I’m torn between “So What”, by Miles Davis and Dave Brubeck’s “Take Five”.

Miles by a long shot.

Much depends on your taste in Jazz. Such as fusion like Bob James



or Joe Sample

Well thats instumental dont forget vocal like

Billie Holiday
Ella Fitzgerald
Louie Armstrong
Ray Charles

All Giants with their standards but for me its hard to top this one by Etta James.

Dixieland Jazz (New Orleans)

St Louis jazz

Chicago style jazz

And of course as FatCity67 mentioned the vocals

Old time




or more modern

Some other favorites of mine

ANYTHING Erroll plays!!!!!

Not a real fan of modern jazz but partial to gypsy jazz.

Ya need the full effect. ;-{>8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_lrTmLknNA






Not to take anything from Django the king, but love me some Grappelli and Venuti.

Not one of my styles of music.

Good stuff!

Modern Jazz Quartet - Softly, Like a Morning Sunrise

Just for fun...

Individual tracks from Mile Davis:

Tine after Time, Off of You're Under Arrest and also I think the version where he was so sick, off of Time After Time

Stella by Starlight, with Coltrane from Classic Ballads

Miles runs the Voodoo Down, from Bitches Brew

The entire album Siesta. That is the sound track from the film Siesta, done with Marcus Miller. One of the worst films ever made even though it opens with a good looking naked woman.

Concierto De Aranjuez, The original arrangement for Miles by Gil Evans and the several variations.

Kind of Blue, the entire album.

Bitches Brew, the whole four CD set. It's hard to find but provides a lot of insight into the music

Porgy and Bess, The whole album.

Bob James and Gabor Szabo, Macho

Gabor Szabo and Charles Lloyd, from Live With Charles Lloyd, People

Louis Armstrong, St James Infirmary

Jimmy Smith, St James Infirmary

This is one of my favorites.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF8MgtMjIV0

Have it on a flash drive and everyone who hears it starts tapping their feet or fingers and ask about the song.

I like the old stuff, but I've been listening to a lot of Postmodern Jukebox lately.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCORIeT1hk6tYBuntEXsguLg

Best Jazz songs is like asking which is better to shove under your fingernails, bamboo or oak...

C'mon, Shrap, cue up the Postmodern Jukebox and enjoy the view too. Some pretty ladies sing with them!

I do like a lot of the Postmodern Jukebox and Jazz ladies.

Don't I think it gets much better than Imogene Heap.

Here she is with Jeff Beck at Ronnie Scott's jazz club in London. That place is on my bucket list.

You gotta be kidding, skip the jazz and pass me the bamboo...

Jazz and Postmodern Jukebox are completely American.

What are you? A commie?

Most anything by Maynard

The only thing missing is Maynard Krebs...

Okay, an honest question here. Why did you get on a thread where people are politely discussing and sharing a broad genre of music they like just to piss on it?

Would you like it if someone got on one of your threads about old rifles just to tell you what pieces of sh*t they are? Would you like it if someone got on a 270 thread for the sole purpose of telling you what a POS it is and how a 6.5 Creedmoor blows it out of the water in every way possible?

And if you wouldn't like that, why do you do it to others?

You are looking too deep to find something wrong. If local_dirt is truly offended I’m sure the dialogue would be much different.

You may need an intervention...

Shrapnel and I talked on the phone and this was just my misunderstanding of intent. No need to make a big deal but wanted to shout out to Kirk and says thanks for reaching out to me personally, that was a very cool thing to do.

Another one just too great not to be on this thread. Shrap, have you had your morning coke yet? ;-{>8

And then there's the incredible Joe Pass.

Lots of good stuff here guys, thanks.

Geno

PS, that Vinnie Coliauta had a moment of fame in Frank Zappa lyrics

The toothache thread reminded me of this one:

Comes a headache, you can lose it in a day
Comes a toothache, see your dentist right away
Comes love, nothing can be done

A Love Supreme has to be in there too (the entire album which is one "song" broken in four parts)

How do ya beat Erroll playing the brilliance of Lerner and Loewe?

Best thread ever! My dad used to say that people who didn't 'get' jazz had trouble doing math in their head


mike r

It's just not right to leave out Fats and Art.

Shrap and I just having some fun with each other. No harm, no foul.

I think Take 5 by Brubeck is tops but there are so many great jazz tunes. Here is one I sure like:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8VPmtyLqSY

I had the great pleasure to see/hear Stan Getz play in a small venue at Stanford University back in about 1988.

I was also fortunate to see Miles Davis at the Hollywood Bowl in about 1989 or 1990.

I really like Big Band music and Sing Sin Sing is my favorite of that genre.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YQi4isN68I

This thread shouldn't die. ;-{>8

[img]http://https://youtu.be/7gwl29diADw[/img]

Charlie Parker

Getz and Gilberto put out a lot of great jazz

Being as I have loved jazz since I was little I have seen a lot of live performances by people/bands on this thread.

One that needs mentioned is Little feat and Tower of Power that turned into Waiting for Columbus. Spanish Moon is right there for what jazz is all about.

I watched Bob James and Keiko Matsui at the Dakota from the balcony right above them and seeing them work out how to handle a piece was incredible. It was the first stop on their Four Hands tour and they were still playing off the sheet music. Watching them flip back and forth through the score and them one would lead the other through a whole 'nother interpretation was about as much fun as I have had at any concert.

I took a girl to see Miles open for some rock band at the Fillmore back in the 60s. When he was done, I was done and wouldn't stay for the rock group which pissed her off enough that I didn't get laid that night which was hard to accomplish in San Francisco then.

Some of the best takes of songs have been in live performances that never got recorded. I was in Blues Alley in DC for a Bob James concert with Kirk Whalum, Gary King and I forget who o guitar. They laid out a 20 minute version of Westchester Lady that just blew the audience away. The audience need a break after that as much as the band did

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3Dh4Mrp6wuSwk&ved=2ahUKEwiurfed49fiAhUNrZ4KHUwMA_8QtwIwAHoECAcQAQ&usg=AOvVaw131lzoItpmYD_Acg6VTT_f

YouTube link to Carlos Santana/Gato Barbieri doing Europa.

Here are some ones that are worth mentioning:

Oldtrapper, thanks for for fixing my post!

https://youtu.be/W3wq7ejawIA

Li

Eighty years later this should make you tap your toes.

One of my favorite albums, ever.

Smokin Joe!