@@rachellindsey875 Thelonious Himself, Brilliant Corners and Monk's Music. I've written about songs from all three. Five By Monk By Five would be my fourth choice. I think he reached his apex recording for Riverside. IMO a septet, as on Monk's Music is the ideal sound for his music. A quartet is too thin and a big band is too fat and works against his angular compositions.. . IMO his longstanding quartet with Rouse while very good, broke no new ground. If you want I could post some of my comments on some of his songs. Do you like Monk too? What are your favorite albums?
@@willieluncheonette5843 Great choices! I'm a Monk fan although I'm still slowly working my way through his full catalog (5 by Monk by 5 is one I still need to hear!). I really love his "Underground" album even though many fans think of the Columbia stuff as 2nd tier Monk. Most fans tend to focus on the cover art and not the music (I think the cover art is fine but not my favorite). It might be blasphemy to include this in a list of favorite Monk since he was such a great composer but I really enjoy his Ellington covers album. If we're allowed to include live albums, I really dig the stuff he did with Johnny Griffin. Totally agree that Monk's Music is top tier Monk--Coleman Hawkins is on fire on that album. Finally, although there isn't that much of it, I really dig the Monk sideman work that I've heard--the tracks on Sonny Rollins's Vol 2, the Miles albums (Bags Groove and Modern Jazz Giants) and especially the Blakey Jazz Messengers collabo.
@@rachellindsey875 We all have our own taste. So no. you didn't commit blasphemy by including that Ellington album. It's not one of my favorites because Monk loved Duke and his treatment of these songs is too reverential towards Duke for my taste. Not enough Monk in here for me. His next Riverside LP of standards is more successful because he puts his own unique stamp on them. Thelonious Himself has my all time favorite version of Round Midnight. I love the live stuff with Griffin. And I think his version of Ruby My Dear with Hawk on the Monk's Music LP is even better than his version with Trane. Hawk REALLY gets into the deepest core feelings of this sublime song. Do you know his Trios LP on Prestige? Very strong Monk playing and also the LP on Prestige that has a wonderful version of Smoke Gets In Your Eyes is excellent. (Forgot the title of that one) As for Monk as sideman check out Clark Terrys In Orbit and also Gigi Gryce's Nica's Tempo (just posted on TH-cam) that has I think 3 or 4 Monk songs including a VERY difficult one to play called Gallop's Gallop.
@@willieluncheonette5843 I think most fans would agree with your take on the Ellington covers album as a lesser entry in the Monk catalog but I admit I have a soft spot for covers albums done by legendary songwriters that often draw some frowns because these artists are so revered for their originals (e.g. Self-Portrait-era Dylan). You're right on The Unique Monk--great record and I almost forgot those weren't originals where the Duke album is very Duke. I'm due for a revisit of the Prestige Trio album--I enjoyed it in the past but it's been too long since I've listened. I'll also check out the Clark Terry and Gigi Gryce albums--I'm not familiar with those. Another Monk on my list for a deep dive is the Live at the It Club album which I picked up on hard copy for cheap after having it highly recommended by a friend. Come to think of it, the only Monk I've heard that I struggled with on first listen is the Big Band record and the Solo Monk on Columbia, both of which have huge advocates. I'm totally with you on Thelonious Himself being my favorite of the solo recordings.
Great selection, thanks for sharing. What I like the most about your videos is your sheer passion for music and how animated you are when you talk about it!
I really love stumbling upon your videos, I've always liked jazz but it can be easy to miss some of these great albums. So really approciate these lists.
Jazz is a genre in which it would be impossible to find the "Top 10" best recordings. Between the types of jazz out there and the evolution of the genre itself, it would be unlikely you could get everyone to even come close to agreeing on the most outstanding in their class. But, you did an admirable job in presenting those which express quality jazz recordings that should be in the collection of every true jazz aficionado. Make sure you list them in the description area of the video in future so that viewers such as myself can copy the list and take it to their favorite music source and add them to their collection. I'm certain I will. Very informative, honest and straight forward. Every time I go to TH-cam, I hope to see a new video from you. Keep them coming. Grazie!
Thank you Arikona. I saw your private message. I will answer you afterwards. I just wanted to say to all....PLEASE FORGIVE ME PRONUNCIATION OF NAMES! The problem is that I have always pronunced these name incorrectly so it seems strange to change that. Will do in the next vid like this one. Yes! You are right. I will add the titles in the description.
Well I must say those are all excellent albums you suggest. Being a jazz-nut myself and from Canada , I was privileged to see a few of the legends of jazz: Dizzy Gillespie,Sonny Rollins and Buddy Rich to name a few. I like the way you discuss music because we can see you are passionate about what you listen to. I'm a french-Canadian and I thought after first hearing you speak in English that you were too, because of your pronunciation of certain words that is very similar to that of a francophone speaking in English. But I take it you are Italian right? Ah Well, we latins have things in common... So anyway, here are my personal 10 suggestions if you want to listen to some killer jazz: 1-Count Basie Big band Montreux 77 . Just fabulous! Basie rocks the house and everybody is in top form,I could listen to this all the time. 2- Lionel Hampton, silver vibes/golden vibes. A 1959 recording of two albums showing off the beautiful vibraphone sound of the master, and the sound is excellent! 3- Benny Goodman live at Carnegie hall 1978. Yes 1978 not 1938. It was the 40th anniversary concert of the famous 1938 one. Great jazz all around cause Benny could really swing! 4- Buddy Rich Blues Caravan. This early 60s recording on verve has some dynamite drumming by the late great Mr.drums himself,and it has my all time favorite version of "caravan." 5- Dizzy Gillespie digital at Montreux 1980. This is Dizzy at his creative best in a very unusual setting, a trio: trumpet,guitar and drums. To hear this, is to love it. And the digital sound take was well done, excellent sound for a live recording. 6-Art Blakey "Tell it like it is " on blue note. The title track of this album is in my opinion, a masterpiece of hard bop! 7- Jimmy Smith, Any Number Can win. Oh boy. This one will put a groove in your house like nothing else. It swings really hard with the entire force of a big band. Simply one of his best albums. 8-Sonny Rollins The complete 1963 recordings for RCA. This is mind-bogling tenor sax! In my opinion some of the best stuff Rollins ever recorded. If you really listen to him on these recordings...at one point you can't believe your ears at what he is doing melodically. Absolutely staggering! 9- Duke Ellington, The great Paris Concert 1963. What can I say? Genius at work. And beautifuly recorded on top of that. 10- Art Farmer, Crawl space. I love this fuguel-horn jazzman! And the title track just grows on you the more you listen to it. Great album from the late 70s with a touch of jazz-funk on the title piece. If you can get your hands on any of these, you won't regret it. That's it for now. Would love to know if you are familiar with any of these. As you probably know, jazzfans are a rarity in this world. Salutations from Gatineau, Québec in Canada !
Many years ago I found this compilation from Verve titled Jazz Round Midnight it became one of my favorite records. Then later I heard about this singer Johnny Hartman love his style.
Great list! As to Lester Young, what you say is correct. I don't know if you know this, but tenor saxophone playing, and indded, Jazz itself, was changed and influenced forever by him. Nobody who came after him didn't have some of Lester in his or her playing, and still doesn't, whether directly or indirectly.
Great list, showcases the depth & width of jazz. I often wonder though why oh why nobody ever checks out The Sermon by Jimmy Smith ? Great line up - the beauty of it all-Art Blakey at his most portent self amidst the greats -Lee Morgan, Lou Donaldson, Kenny Burrel and Jimmy at his most explosive self. If you are a jazz man/woman and you do not have the Sermon in your collection. Ouch😢
In the 1970s I was recommended to listen to ‘Beck’ by Joe Beck on guitar, David Sanborn on sax, Don Grolnick on keyboards, Steve Kahn on guitar, Will Lee on bass, Charles Parker & Chris Parker on drums, plus many others including strings. At the time it was a cut price album costing me about £1.50, when a normal vinyl album was probably more like £3.00. Years later, when David Sanborn had risen in prominence, it was released under both their names on CD with a few extra tracks obviously held back from the vinyl release. A great instrumental album.
Really enjoyed stumbling upon your video, and would like to add a few of my own suggestions. These magnificent albums were all recorded in the 1950’s through 1960’s with a mix of bebop, beginnings of modern Latin jazz and first wave of Brazilian music. Kind of Blue- Miles Davis - beginning of the urban modern jazz sound. Blue Train - John Coltrane - classic album from the saxophone giant. Indigo's- Duke Ellington - opulent example of the big band sound. Saxophone Colossus - cooking with another great tenor sax giant. September Song - beautiful recording with Sarah and the great Clifford Brown. Getz/Gilberto- Sax tenor giant Getz/Gilberto (guitar) playing the beautiful songs of Jobim. At the Village Gate- Herbie Mann and company blow the house down in NYC. Los Ritmos Calientes - Cal Tjader mixes cool jazz with Latin beats. Full House - Wes Montgomery- everybody learned modern jazz guitar from Wes. Portrait in Jazz- the original and wonderful Bill Evans trio. Get comfortable, turn off the damn phone, lower the lights and let yourself be seduced by these wonderful compositions and brilliant musicians...
The great thing about modern Jazz is that there really weren't any "bands" or any real groups that kept the same personnel, albums led by a particular Artist will usually have a different mix and match of different personnel. Following one jazz musician, you will eventually discover many different albums he/she has played on and by doing that you will discover more and more jazz albums and musicians.
I always place Johnny Griffin at the top of the list when coming to bebop. Very underrated tenor player. He’s overshadowed by others such as Coltrane and Parker when it comes to playing but I can listen to any of his works. Blowin Session by Johnny Griffin in particular I think displays a lot of his talent
I cannot disagree with any of your choices. Very solid choices. Would love to see more of your suggestions. A few jazz albums I cannot live without: “Seven Come Eleven” Herb Ellis & Joe Pass “Montreux Alexander - Live! at the Montreux Festival” The Monty Alexander Trio “This Here Is Bobby Timmons” Bobby Timmons “Blues For The New Millennium” Marcus Roberts
My 2nd comment. -- I will definitely be picking up 4 or 5 of your suggestions. Your descriptions of the lp's, were very accurate to my ears. Great album covers for most of them as well. ( I was pausing your video and finding them on TH-cam - giving them a quick listen and then going back to your video! Took me about 40 minutes.) LOL! TY for the heads up!
No one has ever said that “I have it on CD unfortunately”. Yea with great sound, great remastering and without vinyl wear, crackle and skips. It must be hell to have all that instead of vinyl.
No reason to complain about snap ,crackle, pop from vinyl records . If you are a wild beast when it comes to taking care of your records then it's no surprise. Same for cds , they won't sound great if you don't take care for them.
A good portion of my CD library is pre-owned. Indeed, many of the discs have scratches on them and it occasionally contorts the playback & fidelity. CDs are probably easier to care for than Vinyl records but they themselves are susceptible to environmental damage.
Before I left Seattle, seven years ago for a 32 acre "farm" in rural KY, I spent a lot of time buying albums (and 70's stereo systems) at estate sales. I ended up buying approximately 2500 albums, mostly in boxes of 50 to 100 for somewhere in the $10 range. This was just before Vinyl started getting hot again. When I moved to KY I sold all but my 800 favorites and carted them all here with the rest of my records. I ended up with just over 3,000 that I really liked. But I couldn't stop and kept buying. But a funny thing happened. I have found that I pretty much have everything I want now. I buy roughly one album a year and the last one I bought, over a year ago, I haven't opened yet. ZZ Wade... I have to say that I absolutely LOVE the live Jazz and "big band" from the fifties and sixties. I close my eyes and I can almost smell the cigarette smoke and the sweetness of the alcohol in the air. And of course there is the music, as only a live performance can truly bring it. It's like time travel. BTW, the thing about estate sales compared to garage sales, etc. is that you are buying the stuff they DIDN'T want to part with, being sold, often, by a family that doesn't appreciate what they are selling. If you saw some of the records I picked up in those bulk lots, you'd see what I mean. It's less likely today, though, especially with more and more people using the internet to see what they have.
@@ibleebinU My favorite receiver was a JVC JR-S600. It was in perfect condition except the AM antenna had been snapped off. It was five bucks. :) My favorite amp was an amp and pre-amp together. A Soundcraftsmen MA5002A amplifier and CX-4200 pre-amp. I paid $100 for the pair. I also got a couple of pairs of Bose 301's for $30 a pair. I sold one pair and gave the other to a friend. I hate Bose. Just go to google images to get the rundown on them. BTW, the SoundCraftsmen pre-amp just picked up a wicked hum. I swapped it out for my Mitsubishi separates while I replace the capacitors.
@@thyslop1737 yeah, I've been doing that for quite a while now. The real thing I need to do is that educate myself but get rid of the stuff that I know I'm really not ever going to play. By the way, the most valuable album I found in the lots of far as one with a plain white jacket with the word pepper written in one corner. Inside is a multi record with grooves only on one side. And that site is one side of Sergeant Pepper
no Stan Getz? Paul Desmond? 😉. thank you. Awesome list. ps I've got Dave Brubeck's Tokyo vinyl album. You are right, it's possibly my favourite jazz album of all time!❤
It's Gil-es-pee! You hit my soft spot on Red Garland's Piano selection in your list. You surely are well aware of The Three Sounds Trio featuring the piano of Gene Harris. His attack and chords are almost nail on to Red's. BTW, Evans was almost at his peak on the "Waltz for Debbie" more so, in my opinion, than Kind of Blue. Just subscribed.
Yes, I am Italian so these names are difficult for me. I have been pronouncing them all my life in a precise (and wrong) way so it's difficult to correct that. Sorry. Thanks for you comment!
@@anadialog I get that, and meant no disrespect. I managed a NPR radio station in NC and had a jazz announcer who knew everything about jazz having worked with almost all of them at one time or another, but he could not pronounce Thielemans! I subscribed because, like you, it's about the music, and I was taken by our similar likes! Thanks for informing me.
I sent you comment about that album of Gerry Mulligan "Night Lights" I have the LP and the CD. That CHOPIN's Prelude in E minor is great. Gerry didn't changed the key; the original classical with solo piano is the same key. Listen to this prelude again and what an improvisation in it; fantastic it's a piece of art. I wish it was a better recording. Every track is a gem. You should listen to Gerry's album WHAT IS THERE TO SAY. O.K. my friend I have to continue your video now.
Having just started to listen to jazz and sticking with mainly blue note recordings I was total unaware of some of the artists that you mentioned in your video e.g Gerry Mulligan which thanks to you I now own keep up the good work.
Going back into your archives I came across this episode and I must say that you have impeccable taste in jazz. BTW Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker were the most potent and musical combination in the mid-1950s early 1960s but I’m sure you have some of their work. And rhino reissues are really really good.
Due to record collecting being the coolest thing now (It has its good and bad points);I am now able to get a lot of the Blue Note, Atlantic and Impulse Mono first pressings. They are pricey , but available.
Back in the day when I bought vinyl before cds ,they were priced between $5 to $8 for a new single lp. That didn't put a dent in my wages compared to now ! Now new lps are $20 to $30 and more ! And wages haven't gone up since then, OUCH ! But I still love vinyl and buy used as much as possible.
A stellar list to be sure. Thanks. As far as LP's versus CD's goes, I have a few comments. Most musical tones have a "consonant" and a "vowel." Think of the bite on Louis Armstrong's horn (consonant) and then the continuation of the note (vowel). Or a violin. The bite of the bow on a string. I think it's like a pipe organ versus a Hammond organ. What I miss is the consonant with CD recording. I have a few LP's and the same recording on CD's. Just not the same.
I have never heard of this difference stated anywhere. I haven't noticed it because I only have a small CD player, I guess, but I'll check it out with headphones. Thanks for presenting this.
The mixing and mastering of CD's is not always identical to the same album on vinyl, I have had several were this was easily identifiable on any good sound system.
Waltz for Debby was recorded at The Vanguard in New York City. The Vanguard is a little downstairs (below street level) bar which would be nothing more than a hole-in-the-wall if it didn't attract such great musicians. The live recording was done using the workhorse of the day, the Ampex 350. I think the recording equipment was in an adjacent basement so there was room for an audience.
Many you shared are definitely in my top too. Based on all that if you haven’t heard Happy Moods by Ahmad Jamal I would strongly recommend it. It’s my #1 jazz album of all.
Thanks a lot you’re really helping me entering into the world of jazz!! I’m coming from soul (motown, stax...basically) , it’s hard to know where to start but with your help it is much easier. Gracie mille
I am not down on CDs, I love all formats. Now is the time to buy vinyl, more than any other period ofntime in history, and the reasons are in this video I made: th-cam.com/video/5eWsj9WFPYs/w-d-xo.html
Nice selection. Can I add one jazz guitar record? Kenny Burrell/Midnight Blue. Played it on CD the other day. Those guys didn't make one mistake and these were blowing 1 day studio sessions.
An excellent selection and entry point for the novice well done save for one all compulsory purchases,I won’t namemy nul pointer,since tasre is subjective and we are all different
Nice video, i have similar age and evolution of jazz music appreciation as you, maybe a few more scratchy vinyls chosen instead of cds in 90s haha. Good selections and like your opinions and takes on these albums!
Great start, anyone wanted to head (way) further out from this list, also steering clear of the obvious choices, here's 10 more to check out: Reflections - Steve Lacy Plays Thelonious Monk Empyrean Isles - Herbie Hancock Ezz-thetic - George Russell Where? - Ron Carter Out There - Eric Dolphy Happenings - Bobby Hutcherson Evolution - Grachan Moncur III Black Saint and the Sinner Lady - Charles Mingus Point of Departure - Andrew Hill and finally: Moondog - Moondog
Awesome video! Thank you for all the recommendations. Please do more like this, maybe top10 70s rock/blues/jazz albums etc. Love to discover new old music/albums this way that may have gone under the radar.
Thank you so much! I would love to, but as you can see...this type of video is not interesting for the majority of subscribers...but don't worry, I will continue on doing these...their fun!
That does not sound right. English is also not my native language. What I meant was you speak excellent English, period. Delete the word "Italian"! Sorry!
I like Oscar Peterson. I was not familiar with Night Train. There have been quite a few recent reissues on vinyl. I have Waltz for Debbie on a Spanish 2012 remaster/reissue. You've got me on the look out for a few of these. Lets have more music videos.
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That NIGHT LIGHTS album I brought it with me from back home in 1978 to L. A. It is high quality music. The most fantastic improvisation is in that CD of Gerry Mulligan. Also the album, What Is There To Say. Krikor.
You can find Some Releases here: smile.amazon.de/Jazz-Impressions-Japan-Quartet-Brubeck/dp/B001U14IN8/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1543304290&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=Jazz+Impressions+of+japan+David+Brubeck
Thanks for your excellent suggestions! I've made a note for when I trall the crates around and about for the ones I haven't got and I love the sound of.I always look for recommendations. My suggestions are; Art Blakey- Moanin Sonny Clark-Cool Struttin Kenny Burrell- Midnight Blue Joe Pass - For Django Bill Evans/Jim HalI -Intermodulation Oscar Peterson- Affinity Something very modern on Blue Note Go-go Pemguin - Man Made Object
grazie per il video, mi è piaciuto molto Night Train del the oscar Peterson Trio, mi può consigliare artisti simili? che suonano quel tipo di jazz intendo.
Grazie! Sicuramente ti consiglio i dischi di Red Garland, Bill Evans, McCoy Tyner, che ci ha appena lasciati, Dave Brubeck, Bud Powell...sono vicini a quel sound...
I would recommend Oliver Jones. He was taught by the same person who taught Oscar Peterson - his sister. His style is closer to Oscar’s than the other pianists mentioned. Also Wynton Kelly, who is a very bluesy player.
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nice choices---- my 3 favorite jazz albums are all by Monk. I love him
Can't go wrong with Monk! I'm curious which 3 Monks are your favorites?
@@rachellindsey875 Thelonious Himself, Brilliant Corners and Monk's Music. I've written about songs from all three. Five By Monk By Five would be my fourth choice. I think he reached his apex recording for Riverside. IMO a septet, as on Monk's Music is the ideal sound for his music. A quartet is too thin and a big band is too fat and works against his angular compositions.. . IMO his longstanding quartet with Rouse while very good, broke no new ground. If you want I could post some of my comments on some of his songs. Do you like Monk too? What are your favorite albums?
@@willieluncheonette5843 Great choices! I'm a Monk fan although I'm still slowly working my way through his full catalog (5 by Monk by 5 is one I still need to hear!). I really love his "Underground" album even though many fans think of the Columbia stuff as 2nd tier Monk. Most fans tend to focus on the cover art and not the music (I think the cover art is fine but not my favorite). It might be blasphemy to include this in a list of favorite Monk since he was such a great composer but I really enjoy his Ellington covers album. If we're allowed to include live albums, I really dig the stuff he did with Johnny Griffin. Totally agree that Monk's Music is top tier Monk--Coleman Hawkins is on fire on that album. Finally, although there isn't that much of it, I really dig the Monk sideman work that I've heard--the tracks on Sonny Rollins's Vol 2, the Miles albums (Bags Groove and Modern Jazz Giants) and especially the Blakey Jazz Messengers collabo.
@@rachellindsey875 We all have our own taste. So no. you didn't commit blasphemy by including that Ellington album. It's not one of my favorites because Monk loved Duke and his treatment of these songs is too reverential towards Duke for my taste. Not enough Monk in here for me. His next Riverside LP of standards is more successful because he puts his own unique stamp on them. Thelonious Himself has my all time favorite version of Round Midnight. I love the live stuff with Griffin. And I think his version of Ruby My Dear with Hawk on the Monk's Music LP is even better than his version with Trane. Hawk REALLY gets into the deepest core feelings of this sublime song.
Do you know his Trios LP on Prestige? Very strong Monk playing and also the LP on Prestige that has a wonderful version of Smoke Gets In Your Eyes is excellent. (Forgot the title of that one)
As for Monk as sideman check out Clark Terrys In Orbit and also Gigi Gryce's Nica's Tempo (just posted on TH-cam) that has I think 3 or 4 Monk songs including a VERY difficult one to play called Gallop's Gallop.
@@willieluncheonette5843 I think most fans would agree with your take on the Ellington covers album as a lesser entry in the Monk catalog but I admit I have a soft spot for covers albums done by legendary songwriters that often draw some frowns because these artists are so revered for their originals (e.g. Self-Portrait-era Dylan). You're right on The Unique Monk--great record and I almost forgot those weren't originals where the Duke album is very Duke. I'm due for a revisit of the Prestige Trio album--I enjoyed it in the past but it's been too long since I've listened. I'll also check out the Clark Terry and Gigi Gryce albums--I'm not familiar with those. Another Monk on my list for a deep dive is the Live at the It Club album which I picked up on hard copy for cheap after having it highly recommended by a friend. Come to think of it, the only Monk I've heard that I struggled with on first listen is the Big Band record and the Solo Monk on Columbia, both of which have huge advocates. I'm totally with you on Thelonious Himself being my favorite of the solo recordings.
Great selection, thanks for sharing. What I like the most about your videos is your sheer passion for music and how animated you are when you talk about it!
I really love stumbling upon your videos, I've always liked jazz but it can be easy to miss some of these great albums. So really approciate these lists.
This is exactly the kind of content I wanted to see you make. Thank you!
Jazz is a genre in which it would be impossible to find the "Top 10" best recordings. Between the types of jazz out there and the evolution of the genre itself, it would be unlikely you could get everyone to even come close to agreeing on the most outstanding in their class. But, you did an admirable job in presenting those which express quality jazz recordings that should be in the collection of every true jazz aficionado. Make sure you list them in the description area of the video in future so that viewers such as myself can copy the list and take it to their favorite music source and add them to their collection. I'm certain I will. Very informative, honest and straight forward. Every time I go to TH-cam, I hope to see a new video from you. Keep them coming. Grazie!
Thank you Arikona. I saw your private message. I will answer you afterwards. I just wanted to say to all....PLEASE FORGIVE ME PRONUNCIATION OF NAMES!
The problem is that I have always pronunced these name incorrectly so it seems strange to change that. Will do in the next vid like this one. Yes! You are right. I will add the titles in the description.
Thanks for sharing. Great video.
Gerry Mulligan - a stellar player, stunning tone
Well I must say those are all excellent albums you suggest. Being a jazz-nut myself and from Canada , I was privileged to see a few of the legends of jazz: Dizzy Gillespie,Sonny Rollins and Buddy Rich to name a few.
I like the way you discuss music because we can see you are passionate about what you listen to. I'm a french-Canadian and I thought after first hearing you speak in English that you were too, because of your pronunciation of certain words that is very similar to that of a francophone speaking in English. But I take it you are Italian right?
Ah Well, we latins have things in common...
So anyway, here are my personal 10 suggestions if you want to listen to some killer jazz: 1-Count Basie Big band Montreux 77 . Just fabulous! Basie rocks the house and everybody is in top form,I could listen to this all the time. 2- Lionel Hampton, silver vibes/golden vibes. A 1959 recording of two albums showing off the beautiful vibraphone sound of the master, and the sound is excellent! 3- Benny Goodman live at Carnegie hall 1978. Yes 1978 not 1938. It was the 40th anniversary concert of the famous 1938 one. Great jazz all around cause Benny could really swing! 4- Buddy Rich Blues Caravan. This early 60s recording on verve has some dynamite drumming by the late great Mr.drums himself,and it has my all time favorite version of "caravan." 5- Dizzy Gillespie digital at Montreux 1980. This is Dizzy at his creative best in a very unusual setting, a trio: trumpet,guitar and drums.
To hear this, is to love it. And the digital sound take was well done, excellent sound for a live recording. 6-Art Blakey "Tell it like it is " on blue note. The title track of this album is in my opinion, a masterpiece of hard bop! 7- Jimmy Smith, Any Number Can win. Oh boy. This one will put a groove in your house like nothing else. It swings really hard with the entire force of a big band. Simply one of his best albums. 8-Sonny Rollins The complete 1963 recordings for RCA. This is mind-bogling tenor sax! In my opinion some of the best stuff Rollins ever recorded. If you really listen to him on these recordings...at one point you can't believe your ears at what he is doing melodically.
Absolutely staggering! 9- Duke Ellington, The great Paris Concert 1963. What can I say? Genius at work. And beautifuly recorded on top of that. 10- Art Farmer, Crawl space. I love this fuguel-horn jazzman! And the title track just grows on you the more you listen to it. Great album from the late 70s with a touch of jazz-funk on the title piece. If you can get your hands on any of these, you won't regret it.
That's it for now. Would love to know if you are familiar with any of these. As you probably know, jazzfans are a rarity in this world.
Salutations from Gatineau, Québec in Canada !
Many years ago I found this compilation from Verve titled Jazz Round Midnight it became one of my favorite records. Then later I heard about this singer Johnny Hartman love his style.
Great list! As to Lester Young, what you say is correct. I don't know if you know this, but tenor saxophone playing, and indded, Jazz itself, was changed and influenced forever by him. Nobody who came after him didn't have some of Lester in his or her playing, and still doesn't, whether directly or indirectly.
Thanks! No I didn’t but it isn’t hard to believe!
Awesome! Please do more of these!.
Thank you Bruno! I certainly will!
Great list, showcases the depth & width of jazz. I often wonder though why oh why nobody ever checks out The Sermon by Jimmy Smith ? Great line up - the beauty of it all-Art Blakey at his most portent self amidst the greats -Lee Morgan, Lou Donaldson, Kenny Burrel and Jimmy at his most explosive self. If you are a jazz man/woman and you do not have the Sermon in your collection. Ouch😢
I have The Sermon on vinyl. Great stuff!
Great video .learned about more great jazz greats 😊😊
Awesome vid man! very helpful on my handpicked collection journey. 👊🏾😎Jazzy!!
In the 1970s I was recommended to listen to ‘Beck’ by Joe Beck on guitar, David Sanborn on sax, Don Grolnick on keyboards, Steve Kahn on guitar, Will Lee on bass, Charles Parker & Chris Parker on drums, plus many others including strings. At the time it was a cut price album costing me about £1.50, when a normal vinyl album was probably more like £3.00. Years later, when David Sanborn had risen in prominence, it was released under both their names on CD with a few extra tracks obviously held back from the vinyl release. A great instrumental album.
Thanks for the samples , nice touch
Hi Friend. Thank you very much for share with us these precious information.
Thank you Anderson!
Loved your selection! Such a fantastic top 10!
Thank-you for this list i always enjoy your videos.
Thank YOU!
Really enjoyed stumbling upon your video, and would like to add a few of my own suggestions.
These magnificent albums were all recorded in the 1950’s through 1960’s with a mix of
bebop, beginnings of modern Latin jazz and first wave of Brazilian music.
Kind of Blue- Miles Davis - beginning of the urban modern jazz sound.
Blue Train - John Coltrane - classic album from the saxophone giant.
Indigo's- Duke Ellington - opulent example of the big band sound.
Saxophone Colossus - cooking with another great tenor sax giant.
September Song - beautiful recording with Sarah and the great Clifford Brown.
Getz/Gilberto- Sax tenor giant Getz/Gilberto (guitar) playing the beautiful songs of Jobim.
At the Village Gate- Herbie Mann and company blow the house down in NYC.
Los Ritmos Calientes - Cal Tjader mixes cool jazz with Latin beats.
Full House - Wes Montgomery- everybody learned modern jazz guitar from Wes.
Portrait in Jazz- the original and wonderful Bill Evans trio.
Get comfortable, turn off the damn phone, lower the lights and let yourself be seduced by these
wonderful compositions and brilliant musicians...
Well, then ones you are citing are among the most famous of all time! I wanted to suggest a few lesser known albums apart from Round Midnight...
The great thing about modern Jazz is that there really weren't any "bands" or any real groups that kept the same personnel, albums led by a particular Artist will usually have a different mix and match of different personnel. Following one jazz musician, you will eventually discover many different albums he/she has played on and by doing that you will discover more and more jazz albums and musicians.
True!
I always place Johnny Griffin at the top of the list when coming to bebop. Very underrated tenor player. He’s overshadowed by others such as Coltrane and Parker when it comes to playing but I can listen to any of his works. Blowin Session by Johnny Griffin in particular I think displays a lot of his talent
Thanks!
Jackets on fire, If you like Johnny Griffin on RSD they put out on vinyl Johnny Griffin and LockJaw Davis- Ow Live at the Penthouse fantastic album.
@JacketsOnFire ...Johnny Griffin was from the Hard Bop era.
I had not heard several of these. Thanks very much for sharing!
Yes, I can definitely identify with this guy and his music selections!
Great taste, greatmusic. I liked every one of those albums. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Papua!
We love Red Garland while sharing a bottle of wine in the evening. Really nice relaxing music.
Good pairing! Red is my Sunday morning guy!
I cannot disagree with any of your choices. Very solid choices. Would love to see more of your suggestions.
A few jazz albums I cannot live without:
“Seven Come Eleven” Herb Ellis & Joe Pass
“Montreux Alexander - Live! at the Montreux Festival” The Monty Alexander Trio
“This Here Is Bobby Timmons” Bobby Timmons
“Blues For The New Millennium” Marcus Roberts
Thanks!! And thank you for posting some suggestions as well! Will check them ASAP.
My 2nd comment. -- I will definitely be picking up 4 or 5 of your suggestions. Your descriptions of the lp's, were very accurate to my ears. Great album covers for most of them as well. ( I was pausing your video and finding them on TH-cam - giving them a quick listen and then going back to your video! Took me about 40 minutes.) LOL! TY for the heads up!
Great! Thanks!
great channel, keep good work up, thank you
Beautiful - love your choice. Oscar Peterson is my favourite pianist
That's a really interesting selection and with none of the usual suspects. I have a new shopping list! Thank you!
That was my goal (you are the first one that noted or at least said that!) Thanks!
@@anadialog I'm sure many thought it!
Nice choices... TY.
I just got Dave Brubeck’s Jazz Impressions Of Japan on reel to reel after watching your video
Good job!!
No one has ever said that “I have it on CD unfortunately”. Yea with great sound, great remastering and without vinyl wear, crackle and skips. It must be hell to have all that instead of vinyl.
No reason to complain about snap ,crackle, pop from vinyl records . If you are a wild beast when it comes to taking care of your records then it's no surprise. Same for cds , they won't sound great if you don't take care for them.
A good portion of my CD library is pre-owned. Indeed, many of the discs have scratches on them and it occasionally contorts the playback & fidelity. CDs are probably easier to care for than Vinyl records but they themselves are susceptible to environmental damage.
Before I left Seattle, seven years ago for a 32 acre "farm" in rural KY, I spent a lot of time buying albums (and 70's stereo systems) at estate sales. I ended up buying approximately 2500 albums, mostly in boxes of 50 to 100 for somewhere in the $10 range. This was just before Vinyl started getting hot again. When I moved to KY I sold all but my 800 favorites and carted them all here with the rest of my records. I ended up with just over 3,000 that I really liked.
But I couldn't stop and kept buying. But a funny thing happened. I have found that I pretty much have everything I want now. I buy roughly one album a year and the last one I bought, over a year ago, I haven't opened yet. ZZ Wade...
I have to say that I absolutely LOVE the live Jazz and "big band" from the fifties and sixties. I close my eyes and I can almost smell the cigarette smoke and the sweetness of the alcohol in the air. And of course there is the music, as only a live performance can truly bring it. It's like time travel.
BTW, the thing about estate sales compared to garage sales, etc. is that you are buying the stuff they DIDN'T want to part with, being sold, often, by a family that doesn't appreciate what they are selling. If you saw some of the records I picked up in those bulk lots, you'd see what I mean. It's less likely today, though, especially with more and more people using the internet to see what they have.
Rob Wells: Do you have a favorite receiver/amp/speakers etc. from those estate sales?
@@ibleebinU My favorite receiver was a JVC JR-S600. It was in perfect condition except the AM antenna had been snapped off. It was five bucks. :)
My favorite amp was an amp and pre-amp together. A Soundcraftsmen MA5002A amplifier and CX-4200 pre-amp. I paid $100 for the pair. I also got a couple of pairs of Bose 301's for $30 a pair. I sold one pair and gave the other to a friend. I hate Bose.
Just go to google images to get the rundown on them.
BTW, the SoundCraftsmen pre-amp just picked up a wicked hum. I swapped it out for my Mitsubishi separates while I replace the capacitors.
Excellent!
Sounds like you scored on some nice albums, but you have to put the time in to educate yourself. One man's treasure is another man's trash.
@@thyslop1737 yeah, I've been doing that for quite a while now. The real thing I need to do is that educate myself but get rid of the stuff that I know I'm really not ever going to play. By the way, the most valuable album I found in the lots of far as one with a plain white jacket with the word pepper written in one corner. Inside is a multi record with grooves only on one side. And that site is one side of Sergeant Pepper
I’ve been into jazz probably way longer than you but doesn’t mean I can’t learn something! Thanks for the reminders and recommendations!
Nice video.
If you haven't already check out Moanin' by Art Blakey and the Jazz Mesengers. One of, if not the greatest, hard bop albums ever recorded.
Of course, it's his most famous album together with Caravan!
Great video and collection. Dont forget Lee Morgan, Frank Morgan and Carmell Jones.
Great selection, the title should read "My 10 jazz records to die for"
thanks for this list, eager to always expand my repertoire.
Thank YOU!
Thank you for this.
Liked and Subscribed!!
I found that Brubeck impressions of Japan at a garage sale for $2 this summer... so good. Glad to hear you liked it as well.
Lucky boy!!!!!!
Great Choices! ...and Thank's for how you describe why you enjoy them.
Thanks Donald!
no Stan Getz? Paul Desmond?
😉. thank you. Awesome list.
ps I've got Dave Brubeck's Tokyo vinyl album. You are right, it's possibly my favourite jazz album of all time!❤
It's Gil-es-pee! You hit my soft spot on Red Garland's Piano selection in your list. You surely are well aware of The Three Sounds Trio featuring the piano of Gene Harris. His attack and chords are almost nail on to Red's. BTW, Evans was almost at his peak on the "Waltz for Debbie" more so, in my opinion, than Kind of Blue. Just subscribed.
Yes, I am Italian so these names are difficult for me. I have been pronouncing them all my life in a precise (and wrong) way so it's difficult to correct that. Sorry. Thanks for you comment!
@@anadialog I get that, and meant no disrespect. I managed a NPR radio station in NC and had a jazz announcer who knew everything about jazz having worked with almost all of them at one time or another, but he could not pronounce Thielemans! I subscribed because, like you, it's about the music, and I was taken by our similar likes! Thanks for informing me.
Thanks Ed!
I sent you comment about that album of Gerry Mulligan "Night Lights" I have the LP and the CD. That CHOPIN's Prelude in E minor is great. Gerry didn't changed the key; the original classical with solo piano is the same key. Listen to this prelude again and what an improvisation in it; fantastic it's a piece of art. I wish it was a better recording. Every track is a gem. You should listen to Gerry's album WHAT IS THERE TO SAY. O.K. my friend I have to continue your video now.
CD’s are great. You can listen to your favourite albums in the car.
Only music matters source is secondary but the best hi end audiophile sounds comes from a cd player.
You’re right, CD’s are great for the car, just don’t play them at home and expect to get any kind of quality
Having just started to listen to jazz and sticking with mainly blue note recordings I was total unaware of some of the artists that you mentioned in your video e.g Gerry Mulligan which thanks to you I now own keep up the good work.
Thanks for sharing that. These are the comments that keep me going! ;-)
Oscar is one of my all time favorites! Sweet start to your list!
Although very different styles, but Oscar Peterson and Bill Evans are my absolute favorite jazz pianists
Going back into your archives I came across this episode and I must say that you have impeccable taste in jazz. BTW Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker were the most potent and musical combination in the mid-1950s early 1960s but I’m sure you have some of their work. And rhino reissues are really really good.
Thanks Neil!
*Impeccable from your perspective, that is.
@@RobertCEakins Of course
@@RobertCEakins from Guido’s and my perspective.
@@stimpy1226 Of course.
Great selection of dad jazz. But jazz is so much more than this.
Amazing video!!!
Great list. I just bought a mint vinyl original pressing of Night Lights. Now im looking for Gerry Mulligan meets Stan Getz.
Cool!
We can xx,
Ultra good video!!!!!!
Great video and picks!
Due to record collecting being the coolest thing now (It has its good and bad points);I am now able to get a lot of the Blue Note, Atlantic and Impulse Mono first pressings. They are pricey , but available.
Back in the day when I bought vinyl before cds ,they were priced between $5 to $8 for a new single lp. That didn't put a dent in my wages compared to now ! Now new lps are $20 to $30 and more ! And wages haven't gone up since then, OUCH ! But I still love vinyl and buy used as much as possible.
Don't have any jazz or country yet, but it's coming!
thank you so much for this video
Thank you Samir!!
A stellar list to be sure. Thanks. As far as LP's versus CD's goes, I have a few comments. Most musical tones have a "consonant" and a "vowel." Think of the bite on Louis Armstrong's horn (consonant) and then the continuation of the note (vowel). Or a violin. The bite of the bow on a string. I think it's like a pipe organ versus a Hammond organ. What I miss is the consonant with CD recording. I have a few LP's and the same recording on CD's. Just not the same.
Interesting metaphor!
I have never heard of this difference stated anywhere. I haven't noticed it because I only have a small CD player, I guess, but I'll check it out with headphones. Thanks for presenting this.
The mixing and mastering of CD's is not always identical to the same album on vinyl, I have had several were this was easily identifiable on any good sound system.
Thanks
Wow!! Thank you so much for your support Ivan!
thank you very much.
Thank YOU!
First track the piano is G. Mulligan on piano. Krikor from L. A. CA.
You can never go wrong with Oscar Peterson!
Indeed!
Copyright constraints are an absolute hindrance
Waltz for Debby was recorded at The Vanguard in New York City. The Vanguard is a little downstairs (below street level) bar which would be nothing more than a hole-in-the-wall if it didn't attract such great musicians. The live recording was done using the workhorse of the day, the Ampex 350. I think the recording equipment was in an adjacent basement so there was room for an audience.
Many you shared are definitely in my top too.
Based on all that if you haven’t heard Happy Moods by Ahmad Jamal I would strongly recommend it. It’s my #1 jazz album of all.
Thanks!! Just got it!
Great video!
Thank you!!
OMG five years ago we all looked so different!!
I hope you’ve got Gene Krupa Sing Sing Sing…
Mingus is one of the best. 👍
Thanks a lot you’re really helping me entering into the world of jazz!! I’m coming from soul (motown, stax...basically) , it’s hard to know where to start but with your help it is much easier. Gracie mille
Thank you!! Comments like yours keep me going!
You’re the one to thanks!
Great list of albums. I am a fringe jazz listener and like the bop/hard bop/cool era. This list has expanded my outlook.
Thanks
dont be down on CDs. The 90s was the time to buy vinyl because they were so cheap. I did that. Now is the time to buy CDs because they are so cheap.
I am not down on CDs, I love all formats. Now is the time to buy vinyl, more than any other period ofntime in history, and the reasons are in this video I made: th-cam.com/video/5eWsj9WFPYs/w-d-xo.html
That Oscar Peterson Night Train was killer! Thanks for recommending it. I bet you'd like Ramsey Lewis "Never on Sunday"
Thanks for the recommendation!
Al hirt and Stan Kenton are some good jazz as well
Nice selection. Can I add one jazz guitar record? Kenny Burrell/Midnight Blue. Played it on CD the other day. Those guys didn't make one mistake and these were blowing 1 day studio sessions.
Indeed! Live it, I have the Music Matters version...Mind-blowing!
An excellent selection and entry point for the novice well done save for one all compulsory purchases,I won’t namemy nul pointer,since tasre is subjective and we are all different
Nice video, i have similar age and evolution of jazz music appreciation as you, maybe a few more scratchy vinyls chosen instead of cds in 90s haha. Good selections and like your opinions and takes on these albums!
Please hold the CDs still so people can see the cover.... You're waving them around like a madman... sheeeeese!
Sorry about that
I added all those albums to Tidal. Thanks.
Cool!
Great start, anyone wanted to head (way) further out from this list, also steering clear of the obvious choices, here's 10 more to check out:
Reflections - Steve Lacy Plays Thelonious Monk
Empyrean Isles - Herbie Hancock
Ezz-thetic - George Russell
Where? - Ron Carter
Out There - Eric Dolphy
Happenings - Bobby Hutcherson
Evolution - Grachan Moncur III
Black Saint and the Sinner Lady - Charles Mingus
Point of Departure - Andrew Hill
and finally:
Moondog - Moondog
Thanks for filling in!
Some fine albums there .
Thanks for this info
Awesome video! Thank you for all the recommendations. Please do more like this, maybe top10 70s rock/blues/jazz albums etc. Love to discover new old music/albums this way that may have gone under the radar.
Thank you so much! I would love to, but as you can see...this type of video is not interesting for the majority of subscribers...but don't worry, I will continue on doing these...their fun!
Art Blacky! Come on Man!
Hi there, I am Italian so I mispronounce several words and names. Sorry about that.
@@anadialog Just kidding Bro! You speak outstanding English for an Italian. Keep up the good work!
That does not sound right. English is also not my native language. What I meant was you speak excellent English, period. Delete the word "Italian"! Sorry!
Thanks! I am 50% American but born and raised in Italy...
Skif rin , Gerry Mule again, jazz butcher!
Tks
Masterpieces by Duke Ellington should be near the top of the list. I have it on double 12 inch 45 rpm. For a recording from 1950 it sounds phenomenal.
I own it and love it but wasn't that exposed enough?
Are the shirts hanging beside the window to dry? The view out is amazing.
Nice CD collection I want to get in to jazz music
This is a good starting point apart from the classics Kind of Blue and Blu Train...
@@anadialog yes it is
Only saw a few !
Awesome, I really need to get into some jazz, when I get my system set up!👍
Great! I just feel good if I can get someone interested into something new...:-)
Greetings from Argentina, dear Italian fellows!
Sto imparando l'inglese dalla tua voce.grazie per questi bei video
I like Oscar Peterson. I was not familiar with Night Train. There have been quite a few recent reissues on vinyl. I have Waltz for Debbie on a Spanish 2012 remaster/reissue. You've got me on the look out for a few of these. Lets have more music videos.
You bet Richard! I am just sorry that this type if video is not very popular...
Also, you can never go wrong with Bill Evans. Even Miles Davis recognized this fact.
I agree!
im missing Chet Baker, Stan Getz or Charly Bird. These are my Faves. Along with Astrud Gilberto, oh boy.....great!!!
A magyar videónál ajánlottam egy Pege Aladár-lemezt, annyira jó volt, hogy például amikor Mingus először hallotta játszani, odaajándékozta neki a bőgőjét.
Thanks! I suggest to write it there so others can find it!
That NIGHT LIGHTS album I brought it with me from back home in 1978 to L. A. It is high quality music. The most fantastic improvisation is in that CD of Gerry Mulligan. Also the album, What Is There To Say. Krikor.
geee you made me buy all of them, shocking :)
Now that is satisfying!!!
@@anadialog i'm nuts, hmmm no, i'm not :)
You can find Some Releases here:
smile.amazon.de/Jazz-Impressions-Japan-Quartet-Brubeck/dp/B001U14IN8/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1543304290&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=Jazz+Impressions+of+japan+David+Brubeck
Thanks for your excellent suggestions! I've made a note for when I trall the crates around and about for the ones I haven't got and I love the sound of.I always look for recommendations.
My suggestions are;
Art Blakey- Moanin
Sonny Clark-Cool Struttin
Kenny Burrell- Midnight Blue
Joe Pass - For Django
Bill Evans/Jim HalI -Intermodulation
Oscar Peterson- Affinity
Something very modern on Blue Note
Go-go Pemguin - Man Made Object
Thanks Jamie! I do have a few of these but not all, toke a note as well.
grazie per il video, mi è piaciuto molto Night Train del the oscar Peterson Trio, mi può consigliare artisti simili? che suonano quel tipo di jazz intendo.
Grazie! Sicuramente ti consiglio i dischi di Red Garland, Bill Evans, McCoy Tyner, che ci ha appena lasciati, Dave Brubeck, Bud Powell...sono vicini a quel sound...
I would recommend Oliver Jones. He was taught by the same person who taught Oscar Peterson - his sister. His style is closer to Oscar’s than the other pianists mentioned. Also Wynton Kelly, who is a very bluesy player.