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The Ultimate Jazz Record Collection
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So you want a killer jazz collection, but don't know where to start? Start with these--the essentials of jazz
Ken Burns Jazz Collection: Charlie Parker
Charlie “Bird” Parker took jazz from the big band orchestras to the smaller-scaled, rapid-fast style known as be-bop. This disc contains some of Bird’s greatest hits, including “Salt Peanuts” (with Dizzy Gillespie), “Ornithology,” and “Just Friends” (where Bird plays with a string orchestra).
The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out
Pianist Brubeck and alto saxophone player Paul Desmond fit together like peanut butter and jelly. Like peas and carrots. Like salt and pepper. Like . . . well, you get the idea. This includes the classics “Blue Rondo a la Turk,” and the chart-topper “Take Five.”
Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage
You probably remember Hancock as the guy who did that “Rocket” song in the ‘80s. But before the weird mechanical puppets, Hancock was an accomplished pianist and composer. All the songs on this album have a nautical theme, which makes it good to listen to when you’re out sailing.
Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz to Come
This guy took jazz on a whole other different level! While most jazz solos are improvised around certain chords and keys, Ornette just played whatever he wanted. “The pattern of the tune will be forgotten,” he famously said, “and the tune itself will be the pattern.”
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
This is when Miles got into what’s known as “jazz fusion”—a mixture of jazz, African music, and rock. If this album doesn’t get you dancing, you just might be dead. Features “Pharaoh’s Dance” and “Miles Runs the Voodoo Down.”
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
If this isn’t in your collection, you just don’t know jazz! Miles played at a slower pace than the rest of his be-bop peers, which gives his music a more romantic feel. Features the classics “So What,” “Blue in Green,” and “Flamenco Sketches.”
John Coltrane - Blue Train
After making a name for himself playing on Miles Davis’ “Kind of Blue,” Coltrane stepped out on his own on “Blue Train,” his first solo record. This when Coltrane was fairly conventional; later on his music become more and more experimental. This record includes the title track, “Lazy Bird,” and “I’m Old Fashioned.”
Vince Guaraldi - A Charlie Brown Christmas
In my house, it’s just not Christmas until Mom’s playing this 20 times a day. But it’s a great album featuring such classics as “Linus and Lucy” and “Christmastime is Here” (both instrumental and with vocals).
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
Coltrane’s masterpiece! A four-part suit dedicated to God (Trane saw God in all religions), this album will sing to your soul. The liner notes include the “lyrics” to the forth part, “Pslam,” which is Trane’s prayer to the Divine.
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great list!!
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