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Originally Posted by masraum
I grew up with rock and classic rock. I've also listened to a lot of blues. Blues led me into some of the New Orleans style Jazz. I've got some Miles Davis and some Coltrane. I like the NO style and I like the MD and JC stuff that I have, but I don't know much about jazz, who performs it, what kinds there are, etc....
So, who's into jazz, what kind do you like, who do you listen to?
Since I like what I've heard, who else do you think I should try?
I'm off to read Wikipedia and look at the related stuff on Amazon.
Thanks
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I'll give you my humble take on jazz:
The genre itself spans many different styles, personalities, formats. Some I like, most I don't.
The big names in jazz, I found, are not my favorites. Mingus, Monk, Miles, Coletrain... a lot of that stuff ventures off into obscurity that I don't enjoy. Big band and swing is too sugar-sweet, experimental stuff leaves me feeling like I don't get it.
My favorite style is "hard bop", its got lots of soul and hooks and doesn't become too experimental. Im a rocker at heart, hard-bop just seems to fit with me. If I could recommend a few artists/albums, not necessarily hard-bop guys, they would be:
- Horace Silver
- Art Blakey
- Keith Jarrett
- Wayne Shorters latest stuff
- Bill Evans
- Miles Davis's Porgy and Bess
- The Bad Plus
- Charlie Hunter
Wikipedia has a pretty extensive list of the many different styles, take a look.