You might wanna tell Anthony Jackson, Tony Grey, Matt Garrison and Alain Caron that. Apparently they're not aware...
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recommend me some jazz!
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You might wanna tell Anthony Jackson, Tony Grey, Matt Garrison and Alain Caron that. Apparently they're not aware...
I like:
1. Medeski, Martin, & Wood
2. John Scofield
3. Soulive
4. Jimmy Smith
If you're a rocker at heart, I think you'll love these suggestions.
1. Medeski, Martin, & Wood
2. John Scofield
3. Soulive
4. Jimmy Smith
If you're a rocker at heart, I think you'll love these suggestions.
You might wanna tell Anthony Jackson, Tony Grey, Matt Garrison and Alain Caron that. Apparently they're not aware...
Well, at least to my knowledge, that's more fusiony stuff.
If you want to listen to good walking lines with electric bass, here's two of my favorites:
http://www.emusic.com/album/10817/10817990.html
(carol kaye)
http://www.emusic.com/album/10600/10600212.html
(todd johnson)
http://www.emusic.com/album/10817/10817990.html
(carol kaye)
http://www.emusic.com/album/10600/10600212.html
(todd johnson)
Miles Davis (Kind of Blue)
Weather Report
Thelonious Monk
Medeski Martin & Wood
Return to Forever
Weather Report
Thelonious Monk
Medeski Martin & Wood
Return to Forever
Anthony Jackson plays some straight ahead stuff on his Fodera. I think the other guys fit into fusion a little more.
Joe
I see a lot of votes for "Kind of Blue". It's a great recording.
It was the first jazz CD I ever bought. I too was coming from a rock/metal background. I had a hard time listening to "Kind of Blue" back then.
My bass teacher told me to go out and buy it, and then transcribe bass lines. To be honest, it almost put me into a coma. I needed somthing upbeat that "rocked" to get me into the jazz genre. Kind of Blue didn't do it for me. It took me a long time to enjoy listening to that CD.
That's just my experience.
Joe
It was the first jazz CD I ever bought. I too was coming from a rock/metal background. I had a hard time listening to "Kind of Blue" back then.
My bass teacher told me to go out and buy it, and then transcribe bass lines. To be honest, it almost put me into a coma. I needed somthing upbeat that "rocked" to get me into the jazz genre. Kind of Blue didn't do it for me. It took me a long time to enjoy listening to that CD.
That's just my experience.
Joe
In some ways Jazz starts with the great Louis Armstrong. His music anticipates every significant development in American music to the present. Anyone with an interest in Rock n Roll will find a lot to like. After that check out Coleman Hawkins, Count Basie, Lester Young, Charlie Christian, Duke Ellington, Mingus, Parker, Monk, Davis, Mulligan, Lee Morgan. Once you find something that you like it becomes addictive. Good Luck and enjoy
I recommend a copy of Jerry Coker's book 'Listening to Jazz" & the 5 CD 'Smithsonian Jazz Collection' he uses to illustrate the text. Both are available used (amazon?) & in many libraries.
Lol! great stuff... but for those who don't know about this famous Delmark recording, the above is, as they say, a massive piss take. By extension, it's worthy listening for a bassist's play-along. It's a solo recording. A groundbreaker, BTW.
If you want solid, rock-hard swing, dig MONK. Don't waste any time.
Wilbur Ware on bass.
From there, check out the rest of the heavy Chicago bassists: Ronnie Boykins, Israel Crosby, Malachi Favors, Victor Sproles, Leroy Vinnegar, and Fred Hopkins, Tatsu Aoki.
Dig Charlie Haden with Ornette (big Wilbur Ware influence).
Henry Grimes.
Current geniuses: Lisle Ellis, Mark Dresser, William Parker...
it just goes on and on.
Welcome.
I can recommend my favorite Wilbur Ware recording, Sonny Rollins' A Night At The Village Vanguard, but that's probably not a place for a beginner to start.
Early stuff from the Yellowjackets (when Robben Ford was on guitar), also Jing Chi. Both are Jimmy Haslip on bass. Actually, Jimmy is on all Yellowjackets, It's just hotter with Robben, too.
MMW simply rocks. IMO, you can't go wrong with John Scofield either.
