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My focus is on '50s & '60s Jazz:
Pre-fusion Miles, Charlie Parker, Oscar Peterson, Milt Jackson/MJQ, Coltrane, stuff like that.
There's so much of that sort of music out there, and Jazz is only a part time interest for me, that I can't see me ever reaching up to date artists...
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Tiggi Wrote:My focus is on '50s & '60s Jazz:
Pre-fusion Miles, Charlie Parker, Oscar Peterson, Milt Jackson/MJQ, Coltrane, stuff like that.
There's so much of that sort of music out there, and Jazz is only a part time interest for me, that I can't see me ever reaching up to date artists...
I understand the frustration of there being so much music and not enough time to enjoy it all. I guess it all comes down to a matter of musical priorities. I couldn't imagine limiting myself to such a small period of Jazz. I guess it would be like a fan of Rock music limiting himself to only music from the 50s-60s -- Imagine all the great music he would never hear that came out in the 40 years since 1970?
But, no one can hear everything in every genre.
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SF Jazz Collective Live 2010: 7th Annual Concert Tour 2010
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I first got into the SF Jazz Collective (nee, San Francisco Jazz Collective) with its first release because Joshua Redman was the leader. Redman was, and remains, my favorite Jazz musician. He has since move on from the SF Jazz Collective, but my interest in them continues. I expected to not enjoy the group as much without Redman, but I'm actually enjoying them more. Over the years, the membership has been fluid, so he hasn't been the only change to the roster. Overall, I think the changes have made the group stronger and more adventurous.
This is a 3-CD release and I listened to all three discs this morning. There are so many great moments, but I tend to favor the up-tempo tracks. This is distinctly modern Jazz, but it is firmly grounded in the 60s style.
Side note: I saw this iteration perform a couple of weeks ago and loved every minute. I was fortunate enough to get three of the members to sign this CD, which I bought at the event. :biggrin1:
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Just recentley discovered this fantastic Chamber Jazz group through Bud Shank whom I was already familiar with. Have now also discovered the amazing Brazillian guitarist Laurindo Almeida 
This is the only available video on youtube and their albums are extremely difficult to obtain in download form. Gonna have to buy the cds!
Line Up ('74-'82):
Laurindo Almeida- guitar
Bud Shank- sax/flutes
Ray Brown- bass
Shelly Manne-drums & Jeff Hamilton from 1977 onwards.
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Rudresh Mahanthappa Kinsmen 2008
This album was on a few best-of lists for 2008. I'm not sure if I'd go that far in my appreciation of it, but it's a very good album. Mahanthappa mixes standard Jazz instruments with Indian instruments and some electric guitar. Most of it is very engaging. Only a song or two misses the mark for me.
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Dave Holland Prime Directive 1999
Nice modern jazz by my favourite English jazzman. Sort of an odd combination of instruments compared to what some listeners may be accustomed: Soprano/Tenor Sax, Trombone, Vibes/Marimba, Bass, Drums.
When I first began listening to Holland, his compositions seemed extraordinarily boring and meandering. I gave up after a couple of listens to a couple of albums. After a while, I revisited those albums and a new reality revealed itself. What once seemed boring became energetic. What once seemed meandering became a mindful excursion. The music was the same, but my mind had changed. My idea of jazz had widened. I had a much better understanding of what to listen for, how to grab onto the dervish and get twirled away.
These days, I usually blind buy every new Holland album. And I haven't been disappointed yet.
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[QUOTE=JazzyRandy;29641When I first began listening to Holland, his compositions seemed extraordinarily boring and meandering. I gave up after a couple of listens to a couple of albums. After a while, I revisited those albums and a new reality revealed itself. What once seemed boring became energetic. What once seemed meandering became a mindful excursion. The music was the same, but my mind had changed. My idea of jazz had widened. I had a much better understanding of what to listen for, how to grab onto the dervish and get twirled away.
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My experience absolutely, for virtually any genre. Love it when that happens.
Like the "Grab The Dervish" line...
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I know it's rock-based blues but its damn good! I owe a lot to Gary Moore, it was basically him who turned me onto the blues. Great player!
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10 discs of vintage Blues from the '30s, '40s, & '50s by the likes of Leadbelly, Robert Johnson, John Lee Hooker, Big Bill Broonzy, Lightnin' Hopkins, Muddy Waters, Bessie Smith, and the list goes on.
Sound quality's a bit skronky, but that's to be expected with a lot of this material.
A real treasure trove of earlyish Blues, and it's a very cheap set.
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Tiggi, I got that a couple of years ago -- a great sale deal from Amazon. Unfortunately, it wasn't quite my style of music and it's been sitting on the shelf ever since. I should probably revisit it someday.
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