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10 greatest jazz albums of all time - PaulF - 02-09-2008
Go on I dare you.
10 greatest jazz albums of all time - Tiggi - 03-09-2008
NO :attention:, I dare you :attention::attention::
:.Since you ask, my 10 faves would be (You can tell I mostly follow recommendations of fairly well known stuff):
In no particular order
- John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (Don't find this easy going, but I like a challenge)
- Miles Davis - Birth of The Cool
- Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
- Arne Domnerus Group - Jazz at The Pawnshop ( This is a famous, live hi-fi demonstration album, it sounds gorgeous, & I love it !!)
- Coleman Hawkins - The High & Mighty Hawk
- Billie Holiday - The Lady in Autumn
- Jacques Loussier - Play Bach 2000
- Oscar Peterson - Night Train
- Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus
- Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours
Since I'm no expert, I'm hardly qualified to declare these the greatest of all times.
Shoot me down, people !!
10 greatest jazz albums of all time - PaulF - 03-09-2008
Tiggi.
Excellent choices. The whole point of the post was not to confirm my prejudices but to find out what is out there that I have not discovered.
PaulF
10 greatest jazz albums of all time - Iota - 03-09-2008
Tiggi Wrote:- John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (Don't find this easy going, but I like a challenge)
I'd prefer Stellar Regions by Coltrane.
Tiggi Wrote:- Miles Davis - Birth of The Cool
- Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
Seconded, but I'd add Ascenseur Pour L'Ãchafaud and Sketches of Spain as well.
The rest:
Keith Jarrett - The Köln Concert (I've got the Vinyl. It's a shitload more awesome than any download can be)
Keith Jarrett - Nude Ants
Anthony Braxton - Eight (+3) Tristano Compositions
Kenny Wheeler - Windmill Tilter
and, to add something more recent:
The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble - The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble
I'm no Jazz connoisseur per se and I might have to check out more of some artists (e.g. Miles or Coltrane) to maybe make a better statement. I might come back to this list some other time and correct this if need be.
10 greatest jazz albums of all time - soulkat9 - 10-02-2009
The Birth of Cool is my all time favorite
10 greatest jazz albums of all time - AprilNz - 09-04-2009
Tiggi Wrote:- Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
This is one of my absolute favourite albums, have only recently listened to it (and started listening to Jazz in general) but it is an absolute masterpiece!
10 greatest jazz albums of all time - sammy_k - 27-04-2009
okay... so if those are the top 10, what would you recommend for someone just getting into jazz...
what would be the top 10 beginners albums?
10 greatest jazz albums of all time - Tiggi - 27-04-2009
The above-mentioned Kind of Blue is an absolute Jazz classic, and it's easy on the ears...
10 greatest jazz albums of all time - Musicluv2 - 17-06-2009
Tiggi Wrote:- John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (Don't find this easy going, but I like a challenge)
- Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
- Coleman Hawkins - The High & Mighty Hawk
All solid picks, I'd also include the folllowing:
Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out
John Coltrane - My Favorite Things
Wes Montgomery - (I have the complete Riverside Recordings)
django reinhardt - django reinhardt
stan getz & joão gilberto
10 greatest jazz albums of all time - Tiggi - 19-06-2009
And Time Out is there or thereabouts for me too...