18-02-2014, 05:59
OK, to bring back the original premise:
Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd--Jazz Samba << career-defining and genre-changing; brought a lot of folks into the jazz fold AND legitimized Latin rhythms to the greater Western (for which read: Gringo) audience.
These jazz first-to-lasters are so numerous, it's "shooting-fish-in-a-barrel" easy (Erroll Garner's 1950's recordings, e.g.) but indulge me in one more:
Miles Davis--Kind of Blue marks a transition point for a major artist--accessible but advanced. Don't know that you can dance to subsequent MD recordings...All-Star sidemen/contributors, wonderful songs fully explored,good charts and recorded right--what more do you want?
AMG on these 2: http://www.allmusic.com/album/jazz-samba-mw0000594010 and http://www.allmusic.com/album/kind-of-blue-mw0000191710 << don't listen to me--convince yourself.
Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd--Jazz Samba << career-defining and genre-changing; brought a lot of folks into the jazz fold AND legitimized Latin rhythms to the greater Western (for which read: Gringo) audience.
These jazz first-to-lasters are so numerous, it's "shooting-fish-in-a-barrel" easy (Erroll Garner's 1950's recordings, e.g.) but indulge me in one more:
Miles Davis--Kind of Blue marks a transition point for a major artist--accessible but advanced. Don't know that you can dance to subsequent MD recordings...All-Star sidemen/contributors, wonderful songs fully explored,good charts and recorded right--what more do you want?
AMG on these 2: http://www.allmusic.com/album/jazz-samba-mw0000594010 and http://www.allmusic.com/album/kind-of-blue-mw0000191710 << don't listen to me--convince yourself.