can you make?
I like the "different" sort of fusion releases the Flecktones, Marcus Miller, Mike Manring, and Soften the Glare do, but I'm wondering if there isn't some darker or more sinister form of jazz out there; something not so upbeat or casual. Kinda like how Hank Williams III and Those Poor B@st@rds (I don't know if the mods will get mad at me if I spell out that word) take country down a dark, dirt road. Does that exist?

This thread is NOT to discuss the various merits of my tastes in music, or to tell me that I just "don't get real jazz." If you think your post might look anything like that, do us all a favor, and just don't.
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try this..romantic warrior by return to forever.........Romantic Warrior - Return to Forever | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic
 
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The Art Ensemble of Chicago.
I saw them when Lester Bowie (whom I had the pleasure of having a conversation) and Malachi Favors were still alive. It was an enlightment! Whenever I get bogged down working through standards charts and feeling like I'm just going through the motions by playing the same old phrases, I listen to AEC and am refreshed. Reminds me that jazz is freedom of expression, creativity at its highest level.
 
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socialleper said:
When I'm looking for something else to listen to besides my regular diet of guitar riff laden rock, I tend to gravitate towards jazz or funk because...you know...bass. Recently when I went looking for new jazz releases in 2018 I was shocked\disappointed to find out how much of it sounded almost exactly like the Christian McBride or Diana Krull CDs I bought in the late 90s\early 2000s. When you really get down to it, those albums aren't terribly different than the Miles Davis and Charles Mingus releases I have.
I want to find something different to listen to that doesn't tow the same line that seems to have been around since the 60s and 70s. Something modern that goes beyond the stayed jazz lounge trio\quartet mode of doing things. What suggestions can you make?
I like the "different" sort of fusion releases the Flecktones, Marcus Miller, Mike Manring, and Soften the Glare do, but I'm wondering if there isn't some darker or more sinister form of jazz out there; something not so upbeat or casual. Kinda like how Hank Williams III and Those Poor B@st@rds (I don't know if the mods will get mad at me if I spell out that word) take country down a dark, dirt road. Does that exist?

This thread is NOT to discuss the various merits of my tastes in music, or to tell me that I just "don't get real jazz." If you think your post might look anything like that, do us all a favor, and just don't.
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