In an age when big bands were mostly extinct, the release of The Complete Atomic Basie marked a resurgence in the fortunes of the debonair pianist from Red Bank, New Jersey. Two of my favorite quotes: Jazz washes away the dust of every dayArt Blakey, Put it this way. The Mahavishnu Orchestras Inner Mounting Flame could be safely removed from that list, even if I really like that album. A little Sam Rivers wouldnt hurt. Beyond the Missouri Sky by Metheny and Charlie Haden is a glaring omission. That Ms. Krall achieved those goals and much more only adds to this albums merits. Melancholy and bittersweet but flecked with fleeting nuggets of joy, Lady In Satin comes across as a wistful reminiscence of a life well-lived; a fitting epitaph for one of jazzs greatest storytellers. Homage Adam Niewood. Jimmy Smith, Herbie Nichols Complete Blue Note Recordings My personal nr 1 is Miles Davis Nonet recordings (later called Birth of the Cool). I dont see the Jazz Crusaders on that list. Its a disgrace to menchen a word like that in this context with these geniouses.But SHEPP was anything than that!!! Every Soundgarden album ranked from worst I suppose subjectivity is inevitable when it comes to taste and naming the best 50 albums is impossible. Afro-Eurasian Eclipse Duke Ellington. Key track: Part One: Acknowledgement, Topping our list of the 50 best jazz albums ever is this timeless, transcendent classic from the great Miles Davis. Kind of Blue cant be higher on this list than A Love Supreme and The Black Saint, seriously, you cant do this to me. Ben Webster, Oscar Peterson, Billie Holliday, Coleman Hawkins, Art Tatum, and Sidney Bechet ??? That being said, I love the Plays Jerome Kern Songbook. Quoting from your website With a few exceptions every major pop singer in the US during her generation has been touched in someway by her genius . So many jazz aficionados, so many different lists of 50 Great Jazz Albums. A landmark album in contemporary big band jazz. Ella ? Brazilians are Americans too since Brazil is also part of America. In the Peterson tradition, Night Train is swinging and accessible. Vast amounts of great stuff omitted and the phenomenal broadening of jazz in the last 30 years is nowhere to be seen. Web891 71K views 2 years ago Discover the very best jazz recordings by Oscar Peterson. Its so annoying to see the same albums on the top 5, again and again. No album epitomizes her singular style better, perhaps, than this 1970 opus, her fourth solo outing for Impulse! What misogynists you are. Need to broaden your 50 spectrum, and while there change some already in the list that could be swapped.. but only one Duke Ellington ( must be a 1920s or 30s Duke in there surely ) ? He never did; they were full of sand cause of a dog.its a long story. The list is pretty lacking. 4 out of the top 5 in this list were released in 1959. Combining squelchy clavinet parts with astral synth lines both underpinned by Paul Jacksons anchoring bass and Harvey Masons taut but elastic grooves Hancock and his cohorts found themselves opening for rock acts like Santana. Ladies, if GOODMAN is hard to find, you never meet BENNY. Believe it or not, youll be cornered at Koln with Keith Jarrett performance. By the time the record was released, Brecker had passed away but this great jazz album stands as an enduring monument to his genius. I dont think so. Yet despite this, none of his earlier recordings make the list?!! Also miss Lady day,George Russell and Peter Brotzmann. Hills compositions by turns frenetic and tranquil arent easy to play but the group render them beautifully and effortlessly. 45. I agree. I suggest it to individual new to the jazz world that Im trying to make fans. A posthumous release, this compilation album, first issued in 1987, drew together disparate sides, including solo recordings and cuts that document his stint with Goodman. Though his inclusion of the standard Whats New on this 2011 album, his Jason Moran-produced Blue Note debut, showed that he was rooted in the jazz tradition, the album revealed him to be a forward-thinking conceptualist whose music is fiercely contemporary. The best part of these lists are the comments. TAKE FIVE, TIME OUT, TIME FURTHER OUT BRUBECK the tropical Duke) and then the 1920s and 1930s AND 1980s to now are almost completely absent (Terence Blanchard for starters and the other Crescent City folk, none of Dukes greatest works) maybe OUR FAVORITE 50 would be a better title for this list! 3. Short much of famous jazz artistes in the list, Kind of blue is good but still faraway to the first ranking , Im glad you got Charlie Christian and Wes Montgomery, but how about the Greatest I myself could not be happy living without this chunk of music in the world. No Joe Pass (Virtuoso), no Jim Hall (Concierto), no Kenny Burrel (Midnight Blue) and astonishingly, no Django Reinhardt (so much to choose from but my choice would be Peche a la Bouche). Not sure In a Silent Way would be on my top 50, but your comment did give me a craving to listen to it since I havent for a long time. On May 20, 1997, the compilation album The Complete Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong on Verve first came out. Jelly Roll. Ray Barrettos congas add Latin flavoring, notably on the sprightly opener, Chitlins Con Carne and the loping Wavy Gravy. 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. Im really a hard bop guy so there are a number of albums from that genre that would be on my list but I love World Saxophone Quarter Plays Duke Ellington. You have to Roll with this Sonny, youll see my point of view. Its a perfect record. It was recorded during a weeklong engagement in the Copa Room at The Sands hotel in Las Vegas when Sinatra, as leader of the Rat Pack, was a regular in that town. WebFrom a family of West Indian immigrants, Oscar Peterson was the son of an amateur trumpeter and pianist, and grew up in a black neighbourhood in Montreal, Canada where Arranger Ellis cradles Holidays fragile voice with lush cushions of sound though they cant disguise the compelling emotional nakedness of the singers performances. The Storyteller Uri Gurvich. BTW, there is a 12 year old up for Two Grammy Nominations, just maybe he heard Jazz like me. No Sonny Clark???? This here is Bobby Timmons I would rather see one of Trains blues records on the list. I myself could not be happy living without this chunk of music in the world. 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! Ill Considered One Ill Considered. Is it by historical importance, best performance, best compositions, best improvisor, etc. Offramp Pat Metheny. wow and bought this). Sure great stuff. Oscar Peterson Plays the Cole Porter Song Book for me. Night Train 2. Key track: Youve Changed, Given that most of Reinhardts seminal recordings preceded the long-playing LP and came out as 78 rpm singles, the best way to appreciate the Belgian guitar-playing gypsys music is to seek out a compilation album. Kenny Burrell Midnight Blue Key track: Kid From The Red Bank, Damned by the faint praise of one jazz critic, who described him as the middleweight champion of the tenor saxophone, Georgia-born Mobley was often eclipsed by the work and reputation of fellow tenor players John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins. Can never have too many great jazz albums. Compiling a list of the best jazz albums of all time is a nigh-on impossible task. I mean, its freakin Thelonius Monk! Compiled from recordings made in 1949 and 1950, The Amazing Bud Powell was the pianists first album, and it came out in 1952 when he was 28. Jackie McLean. I JUST LOOKED QUICKLY, WHERE IS GERRY MULLIGAN? Must have sacrified a lot to be able to buy them! Ive always much preferred Bremen-Lausanne to Koln Concert for a choice of a Keith Jarrett best album. Recorded by the first of several incarnations of the band, The Inner Mounting Flame is undoubtedly The Mahavishnu Orchestras best album and still astonishes today. Thanks again! Two of a kind Gerry Mulligan and Paul Desmond, This is one of the greatest albums in modern jazz: http://www.allmusic.com/album/what-we-leave-behind-mw0002977654. Tanjah and Spirit of our Ancestors Randy Weston. Surely, Thelonious Monk is top 5 material: Coltrane, Monk, Mingus, Coltrane, and Davis FURTHER PROOF THAT THE INTERNET IS LAZY. The important thing to remember is that it is just a opinion, and not a shot at your favorite record. A natural leader on the bandstand who combined both power and subtlety, he instinctively knew how to make a track swing but could also complement a soloist, employing his volcanic press rolls to create drama and offer inspiration. Impossible list to make so the rest of the real list is in the comments, heres some of my thoughts/additions: There are sooooo many great jazz albums I can think of, and some are on this list. Lawn Chair Society Kenn Werner. Where is Astighmatic????????????????????? When Ornette told Mr. Coleman about the Shape of Jazz to come, he meant business. Solar Energy is one that comes to mind but he has so many. There is one Dexter Gordon album, but should be at least two. Key track: Stolen Moments, Famed for his florid, virtuosic keyboard style, Pittsburgh-born Erroll Garner was heavily influenced by Earl Hines and Fats Waller but managed to find his own distinctive voice on the piano. Its a perfectly preserved document capturing Coltrane during his six-month tenure with Monk, which came after Miles Davis had fired him earlier in the year (and two months after the saxophonist had recorded his Blue Train album). Ive heard most of this list and Ive not listened to plenty of it for years, but I cant go more than a few months without listening to at least Columbias This Is Jazz #1. ;Its After the End of the World;Nothing Is Beam Me Up Shauli Einav. How is the classic Basie band 49 and behind a bunch of lesser lps like one by the Latter Basie band ,whos the fool who put this thing together ??? The rest of the top 10 you could put in any order. What about ARCHI SHEPP? So did you not see Gilberto/Getz on the list? And of course Bechet. Any list that leaves joe SAMPLE and george BENSON off it must be questioned! On that note, if I had compiled this list, it would include some Gerry Mulligan. Well, of all the omissions, Ella Fitzgerald seems the most glaring to me. When they say theres going to be sunshine, you better believe it. Key track: Angel Eyes, Largely ignored and selling barely 1,000 copies on its release in January 1976, the Missouri guitar magus debut jazz album gradually grew in stature and went on to be regarded as a post-bop masterpiece. Key track: Joy Spring, Andrew Hill recorded 13 albums for Blue Note between 1963 and 1970, but Point Of Departure is, without doubt, the best of them. Ive got a fever and the only thing that will cure it is more Chet, Pretty standard down the middle sort of list, no Herbie Nichols, no Sam Rivers, no Joe Henderson. Unit Structures remains one of the best jazz albums to come out of the avant-garde. i would have agreed about #1, but a bassist friend turned me on to what may be the best, least known, jazz album ever: Money Jungle. ?And Art Tatum,Oscar Peterson,Django and Stphane,Benny Carter,Betty Carter,Sun Ra?? Blue Note battled to get Monks music to a wider audience but without much success. No Modern Jazz Quartet? Not sure how well known they are Stateside they arose from the Lahore-based film industry, a group of veteran musicians who had fallen foul of conservative anti-western sentiments, interpreting western jazz standards. 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. 1 and 2 should be flip flopped. Make your own list and publish it here. Most of his seminal recordings came out as singles for the Savoy and Dial labels in the 40s and they can be found on this 2000 compilation, which offers a vivid snapshot of bebops glory years. Would like a list of peoples DIDs, perhaps stopping at 1,000. jOHN hANDY LIVE AT mONTEREY Mose Allison Sings Donald Byrd and Voices A New Perspective Blossom Dearie anything Dakota Stato The Late Late Show June Christy Something Cool Pharoah Sanders Karma Mc Coy Tyner Atlantis just off the top of my head. GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!! Concert by the Sea is not Garners best. Weather Report! 19. This record is revolutionary based on the incredibly sparse grooves by Tony Williams, mainly the Hi-hat driving the songs with the band weaving in and out of sublime conversations. The first would be Dizzys own last International UN band recorded live at the Royal Hall in London. WebThe Oscar PetersonTrio Released 1963 (1963) Recorded December 15 & 16, 1962 Venue Los Angeles, California Genre Jazz Length 67:40(1997 CD re-release) Label Verve Producer Norman Granz The Oscar PetersonTrio chronology Put On a Happy Face (1962) Night Train (1963) Bill Henderson with the Oscar Peterson Trio (1962) Fusing jazz with soul, blues and gospel flavors, Porter showed he had songwriting skills to match his rich mellifluous baritone voice. Some of us know. Jon Schofield w/ Medeski, Martin & Wood A Go Go Please SUBSCRIBE for new videos every week: Show more Aided by the soulfully smoky effusions of tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, Burrell digs deep into the blues, delivering tasteful solos where the balance between flawless technique and emotional expression is perfect. Dave Holland double bass 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. Key track: Confessions to My Unborn Daughter, Before this satin-voiced jazz cat in a hat became a household name in America and Europe after his 2013 album Liquid Spirit broke him into the mainstream, Bakersfield-born Porter was largely a cult figure who only figured on the radar of the jazz cognoscenti. I dont see how you can take something as broad and diverse as the entire body of jazz recordings and narrow it down to 50. 14. Too many free jazz and avantgarde to my taste. The bluesy Delphia shows Hubbards sensitivity as a balladeer while The Intrepid Fox is a propulsive showcase for the trumpeters incredible chops. We all know that Mr. Davis have traveled several MILES, to see the birth of Cool Billie H. Ella. Deluxe Chris Lightcap. Assisted by pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Jimmy Garrison, and ber-drummer Elvin Jones, Coltrane takes us on a journey into the realm of religious exaltation. John McLaughlin electric guitar Ive loved jazz for 60 years and cannot imagine what a hole would exist without JC. And wheres Jim Hall? Kind Of Blue is unarguably #1. anyway, how can this list be without billie??? Weather Report before many many many more.. a very short timeline for greatest jazz albums, there have been a few thereafter, am I wrong? It may not display this or other websites correctly.
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