i love jazz but i don't know where to look.
2007-07-16 07:42:49 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Jazz
This is tough, as jazz has so many categories.
See if you can find jazz sampler collections (Blue Note did a lot of that) to see what style you might prefer
2007-07-16 07:45:40 · answer #1 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Louis Armstrong-What a Wonderful World and Skokiaan
Nat King Cole-Night Lights
Lionel Hampton-Hot Mallets
Glen Miller-In The Mood
Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman, and Duke Ellington
Also, you have to hear Chris Botti. He's not classic jazz, but he is a genius on the trumpet. He has an album called When I Fall In Love. Most of the songs on it are old standards. So If you like the old stuff, try that one. You'll be glad you did!
2007-07-17 08:25:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many artists to look up. For the classics, I would suggests the "cool" period. This is where you're gonna come in contact with Miles Davis. He's a great bridge to connect you with Bebob, meaning, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Gerry Mulligan, and Max Roach on one end and Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter on the other side. Of course these will lead you to othere places as well. Including the age old question " What is Jazz"? My answer is that it is liberation and freedom. Which is probably why it isn't heavily promoted in the mainstream. Beyond this, You just have to listen to Jazz and have fun doing it.
2016-05-19 03:11:12 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Charlie Parker
John Coltrane
Miles Davis
Billie Holliday
Herbie Hancock
Django Reinhart & Stephane Grappelli
Larry Carlton
The Crusaders
George Benson
Acoustic Alchemy
Wynton Marsalis
Freddie Hubbard
Eddie Harris
Lee Ritenour
Charlie Mingus
Paul Desmond
2007-07-16 10:13:21 · answer #4 · answered by Stratobratster 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My personal favorites:
John Coltrane
Duke Ellington
Thelonius Monk
Billie Holliday
Miles Davis
Charlie Parker
Benny Goodman
Ella Fitzgerald
Coltrane's "Blue Train" is my all-time favorite jazz album. It's as good a place to start as any, but there are a lot of collections and greatest hits with these guys, too. Good luck!
2007-07-16 07:47:49 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. Taco 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like Brian Culbertson and David Koz for instramental stuff. An artist who sings...Michael Franks has an interesting voice and some good songs...some are actually pretty sultry and funny at the same time....take a listen on free.napster you'll see what I mean. Jaared does some great sax. David Benoit - piano and Chris Botti - trumpet. Just a few listed here, there are some really awsome artists out there!
2007-07-16 07:57:53 · answer #6 · answered by Sal J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing wrong with the lists above, but there is also a strain of progressive jazz worthy of mention: Sun Ra and His Arkestra, Pharaoh Sanders, Alice Coltrane, Mahavishnu Orchestra, John McLaughlin, Chick Corea, Al DiMeola, and Larry Coryell, for starters.
2007-07-18 10:22:51 · answer #7 · answered by Who Else? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Norah Jones, Kenny G
www.limewire.com
Smooth Jazz 98.1 (San Diego Station But You Can Stream Them Online)
2007-07-16 07:46:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington,Billie Holiday,Charlie Parker. Go to Borders, amazon.com
2007-07-16 07:47:13 · answer #9 · answered by onique1980 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
some of the greats are Miles davis, john coltrane, thelonious monk, charles mingus, charlie parker, wayne shorter(my favorite), herbie hancock(check out "chameleon"), duke ellington, maybe some dizzy gillespie, also check out "take five" by the dave brubeck quartet, a rly good bluesy cd is "the blues and the abstract truth" by oliver nelson. also pat metheny
2007-07-18 22:09:36 · answer #10 · answered by Rayra 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋