All classic albums! You put Max Roach in the batch, I agree! That man was very under-rated in his life and even today drummers may have heard of him, but have no idea of how innovative that cat was on the drums. A Absolute Genius!
1976...my Jazz drumming uncle gifted me FLY LIKE THE WIND & TRIDENT (McCoy Tyner), CHANGES 1 & 2 (Mingus), and THE VISIT & CONSCIOUSNESS (Pat Martino...lived across the alley behind my uncle). Great stuff, all accessible for a neophyte. Andrew Hill's POINT OF DEPARTURE is an album I recommend to Jazz noobs...not as mellow as KIND OF BLUE. 😊
I have a somewhat obscure suggestion. There’s an album that was recently reissued as a part of Blue Note’s Tone Poet series by a sax player named Curtis Amy called Katanga! It’s a cool lineup of west coast players including the great Jack Wilson on piano and a little known trumpet player who recorded very little in his bumpy career by the name of Dupree Bolton. What a player! The music is very accessible for jazz newbies. Sometimes bordering on exotica but never sounding hokey, this album absolutely smokes, and I’ve played it around a few non-jazz folks who were very interested in hearing more. Fun album with a killer lineup, and Dupree Bolton particularly is dangerous on here.
Great album! I'm glad to hear it's been reissued. I have all Curtis Amy's Pacific Jazz albums in a Mosaic box set. It's great, bluesy jazz, which definitely makes it accessible. After those albums he did one for Verve called Mustang which is also excellent. as far as I know it's never been reissued, but you can hear it on TH-cam. Incidentally, his wife was Merry Clayton, who sang on The Rolling Stones song Gimme Shelter.
@ Yes! Mustang smokes! I have that album on my old iPod but should probably pick up the LP. Love that album cover too! I wasn’t aware he was married to Mary Clayton, but I know he played a little with The Doors. I think there’s a video of him playing with them on some tv show if I remember correctly, and he played on the studio version of Touch Me I believe? I might be misremembering the song. Anyway, I stumbled across Katanga while searching for a copy of Jack Wilson’s Something Personal, and I’ve been singing its praises ever since!
I have to disagree with a couple selections. One, can't take much of Miles. He is too hyped and too slow for my liking. Mahavishnu Orchestra is also very overrated. I bought a few of their albums thinking they would live up to such an impressive name, but, sadly, they were a complete disappointment. For people who are just getting into jazz may want to start with Return to Forever's Light as a Feather or Romantic Warrior. Jean Luc Ponty's Civilized Evil or Cosmic Messenger are also more accessible.
All classic albums! You put Max Roach in the batch, I agree! That man was very under-rated in his life and even today drummers may have heard of him, but have no idea of how innovative that cat was on the drums. A Absolute Genius!
1976...my Jazz drumming uncle gifted me FLY LIKE THE WIND & TRIDENT (McCoy Tyner), CHANGES 1 & 2 (Mingus), and THE VISIT & CONSCIOUSNESS (Pat Martino...lived across the alley behind my uncle). Great stuff, all accessible for a neophyte.
Andrew Hill's POINT OF DEPARTURE is an album I recommend to Jazz noobs...not as mellow as KIND OF BLUE. 😊
I find that 'Ballads' by Coltrane is a phenomenal 'change someone's mind about jazz' album
Absolutely
Man a hundred percent
Thanks for this, love anyone who talks about jazz.
I've always thought that "Time Out" by The Dave Brubeck Quartet is pretty accessible in spite of featuring unusual time signatures for the most part.
McCOY TYNER'S ( BEYOND THE SUN) IS JUST OVERWHELMING ❤
You know your Jazz! Not bad at all!🎼🌻
This is so nice....already listening to McCoy Tyner. Why don't you do 5 jazz albums from 2024.. i would be really keen to know your favourites
I have a somewhat obscure suggestion. There’s an album that was recently reissued as a part of Blue Note’s Tone Poet series by a sax player named Curtis Amy called Katanga! It’s a cool lineup of west coast players including the great Jack Wilson on piano and a little known trumpet player who recorded very little in his bumpy career by the name of Dupree Bolton. What a player! The music is very accessible for jazz newbies. Sometimes bordering on exotica but never sounding hokey, this album absolutely smokes, and I’ve played it around a few non-jazz folks who were very interested in hearing more. Fun album with a killer lineup, and Dupree Bolton particularly is dangerous on here.
Great album! I'm glad to hear it's been reissued. I have all Curtis Amy's Pacific Jazz albums in a Mosaic box set. It's great, bluesy jazz, which definitely makes it accessible. After those albums he did one for Verve called Mustang which is also excellent. as far as I know it's never been reissued, but you can hear it on TH-cam. Incidentally, his wife was Merry Clayton, who sang on The Rolling Stones song Gimme Shelter.
I don’t know that one, but will look for it. The Tone Poet records are immaculately conceived!!!
@@mr.jazzbo2669 Get the frig out!!! (Lol, I knew that, but initially read your comment as “*my* wife was Merry Clayton…” !!!)
@ Yes! Mustang smokes! I have that album on my old iPod but should probably pick up the LP. Love that album cover too! I wasn’t aware he was married to Mary Clayton, but I know he played a little with The Doors. I think there’s a video of him playing with them on some tv show if I remember correctly, and he played on the studio version of Touch Me I believe? I might be misremembering the song. Anyway, I stumbled across Katanga while searching for a copy of Jack Wilson’s Something Personal, and I’ve been singing its praises ever since!
@@jukesjointOG I only own a few Tone Poet editions, but they’re definitely impressive quality.
Brother você tem bom gosto saudo desde Brasil😅
I have to disagree with a couple selections. One, can't take much of Miles. He is too hyped and too slow for my liking. Mahavishnu Orchestra is also very overrated. I bought a few of their albums thinking they would live up to such an impressive name, but, sadly, they were a complete disappointment. For people who are just getting into jazz may want to start with Return to Forever's Light as a Feather or Romantic Warrior. Jean Luc Ponty's Civilized Evil or Cosmic Messenger are also more accessible.