I’ve never been huge into jazz so if you have album recommendations I’d love to hear them. I don’t really know the various subgenres either so just like. Whatever you like. - ThreadSky

antlervel.vet • 185 days ago

I’ve never been huge into jazz so if you have album recommendations I’d love to hear them. I don’t really know the various subgenres either so just like. Whatever you like.

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Know what I think has been more therapeutic than anything else I’ve tried this month? Listening to Kind of Blue all the way through about once a day

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coldbrewsoymilk.bsky.social•185 days ago

Bill Evans for cozy feel

https://open.spotify.com/album/3QTdjueo8EUx1sMLcPbNZc?si=GonedLjMSFGEQcuHWjigAA

ashleycooper.bsky.social•185 days ago

BADBADNOTGOOD
Nick Waterhouse
Preservation Hall Jazz Band

ashleycooper.bsky.social•185 days ago

Kamasi Washington!

timetravel.camp•185 days ago

Hugh Masekela’s album “Grr!”

dillo.media•185 days ago

this song was what got me started with jazz. the whole album ( with the same name ) is really amazing stuff

dillo.media•185 days ago

lol oops

https://youtu.be/vmDDOFXSgAs?si=LaUQD4PEfuqqQeXb

hoovybaby.bsky.social•185 days ago

If you like "Kind of Blue," try:

- Chet Baker
- Red Garland
- Art Farmer
- Kenny Dorham

oldschoolzero.bsky.social•185 days ago

Mingus Ah Um is a spiritual experience. Sonny Rollins' Saxophone Colossus. Medeski Martin and Wood, Combustication. Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet.

ferretguy.bsky.social•185 days ago

Sketches of Spain
Django Reinhardt (any recording)
Grant Green - Idle Moments

mobute.bsky.social•185 days ago

you're gonna wanna start with some classics obviously

antlervel.vet•185 days ago

lol

pookleblinky.bsky.social•185 days ago

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Moanin

The title song https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv9NSR-2DwM&pp=ygURYXJ0IGJsYWtleSBtb2FuaW4%3D

antlervel.vet•184 days ago

Yo this rules

90sslowjamz.bsky.social•185 days ago

Hell yeah

gretchenleigh.zone•185 days ago

Herbie Hancock's Speak Like A Child is excellent and very approachable if you're just getting into jazz

pengarr.postes.club•185 days ago

I was gonna suggest an earlier Hancock 💖

nori.gay•185 days ago

Time Out by the Dave Brubeck Quartet!

nori.gay•185 days ago

and yeah i echo the chet baker recc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyTqL8MWX6I

stanleyqbert.bsky.social•185 days ago

Cannonball Adderley's "Somethin' Else" is a must if you like "Kind of Blue." He's in the KoB sextet, and Miles is basically co-leader on SE. Have plenty more recs if you listen and like it.

leopazz.bsky.social•185 days ago

I recommend Study in Brown by Clifford Brown and Max Roach if you liked Miles, it's a similar vibe imo

90sslowjamz.bsky.social•185 days ago

The entire Clifford Brown catalog is awesome

korbermite.bsky.social•185 days ago

some very interesting gateways this year from Kamasi Washington, Joel Ross, Nala Sinephro, Lakecia Benjamin, and Nubya Garcia

lots of classics in yr mentions but i’ll throw in Oscar Peterson’s Night Train, Wes Montgomery’s Smokin’ at the Half Note, and Gerry Mulligan/Paul Desmond’s Two of a Mind

90sslowjamz.bsky.social•185 days ago

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lFTkGMVlwTxP__-VNZhM6vms-1nSMLNcA&si=M8O7nBmAFFEl7NIi

90sslowjamz.bsky.social•185 days ago

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lRv4T_pPHnmQHi6OwcCzU72GSusxha2_w&si=KVln3RXgV8NTrjHy

90sslowjamz.bsky.social•185 days ago

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mdMydqCStaB0-SVg03N2dhfyXKUoyX4uA&si=fEkXgIzJs8umDh3Q

90sslowjamz.bsky.social•185 days ago

Also, Oscar Peterson, Thelonious Monk, and Ahmad Jamal if you like piano

antlervel.vet•185 days ago

Thank you bud. Lots of great stuff here to get high and take in

90sslowjamz.bsky.social•185 days ago

I won’t deluge you with more but you can always ask me for recommendations if you want any

jaubertmoniker.net•185 days ago

as a bonus i feel like interviews with oscar peterson are a delight

90sslowjamz.bsky.social•185 days ago

Oscar Peterson on Cavett, Oscar Peterson and Andre Previn, and Oscar with Count Basie are all incredible examples of this

90sslowjamz.bsky.social•185 days ago

There is an Oscar Peterson documentary on either Netflix or Prime that’s great

jaubertmoniker.net•185 days ago

yeah the cavett one was what specifically sprung to mind, with him talking about the different styles that he plays

orsonswelles.bsky.social•185 days ago

I'm a big Duke Ellington guy and I think Such Sweet Thunder is such a cool record. the whole thing is a tribute to Shakespeare's works and it's really good conceptually and just nice to listen to

notapodcaster.bsky.social•185 days ago

A lot of people are recommending some great classics, so I thought I'd go with one of my favorite more contemporary albums.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kza4yYWu5_N7vgboWB-jLVf2Wd-kvQFHw&si=xRMsjgNkRAP1wE4F

words.bsky.social•185 days ago

here is a subgenre of fast noisy punky jazz

sqotn.bsky.social•185 days ago

Second rec. This one's all about the singing, his unique vocal style and sound, the atmosphere, the background sounds of the club and the singing. I totally fell for the voice though!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Williams_Live!_A_Swingin%27_Night_at_Birdland

sqotn.bsky.social•185 days ago

There are great recommendations here already. I like this one because I like live recordings a lot, it's so laid back and the vinyl copy I got was pressed in a beautiful pink.
Bill Evans Trio 'Waltz for Debby'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltz_for_Debby_(1962_album)

meditationfunnies.bsky.social•185 days ago

Oliver Nelson Blues And The Abstract Truth

botsnack.bsky.social•185 days ago

Chet Baker Sings is nice

sprobeforebros.bsky.social•185 days ago

Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters legitimately changed my life and made me realize I like jazz.

thiiirdperson.com•185 days ago

Check out "Solid" by Corpo for some tight jazz that is easy to listen to

blahpers.bsky.social•185 days ago

Gonna go obvious with the Cowboy Bebop soundtrack by The Seat Belts

gawdz0rz.bsky.social•185 days ago

i don’t know much about jazz but i do love billie holiday and she was a jazz and blues singer and this was a popular song of hers so maybe you’ll like it too

sammie.gay•185 days ago

A love supreme by Coltrane was the first album that convinced me I like jazz. I like a lot of fusion personally and really like still life (talking) by pat Metheny group and sky cruising by the horii katsumi project, as well as thelonous monk's Palo alto (live) album!

sammie.gay•185 days ago

I saw weather report is covered but I also forgot Wind by Ibrahim Maalouf and We Like It Here by Snarky Puppy

faurasebastian.com•185 days ago

This is my TIME
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxQfCQr1kXc

disasterruss.bsky.social•185 days ago

I genuinely like this, and also I'm sorry
https://youtu.be/vzliMk6GjJM?si=bItRJmJCLAYWE_0r

nsfmc.bsky.social•185 days ago

trying to match the emotional tenor of kind of blue, this is just some extremely smooth guitar, red clay is the hit but naima is the real gem https://open.spotify.com/album/6CSRaAJ3krsCkhuMAzx4PD

nsfmc.bsky.social•185 days ago

bill evans plays on kind of blue and this album is a good gateway to him (this or waltz for debby, both are outstanding) https://open.spotify.com/album/20ONXWjxrJhlX3rfNeAbS0

nsfmc.bsky.social•185 days ago

this isn’t as tight as kind of blue but it’s some really nice sax and just extremely chill https://open.spotify.com/album/52w3IjZuB3DkGmf6hO4amU

nsfmc.bsky.social•185 days ago

gotta recommend some bossa nova also, but avoid getz/gilberto and start with this rachel elkind produced joao gilberto album who ends up sounding like nick drake here https://open.spotify.com/album/5rFhRJLR6CDPSxwSPTONA4

nsfmc.bsky.social•185 days ago

more on the vocal side, a sort of analog to chet baker who somebody else recommended, this blossom dearie album is one of my favorites, she’s a great singer https://open.spotify.com/album/6Qmn8cqmmJIjuwjXiUF4n6

4484.cool•185 days ago

How deep do you want to dive in? BadBadNotGood is a pretty accessible place to start, check out their first two albums.

davemcnamara.com•185 days ago

Monk's Dream. maybe Brilliant Corners too, but def Monk's Dream. bewildered to see all of these folks recommending my favorites but leaving out number one.

johnnyisayak.bsky.social•185 days ago

in a silent way by miles is one of the most like magically soothing pieces i've ever heard, whenever i'm stressed or panicked it just... transforms my headspace

ohtiniestplanet.bsky.social•185 days ago

You might like the Miles Davis & Gil Evans collaborations like Sketches of Spain, or Porgy and Bess https://youtu.be/IGMPKeQ2Uao?si=jMHKSplVgu0QjhWG

guiltypanacea.bsky.social•185 days ago

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - Moanin

jamesmacaulay.ca•185 days ago

Sahib Shihab — Sahib's Jazz Party (1964)

Wonderful joyous playful intimate live album, listen with headphones or good speakers if you can to hear all the little ambient room noises

https://youtu.be/uK_dPcSRjgc?si=opnvytPlYsLGsneK

aklingus.bsky.social•185 days ago

A few albums I really like/love:
Keith Jarrett - The Koln Concert
John Coltrane - My Favorite Things
Joe Henderson - Page One
Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um
Sonny Rollins - Way Out West
Sun Ra - Space Is The Place
Art Pepper - pretty much any live album
Pharaoh Sanders - Pharaoh

antlervel.vet•185 days ago

Wonderful, thank you Anthony

aklingus.bsky.social•185 days ago

happy to help

aritruscan.bsky.social•185 days ago

if you liked Kind of Blue, you might enjoy the earlier Walkin'/Cookin'/Workin'/etc series or Milestones; this old post by Ethan Iverson, formerly of the Bad Plus, has good recs https://ethaniverson.com/2021/11/19/what-do-you-give-someone-to-introduce-them-modern-jazz/

rileyfox.bsky.social•185 days ago

Ravi Coltrane’s Mad 6 is one of my favorites. (He’s John’s son and also a sax player.)

scottmintzer.bsky.social•185 days ago

You have some fine suggestions here — I will be the whateverth person to endorse Coltrane’s My Favorite Things — but somehow nobody has mentioned Wynton Marsalis.

He has an album called Levee Low Moan that is just wonderful, in an easygoing, low-key vein somewhat akin to Kind Of Blue.

hunterfelt.bsky.social•185 days ago

On the one hand, if you start with "A Love Supreme" it's kind of like starting at the summit of the mountain, on the other hand you should listen to "A Love Supreme" as soon as possible. Your choice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll3CMgiUPuU

altoii.bsky.social•185 days ago

Play it loud, listen while high

mkerste.bsky.social•185 days ago

Oliver Nelson, The Blues and the Abstract Truth
Bill Evans, Waltz for Debby
Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker, The Carnegie Hall Concert
Miles Davis, Miles Smiles

Large band (band nerd) stuff that I love, Snarky Puppy, We like it here, with the most incredible keyboard solo you're likely to hear.

nilbog3000.bsky.social•185 days ago

John Coltrane-My Favorite Things

djweedpizza.gobirds.online•185 days ago

A lot of these recs are very good, but I’m gonna throw in a bit of an oddball and recommend Eldar Djangirov.

https://youtu.be/N0NNwx7jhr4?si=gui_Ga3QdsqMPRCA

sethdmichaels.bsky.social•184 days ago

“Mingus Ah Um” by Charles Mingus is one of my all time favorites

antineutrinos.bsky.social•185 days ago

Joni Mitchell Blue. You need a woman’s voice in the mix

brobuntu.bsky.social•185 days ago

Brad Mehldau (with and without the trio) does a lot of really nice jazz covers of all sorts of popularly known songs. Like this cover of Alice In Chains.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=jmtRHsriJTm

georgialux.bsky.social•185 days ago

i think weather report really encapsulates the flexibility and imagination of jazz (fusion specifically) without alienating

gweezlebur.com•185 days ago

I watched this video about Keith Jarrett’s Köln concert and then went to listen to the performance and it was pretty great.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIXMkZAcgRo

blot.city•185 days ago

Zorn time

dommedeluise.bsky.social•185 days ago

this is an internet hipster pick but it really is a lovely album. i love solo/sparse jazz piano a lot and this is a really good accessible album of that https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hrr3dp7zRQY

antlervel.vet•185 days ago

One of my friends just posted about this album on IG the other day so I’ll definitely try this, thank you!

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