I need some jazz to listen to?

Question

Hey boys and girls, i have a serious jazz-jones on, and i want some people who know their jazz to recomend me some songs, and artists, something kinda classy, not too off the wall, has a smooth rhthym and texture if that makes sense maybe even some blues/jazz, whatever something good, and give me all kinds of different songs, im going to burn off a cd, but i wanted to chill out tonight with some really classic, and phenomenal jazz, come on people, make a fan out of me!

Answer 1

I'm listening to this right now, lots of remixes on classic stuff, kinda groovy: :-)


1)Bebel Gilberto, 'Aganju'
2)Billie Holliday, 'Don't Explain' (Dzhihan mix)
3)Esthero, 'O.G. *****
4)Astrud Gilberto, 'Who Needs Forever' (Thievery Corporation Mix)
5)Morcheeba, 'Slow Down'
6)Stan Getz, 'The Girl from Ipamena'
7)Zero 7, 'Warm Sound' (albulm version)
8)Billie Holliday, 'Strange Fruit' (tricky/tool remix)
9) Everything but the Girl, 'Before Today'
10) Sarah Vaughn, 'Summertime' (ufo remix)
11) Peggy Lee 'Fever'
12) Thievery Corporation, 'Lebanese Blonde'
13) Suba 'Tantos Desejos' (Nicola Conte remix)
14) Portishead, 'Only You'
15) Nina Simone, 'Feeling Good'

Answer 2

The Birth Of Cool-Miles Davis

Sketches of Spain-Miles Davis

A Kind Of Blue-Miles

Giant Steps-John Coltrane

Blue Train-John Coltrane

Ellington Uptown-Duke Ellington

Ellington At Newport-Duke Ellington

Maiden Voyage-Herbie Hancock

Crossings-Herbie Hancock

Dizzy Gillespie with Roy Eldridge-Dizzy Gillespie

An Electrifying Evening with the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet-Dizzy
Gillespie

Mercy Mercy-Buddy Rich

This One's For Basie-Buddy Rich

At Last!-Etta James

Etta James Rock The House-Etta James

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You-Aretha Franklin

Lady Soul-Aretha Franklin

This Is Fats Domino-Fats Domino

The Fabulous Mr D-Fats Domino

Billie Holiday Sings-Billie Holiday

Stay With Me-Billie Holiday

Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy-Louis Armstrong

Complete New York Town Hall & Boston Symphony Hall Concerts-Louis Armstrong

Ella In London-Ella Fitzgerald

Ella At Duke's Place-Ella Fitzgerald

Ella and Louis-Ella Fitzgerald

This should give you a good start.

Answer 3

I used to listen to Miles Davis at one time. Haven't been interested in jazz for a while but he's at the top of the list. Anything he does is good.

Answer 4

Well, I don't know much jazz, but Billie Holiday is very good. There's also another girl and her name is Diana something. Harry Connick Jr. is very good as well....