I suggest it to individual new to the jazz world that Im trying to make fans. Key track: The Creator Has A Master Plan, After playing bass with Miles Davis between 1968 and 1970, Wolverhampton-born Holland teamed up with keyboardist Chick Corea to form the avant-garde group Circle before embarking on a solo career in 1973 with his debut LP Conference Of The Birds. I would stick with original issues. Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers they Moan because they get the job done. This is a great list for those who are new to jazz to start out with. 29. Yes thats what happens when you are limited to 50 selections. He was a pupil to Coltrane Ive red in SOHLMANS Musik Lexikon Andra reviderade och utvidgade upplagan. BTW, there is a 12 year old up for Two Grammy Nominations, just maybe he heard Jazz like me. Waltz For Debbys material was drawn from the same performance that yielded the Sunday At The Village Vanguard album, with Evans, bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian showing a high degree of empathy and symbiotic communication never before witnessed in a jazz trio setting. Now almost half a century old, it still sounds like the music of the future. Oscar Peterson originally did Medley: Perdido / Caravan, Summertime, I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night and Reunion Blues. 37. A good job compiling this list as I have almost all of them. Dinah Washington, Betty Carter, Amina Claudine Myers certainly stand with Sarah Vaughan. Site Founder | Site Owner | Administrator, Coto De Caza, California, south golf course, http://www.davehuntjazz.com/best-recordings/oscar-peterson.html, http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/97750/Oscar_Peterson-Exclusively_For_My_Friends-Vinyl_Box_Sets, 10 Jazz Albums You Need To Know for April, Waversa EXT-LAN Reference and Streamer - My Take, Digital Audio Forum: DAC, Transports, Digital Processing Forum, David Karmelis Bionor/Lamm/AS-2000 Audio System. i would echo disagreement about relative merits of Love Supreme and Kind of Blue, but thats close. Nice effort, but why is there no Freddy Hubbard or Donald Byrd on it. New Song Omer Avital. Oscar Peterson: albums, songs, playlists | Listen on Deezer His first album as a leader came shortly afterwards, in 1956, when Burrell joined Alfred Lions Blue Note label; the company where he cut his magnum opus, Midnight Blue, seven years later. Ray Barrettos congas add Latin flavoring, notably on the sprightly opener, Chitlins Con Carne and the loping Wavy Gravy. Dinah Washington For Those In Love. Worried that negative reviews would derail his career, the clarinetist was apprehensive about performing at the venue, but his fears proved unfounded and the concert was heralded as a major cultural event. Its a disgrace to menchen a word like that in this context with these geniouses.But SHEPP was anything than that!!! You must log in or register to reply here. No Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Art Tatum,Lester Young, Teddy Wilson or Billie Holiday for starters! Probably a thankless task, unless the objective was to get some discussion going! So let me share this information with you. Albums include Night Train, We Get Requests, 1977s Heavy Weather was the groups eighth album and their second with fretless bassist extraordinaire Jaco Pastorius. Clifford Jordan Some of it wouldnt even count as jazz in his book. "They were opposites in how they sung, but were still completely functional together, and respectful of each other." Not only did the album take Washingtons career to another level, it inspired a spiritual jazz resurgence and drew droves of young people to the genre. i wrote a previous email to my friend billy It is always a pleasant day when Mr. Louis Armstrong came to my Town. Rollins and Stitt are mightily impressive, but when Gillespie enters and blows them away, its evident that they still have much to learn. Harmonious Creatures Sarah Manning. Though Coltrane recorded several landmark albums both before and after A Love Supreme, this game-changing 1965 LP sealed his immortality and sits rightfully among the best jazz albums of all time. Jazz at Oberlin Dave Brubeck Quartet. GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!! At best, a good starter kit for someone who wishes to begin listening to jazz. Unlike some guitarists, Green never tried to overpower the listener with elaborate or flashy runs but preferred to pick out single-note melodies that stayed within the boundaries of good taste. But of course, we have all, our favorites, Mine, I must say, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie, and A hell of others Great musicans! Eric Dolphy possesses the best Table manner; see him Out to Lunch Ni pour ni contre , juste savoir comment avez-vous procd pour le choix sur plus dun sicle denregistrement . Jazz Goes To Junior College no Freddie Hubbard, Gato Barbieri, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Evans Trio Portrait In Jazz The album also had a biting political edge thanks to the track Fables Of Faubus, which attacked Arkansas Governor Orval E Faubus, who resisted racial integration in American schools. In the matter of Clifford Brown & Max Roach, the public finds in favor of Max Roach & Clifford Brown Its a perfect record. No Antia ODay? I was 13.yrs at that time. . my apologies. Key track: Sputnik, The 2007 winner of the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institutes International Jazz Award, Oakland-born Akinmusire is a versatile, technically accomplished trumpeter who is just as comfortable producing breathy, mellow, low-end sounds as he is blowing stratospheric high notes. Key track: Birdland, This live recording of Monk and Trane playing together for a charity benefit concert in November 1957 was thought lost until the master tape was discovered languishing in the vaults of the US Library Of Congress in 2005. While the worst offender was We Get Requests, Night Train has received its share of critical brickbats. Same is true for Mahavishnu and even more so for Bitches Brew. Like Thelonious Monk before him who exerted a strong influence on Hill the Chicago pianist/composer ploughed a lone furrow, expressing himself in a unique and idiosyncratic style defined by asymmetrical melodies and unorthodox meters. ALL of these artists had albums that whould fit into the list!!! OP for goodness sakes. Key track: Spain, A collaboration between bebop architect Gillespie and two Charlie Parker acolytes, Sonny Side Up pits the veteran trumpeter against rising saxophonist stars Stitt (alto) and Rollins (tenor) in an informal jam session context. Night Train was my first Oscar Peterson album and i was hooked. The 20s, 30s, 40s are very undeestimated (Django, Bix, Fletcher, Tesch, ecc). They were all musicians in the number one Jazz Album, Miles Davis Kind of Blue. Max Roach Freedom Now Suite Its a difficult list to do so congratulations is in order. That being said, I love the Plays Jerome Kern Songbook. Track listing Side one Oh, and I totally understand and agree ART TATUM has his own place among the Gods so he is not listed. What resulted was a thrilling showcase for Methenys clear-toned, flowing virtuoso style which was defined by elliptical melodic filigrees, liquid improv and flights of untrammeled lyricism. sorry, but this place would be for the first solo album recorded by K. Jarrett for ECM in 1973 ! The day Saint JOHN meets the MONK, at Carnegie Hall, all in attendance were truly sanctified. A vivid example of Jamals less is more aesthetic, the tune was revived on the soundtrack to Clint Eastwoods 1995 movie, The Bridges Of Madison County. None of his albums belong on this list, in my opinion. Exactly Right! He has, however, put out an album Bright Size Life. 8. ALL THIS DOES IS CONTINUALLY LEAVE OTHER TITLES OBSCURED THAT ARE AS EQUALLY GREAT AS MANY OF THESE. Key track: Change Of The Guard, Before they brought in an electric guitarist, turned up the volume to eleven, and embraced jazz-rock, Chick Coreas Return To Forever played a more polite kind of Latin-infused jazz fusion. No Miles Silent Way, No Trane at the Vanguard, No Trane at Birdland, No Wes Bumpin, No Monk and Trane at the 5 Spot, and especially you cant put Pharoah Sanders Karma in the Top 50???. They also capture him at a notable juncture in his career, when he was developing his unique musical concepts. youre missing some good Wes Montgomery albums Dexter Gordon one flight up I believe Charles Mingus both albums are overrated good this is your list, There is always some crazy nutter adding all the albums to a spotify-list with other great jazz-albums. Complete Columbia Recordings. With an incendiary and inspiring performance that wowed the Newport audience, however, Ellington and his band demonstrated that they could still deliver the goods while asserting that big bands still had a place in jazz. Life is the Dancer Rob Luft. Gunter Hampel The 8th of July, 1969 They were also released in 1959 and are in the Top 5 according to this list. That shows you can buy jazz albuns all you want, listen to it all you want, but still dont hear the music. Oscar Peterson Trio Plus One (Clark Terry) Key track: West End Blues, This was John Coltranes first bona fide masterpiece, recorded a week before his 32nd birthday. Glad to see Erroll Garner and Stan Getz for sure. To do jazz justice you should compile a list of 50 greatest albums by instrument , there are glaring omissions here.I would suggest doing it to show evolutions from beginning to present day,and yes include big bands,and vocalists. There are no trombonists listed! WebThe following albums by Oscar Peterson are ranked highest in the greatest album charts: Sort by Overall Rank Num. You also are bebop centric. Key track: Part 1, A switch from Prestige to the bigger Atlantic label in March 1959 witnessed Coltrane upping his game with his debut for his new company. yeah i was really let down that didnt make the list. Joe Zawinul electric piano, organ Key track: Maiden Voyage, Some deemed Duke Ellington to be well past his sell-by date when he appeared at the Newport Jazz Festival alongside many of the jazz worlds modernists in 1956. Alan Silva Seasons;Treasure Box Usually music lists have me swinging immediately out of the gate! Key track: Journey In Satchidananda, Described by Duke Ellington as the Maharajah of the keyboard, Montreal-born Peterson was famed for a florid piano style that expanded the virtuoso aesthetics of his mentor, the great Art Tatum. Thats a pretty ordinary Weather Report album by the way Mysterious Traveller is probably better qualified. Sunday At The Village Vanguard is a tremendous live album from 1961 that shows how Evans, together with bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian, brought a new concept of collective improv to the piano trio aesthetic. Infernal Machines Darcy James Argue. What about Alice Coltrane?!?!? Ella and Louis That Ms. Krall achieved those goals and much more only adds to this albums merits. 31. Because the only advice I ever sought was from this MONK. Sarah Vaughan NHOP . In Four years later, in 1951, Lion issued Monks first album, Genius Of Modern Music, which was followed by a second volume in 1956 (by which time Monk was recording for Riverside). Id have it top 5, but I think it just doesnt have the same effect on most listeners that it does on the few of us who are nuts about it. At 15 years old I started listening to Jazz Music in my bedroom, my Dad heard the music and stopped and asked me You like this Music?, I replied, YES, its something about it Daddy that resonants with my Soul. Im 55 yrs old now, and I still listen to Jazz, I am NOT a historian, but I did start a FB page The Jazz Preservation Society, it s not political but my intentions are to create a space where Young people and all Lovers of Jazz can listen and learn about Jazz. My first thought too. Featuring the Brazilian singer Flora Purim, her husband, drummer/percussionist Airto Moreira, saxophonist Joe Farrell and double bassist Stanley Clarke, the band served up wonderful tracks in the shape of the ethereal title cut, the mercurial Captain Marvel, the trippy 500 Miles High and its epic closer, Spain, where Corea reconfigures the main theme from Spanish composer Rodrigos famous guitar concerto. Gosh, to even attempt a list like this. 48. Supported by intuitive and symbiotic interactions from bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Sunny Murray, Ayler takes Ornette Colemans concept of free jazz to another level. It wasnt his inaugural recording venture, but it was unequivocally his first significant album. The Continent of America that is. YOU MISSED THE GREATEST, COUNT BASIE, DUKE,AND LOUIS ARMSTRONG. The title track, with its funky undertow, was loosely based on the chord changes to Bobby Hebbs soul tune Sunny, and features mind-blowing solos by the two horns and Hancocks piano. This probably is a very good guide to the ages of the compilers. Sure great stuff. Ive discovered so many great albums since I discovered this list about six months ago. Being a jazz lover, you have to understand that woeful & Eric Dolphy cant possibly be used in the same sentence. Web7 Essential Jazz Piano Albums. What makes it special is the presence of Miles Davis in a rare sideman role (Adderley was a member of the trumpeters sextet at the time), while the contributions of the great Art Blakey on drums, along with excellent work from pianist Hank Jones and bassist Sam Jones, conspire to make this one of the best jazz albums recorded by a small-group ensemble. If the focus is on albums, then maybe it makes a little sense, since Parkers greatness isnt captured by one specific album. Discover Most Famous Hits by Oscar Peterson released in 2000. Thelonious Monk Genius of Modern Music vol.1 & 2. Lucky Thompson Tricotism. Key track: Never Will I Marry, Together with bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jorge Rossy, this prolific classically-trained pianist expanded the parameters of the piano trio format in a fertile ten-year spell between 1995 and 2005.