50's-60's Jazz

[Dadinho]

Recently, I've really been getting into jazz from the 50's and 60's. I'm looking to expand my collection and wanted to see if there are any other jazz fans that could point me in the right direction. I enjoy both small and big bands, slow and upbeat songs (with a slight preference towards the faster), tend to prefer the trumpet to the saxophone, and love good strong bass.

Allow me to list a couple of albums I own and love:

Charles Mingus- East Coasting, Mingus Ah Um, Tijuana Moods
Miles Davis- Kind of Blue
Thelonius Monk- Live at the it club, Monk.

[Coach_McGuirk]

Recently, I've really been getting into jazz from the 50's and 60's. I'm looking to expand my collection and wanted to see if there are any other jazz fans that could point me in the right direction. I enjoy both small and big bands, slow and upbeat songs (with a slight preference towards the faster), tend to prefer the trumpet to the saxophone, and love good strong bass.

Allow me to list a couple of albums I own and love:

Charles Mingus- East Coasting, Mingus Ah Um, Tijuana Moods
Miles Davis- Kind of Blue
Thelonius Monk- Live at the it club, Monk.
Anything off the Blue Note label. I'd recommend the following, based on your preferences stated above:

"A Night at Birdland, Volumes 1 & 2" - Art Blakey: Clifford Brown on the trumpet. VERY good stuff.

"The Sidewinder" - Lee Morgan. An actual hit for Blue Note

"Birth of the Cool" - Miles Davis

"Blue Train" - John Coltrane. It's saxophone, but it's 'Trane, so you know it's good.

"Genius of Modern Music, Volumes 1 & 2": - Monk. 'Nuff said.

"The Amazing Bud Powell: Volumes 1, 2, & 3" - Bud Powell. Volume 1 is my favorite. "Un Poco Loco" is a classic.

And anything by Horace Silver, my personal favorite artist.

If you want me to send you any mp3 samples of these albums, I'll be glad to do it so you can "try before you buy".

I'm mostly familiar with Blue Note stuff, but I'm sure some of our other jazz aficianados can fill you in on some of the other labels, like Verve.

[Crimen y Castigo]

http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=154157&highlight=jazz

[royalstilton]

Moanin' by Art Blakely and TJM is an essential disc.

If you like trumpet, perhaps you would like Chet Baker/Jerry Mulligan:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000005HGI/104-3807315-9406350?v=glance

[Dadinho]

http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=154157&highlight=jazz

The thread above is a bit unwieldy. Maybe this thread should change directions, and become the official 50's-60's jazz discussion.

BTW, Coach, since my first post I have listened to several songs from your suggestions above and Horace Silver has moved from unknown to my buy list. What is his "essential" album?

[royalstilton]

Moanin' by Art Blakely and TJM is an essential disc.

If you like trumpet, perhaps you would like Chet Baker/Jerry Mulligan:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000005HGI/104-3807315-9406350?v=glance
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i can't believe i wrote "Jerry" Mulligan.

of course it's Jeri Mulligan.

not really, it's Gerry...

[Chicago1871]

Really enjoying this "new" album.

http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=247765

[Dadinho]

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i can't believe i wrote "Jerry" Mulligan.

of course it's Jeri Mulligan.

not really, it's Gerry...

If the grammar police are here, then I must also note that you wrote Art Blakely instead of Blakey. :)

http://www.artblakey.com/

[Coach_McGuirk]

The thread above is a bit unwieldy. Maybe this thread should change directions, and become the official 50's-60's jazz discussion.

BTW, Coach, since my first post I have listened to several songs from your suggestions above and Horace Silver has moved from unknown to my buy list. What is his "essential" album?
Well, his "theme" song is Song for My Father off the album of the same title.

For a good selection of some of his best work, try this (linked):

http://www.bluenote.com/images/jpeg_165/77397.jpg (http://www.bluenote.com/detail.asp?SelectionID=10421)

This will give you a nice overview and then you can dig through the rest of his catalog.

Of his work, here are my top 5 on Blue Note (in no particular order):

Finger Poppin'
Horace Silver Trio
Song for My Father
The Jody Grind
Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers

[Real Ray]

http://cover6.cduniverse.com/MuzeAudioArt/510/512048.jpg

I've been listening to this album a lot lately and would highly recommend it.

A great reading of "A-Train," and a classic recording of "Tone Parallel To Harlem," are worth the price of the cd IMO.

[royalstilton]

If the grammar police are here, then I must also note that you wrote Art Blakely instead of Blakey. :)

http://www.artblakey.com/
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in my last job, a guy named Willie Blakely worked for me. old habits die hard.

he couldn't play the drums, but he could moan.

[bojendyk]

http://cover6.cduniverse.com/MuzeAudioArt/510/512048.jpg

I've been listening to this album a lot lately and would highly recommend it.

A great reading of "A-Train," and a classic recording of "Tone Parallel To Harlem," are worth the price of the cd IMO.

I'm not really a jazz afficianado, but I'll note that Duke's Live at Newport really, really rules. "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue" is amazing in a way that is unlike anything else I've ever heard. Just when you think it couldn't possibly get any more energetic and swinging, Duke takes it up a notch.

It sounds like you're more into bop, which Duke isn't. Still, this record is essential.

[Crimen y Castigo]

The thread above is a bit unwieldy. Maybe this thread should change directions, and become the official 50's-60's jazz discussion.

Well .... I will shelve my usual distrust and disdain for those with "undecided" as their favorite team and repeat my oft-here-repeated love for the Miles Davis' Quintets present participle albums, e.g.

Relaxin'
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000000YAL.01._PE33_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Workin'
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000000YGI.01._PE8_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Steamin'
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000000YLS.01._SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

and Cookin'

All featuring John Coltrane, Red Garland, Philly Joe Jones, and Paul Chambers.

It does not get a whole lot better than this.


Unless you're talking about...

[Crimen y Castigo]

Thelonious Monk.

Monk's Music
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000000Y52.01._SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Genius of Modern Music, Vol 1
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000005HBS.01._SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Genius of Modern Music, Vol 2
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000005HBT.01._SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

[Garcia]

I get to see the Woody Herman Band in November. :cool:

[gaijin]

For me, there is only one choice if you are looking for good jazz compilations and that is the rather spendid Jazz in Paris.

Jazz in Paris, Vol. 1: Champs-Élysées 1917-1949
Jazz in Paris, Vol. 2: Montmarte 1924-1939
Jazz in Paris, Vol. 3: Saint-Germain-Des-Prés
Jazz in Paris, Vol. 4: Rive Gauche, Rive Droite 1956-1959
Jazz in Paris: Aux Trois Mailletz
Jazz in Paris: Dizzy Gillespie and His Operatic Strings Orchestra
Jazz in Paris: Oscar Peterson-Stephanie Grapelli Quartet, Vol. 1
Jazz in Paris: The Giant
Jazz in Paris: Paris Jazz Piano

... and a few more that have escaped my mind. There is actually 100 in total.

I have the first 4.

The Rive Gauche CD is by far the best, especially if you are a fan of new wave cinema and film noir seeing as it has lots of the tracks off A bout de souffle, les tricheurs, ascenseur pour l'echafaud etc etc.

What's great is the little book you get with photos from that period and information on that particular era and area of Paris. Great stuff. :)

You can actually buy the entire collection off Amazon for a little over 500 dollars. :eek:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005RSB2/qid=1129069041/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/103-1594696-9623064?v=glance&s=music

It is worth it mind you, because it is one of the most complete collections on Parisian jazz you can currently buy. :cool:

[gaijin]

Just found about 30 more titles in that Jazz in Paris collection...

Awesome. :cool:

[MikeLastort2]

I get to see the Woody Herman Band in November. :cool:

Nice. Are they in Columbus?

[MikeLastort2]

For me, there is only one choice if you are looking for good jazz compilations and that is the rather spendid Jazz in Paris.

Jazz in Paris, Vol. 1: Champs-Élysées 1917-1949
Jazz in Paris, Vol. 2: Montmarte 1924-1939
Jazz in Paris, Vol. 3: Saint-Germain-Des-Prés
Jazz in Paris, Vol. 4: Rive Gauche, Rive Droite 1956-1959
Jazz in Paris: Aux Trois Mailletz
Jazz in Paris: Dizzy Gillespie and His Operatic Strings Orchestra
Jazz in Paris: Oscar Peterson-Stephanie Grapelli Quartet, Vol. 1
Jazz in Paris: The Giant
Jazz in Paris: Paris Jazz Piano

... and a few more that have escaped my mind. There is actually 100 in total.

I have the first 4.

The Rive Gauche CD is by far the best, especially if you are a fan of new wave cinema and film noir seeing as it has lots of the tracks off A bout de souffle, les tricheurs, ascenseur pour l'echafaud etc etc.

What's great is the little book you get with photos from that period and information on that particular era and area of Paris. Great stuff. :)

You can actually buy the entire collection off Amazon for a little over 500 dollars. :eek:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005RSB2/qid=1129069041/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/103-1594696-9623064?v=glance&s=music

It is worth it mind you, because it is one of the most complete collections on Parisian jazz you can currently buy. :cool:

I know what I want for Christmas now!!!

Thanks for the link.

[Garcia]

Nice. Are they in Columbus?
Yes sir.