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What Jazz Records Would You Reccommend?

Posted by Cliff on from the for-my-fellow-jazz-geeks dept.

zmotula asks: "What Jazz records do you think are a must-have for a Jazz Geek? I've got about twenty records I really love (Kind of Blue by Miles Davis, Tijuana Moods by Charlie Mingus, Lush Life by John Coltrane, just to mention some) and I want to spend some more money on buying more. Alas, I can only afford buying around two CDs a month. What records do you think are essential?"

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  1. Two Suggestions by StillDocked · · Score: 5, Informative

    Time Out by the Dave Brubeck Quartet and Ella and Louis on Verve Records (which isn't the best of either of their work, however, they are amazing together).

    Another suggestion I would make is listen to the Music Choice Jazz channels, which are available on most cable and dish systems(in the States at least) They play great music and have the song/album information.

  2. Get Dizzy. by handsomepete · · Score: 5, Informative

    You've got to have a little Dizzy Gillespie in your collection. Pick something from later in his career (there's a three disc Verve comp that covers his career pretty thoroughly), then pick up Groovin' High which has some really beautiful orchestrated music that's perfect for... well... anytime, really.

  3. Let's See by GypC · · Score: 5, Informative

    "Mingus Ah Um" Charles Mingus

    "Bitches Brew" Miles Davis (early acid jazz, very unnerving)

    Try some big band stuff, you can't go wrong with anything by Duke Ellington.

    You're definitely going to need some Thelonius Monk, John Coltrane, and Billie Holiday.