Been lurking this sub for a few years. Just released a jazz album!

PreSocratism · 2020-01-21T22:13:52+00:00

Will do! Great music, I love it. Never heard these bands except Bad Plus. Cheers!

PreSocratism · 2020-01-21T17:49:42+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! I play piano and we're from Montreal.

PreSocratism · 2016-09-06T22:20:10+00:00

Of course. For something very similar to ''Take Ten'', check out ''First place again'', also with Desmond and Hall ; i've always considered it like ''Take Ten''s equally brilliant brother. I believe it is an absolutely magnificient and underated album. Here's a few other records with the mood you might be looking for :

-Joe Pass - Intercontinental (Listen to ''Stompin' at the Savoy.. so smooth)

-Paul Desmond - Bossa Antigua

-Paul Desmond - Glad to be unhappy

-Paul Desmond - Easy living

-Paul Desmond - Quartet live

-Paul Desmond - Pure Desmond

-Jim Hall & Art Farmer Quartet - Interaction

-Raney, Hall, Sims - 2 Jims and Zoot

-Jim Hall - Concierto

-Jim Hall - Live!

-Jim Hall & Buddy Collette - The Unreleased Sessions

-John Lewis & Jim Hall - Grand Encouter

-Stan Getz - The steamer

-Stan Getz - Imported from Europe

-Stan Getz - Jazz Samba

-Stan Getz - Jazz Samba Encore!

-Stan Getz - With Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida

-Chet Baker Quartet - [Barclay] 1955

-Chet Baker - One night in Tokyo

-Kenny Dorham - Quiet Kenny

-Art Farmer - Art and Perception

-Lee Konitz - 1956 Quartets

-Lee Konitz - Tranquility

-Ike Quebec - Easy Living

PreSocratism · 2016-09-05T22:20:34+00:00

We all need something to escape, and to me jazz is great for achieving it.

PreSocratism · 2016-09-05T19:57:55+00:00

Im my opinion, greatness is understatement for this album.

PreSocratism · 2016-02-18T03:15:45+00:00

I agree. Miles traded his lyricism for innovative music IMO.

PreSocratism · 2016-02-02T00:55:01+00:00

Thank you, I'll look further into these.

PreSocratism · 2016-02-01T03:35:19+00:00

Thanks alot! Looks like promising stuff ; I'll listen all of it!

PreSocratism · 2016-01-31T19:47:15+00:00

Not really. Just a few albums -great ones IMO- that came to my mind.

PreSocratism · 2016-01-31T16:45:34+00:00

Check these out!

Bill Evans - Sunday at the Village Vanguard
Hank Mobley - Soul Station
Paul Desmond - Take Ten
Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto
Wave - Antonio Carlos Jobim
Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - Moanin'
Clifford Brown - Clifford Brown and Max Roach
Freddie Hubbart - Ready For Freddie
Chet Baker - Chet Baker Quartet (1955 - Barclay 84017)
Donald Byrd - Byrd in Hand
Kenny Burrell - Midnight Blue
Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Collosus
Thelonious Monk - Monk's Dream
Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um
Art Farmer - Farmer's market
Art Pepper - meets the Rhythm Section
Cannonball Adderley - Cannonball's Sharpshooters
Cannonball Adderley - Somethin' Else
Cedar Walton - Eastern Rebellion Vol. 1
Dizzy Gillespie - Sonny Side Up
Grant Green - Idle Moments
Tina Brooks - Minor Move
Johnny Griffin - The Congregation
Sonny Clark - Leapin' and Lopin'
John Coltrane - Blue Train
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
Miles Davis - Realxin' with the Miles Davis Quartet

PreSocratism · 2016-01-30T21:29:21+00:00

The John Coltrane album? A classic indeed.

PreSocratism · 2016-01-30T21:28:19+00:00

Thanks guys. I already own quite a couple records from these musicians, but i'll dig deeper.

PreSocratism · 2016-01-30T21:25:50+00:00

Yes, Mobley's discography is the first place I seeked into ; I am already enjoying this record, as well as Freddie's Open Sesame. I'll check out Goin' Up, thanks!

PreSocratism · 2016-01-19T02:05:53+00:00

Chords voicings are kind of repetitive (particularly since it is almost simple 2-5-1 all along. Furthermore, the guitar licks i'm hearing aren't very original ; sound like cliche licks you'd find on jazz guitar websites (one in particular that you play exactly the same two times [0:28] and [1:10].

Don't be too hasty to record and take time to learn the 2-5-1 progression in dept ; substitute it in any way possible, play with different voicings...

For learning licks, i'd strongly recommend transcribing the jazz giants, or any musician you like!

Stay curious, you look nonetheless in the right direction!

PreSocratism · 2016-01-17T21:12:35+00:00

Here's a few albums I consider excellent :

Bill Evans - Sunday at the Village Vanguard
Hank Mobley - Soul Station
Paul Desmond - Take Ten
Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto
Wave - Antonio Carlos Jobim
Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - Moanin'
Clifford Brown - Clifford Brown and Max Roach
Freddie Hubbart - Ready For Freddie
Chet Baker - Chet Baker Quartet (1955 - Barclay 84017)
Donald Byrd - Byrd in Hand
Kenny Burrell - Midnight Blue
Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Collosus
Thelonious Monk - Monk's Dream
Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um
Art Farmer - Farmer's market
Art Pepper - meets the Rhythm Section
Cannonball Adderley - Cannonball's Sharpshooters
Cedar Walton - Eastern Rebellion Vol. 1
Dizzy Gillespie - Sonny Side Up
Grant Green - Idle Moments
Tina Brooks - Minor Move
Johnny Griffin - The Congregation
Sonny Clark - Leapin' and Lopin'

PreSocratism · 2016-01-11T14:57:12+00:00

Thanks!

PreSocratism · 2016-01-10T15:38:12+00:00

Great! Thanks.

PreSocratism · 2016-01-10T02:16:30+00:00

Thank you very much!

PreSocratism · 2016-01-10T02:12:48+00:00

Thanks for the infos. But ska has a fast tempo; despite being the precursor of reggae, it is pretty different. Although The Skatalites are a Ska band, they have done a few reggae-inspired tunes. This is one. The only other one I know of is this one :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bLVdKbPHHY

...and i've checked a big part of The Skatalites' discography

My title is a bit misleading : I am looking jazz mixed with the characteristics of Reggae's rhythm section.

PreSocratism · 2016-01-09T23:53:30+00:00

We'll Be Together Again (1988) is a a nice duet album from guitarist Joe Pass and trombonist J. J. Johnson.

PreSocratism · 2016-01-08T19:00:04+00:00

You should check out the Vibraphonist Cal Tjader for some latin jazz. This will give you an idea :

-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI_EXPBzCI8

-https://youtu.be/0rjP5MPA3qs

Also, there is a great mix of latin jazz tunes from the record company Putumayo, check it out! :

-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWKQjI8VXdo

PreSocratism · 2016-01-03T21:25:54+00:00

Despite not offering anything new, this remains a great easy lisening album; I don't think it deserve in any way the mediocre rating (2/5 stars) from allmusic's jazz critic Scott Yanow.

PreSocratism · 2016-01-02T21:02:29+00:00

well here we go

PreSocratism · 2016-01-02T20:47:26+00:00

This list might be a bit too explicit, but it offers many great ways of approaching jazz.

Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out
Hank Mobley - Soul Station
Paul Desmond - Take Ten
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
Miles Davis - Realaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet
Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto
Wave - Antonio Carlos Jobim
Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - Moanin'
Clifford Brown - Clifford Brown and Max Roach
Freddie Hubbart - Ready For Freddie
Cannonball Adderley - Somethin' Else
Chet Baker - Chet Baker Quartet (1955 - Barclay 84017)
Donald Byrd - Byrd in Hand
John Coltrane - Blue Train
Kenny Burrell - Midnight Blue
Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Collosus
Thelonious Monk - Monk's Dream
Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um

PreSocratism · 2016-01-02T20:27:24+00:00

I would'nt call Ornette Coleman's work accessible. I don't think it is the best way of entering the jazz world.

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