some jazz

[sublime]

i decide that listening to jazz while i play poker will help me concentrate better than listing to my usual collection of music (rap/metal etc)

so whats essential? miles, coltraine......?????

i know nothing. if somebody can check outy ITUNES is there some IMIX that seems worthy?

thanks

[Tron]

The first jazz album I ever listened to was Kind of Blue by Miles Davis... It's so essential. I still listen to it all the time, and I find that it is excellent when I need to concentrate. I wouldn't buy it off iTunes, though... Jazz is a type of music where you just really need the highest quality recording you can get.

[Brainwalter]

charlie parker

[jgorham]

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The first jazz album I ever listened to was Kind of Blue by Miles Davis... It's so essential. I still listen to it all the time, and I find that it is excellent when I need to concentrate. I wouldn't buy it off iTunes, though... Jazz is a type of music where you just really need the highest quality recording you can get.

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I know every jazz album ever made, even ones that didn't find a label. This one is best.

[diddle]

I don't particularly like miles and coltrane. a lot of their stuff is just them screwing around.

That being said: Giant Steps, My Favorite Things are among my *cough* favorites

Charlie Parker is amazing.
Stan Getz is a good listen.
Dave Brubeck
Buddy Rich unreal drumming. get "channel one suite"
Tito Puente for latin
Buena Vista Social Club, their pianist rocks. I love his solo album

It's tough to find good stuff. There is so much crap out there that is difficult to listen to.

[sublime]

Jazz is a type of music where you just really need the highest quality recording you can get.

there is that much of a difference between itunes and a CD?

[InchoateHand]

Get all of Nina Simone. Her songs, her singing other people's songs, other people singing her songs.

[diddle]

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Jazz is a type of music where you just really need the highest quality recording you can get.

there is that much of a difference between itunes and a CD?

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some will say HELL FREAKING YES, others will say not really. There is no middle ground

If you have an awesome setup (like $10k+) and an excellent recording, then you can have an amazing listening experience.

But since you had to ask, then "no." you probably wont notice a huge difference

[The Stranger]

I'm too tired to look now (waking up in the middle of the night sucks), but I think there's a box set from the Ken Burns documentary.

[emil3000]

I think you want miles davis. He is pretty layed back and cool and does for good background music. Coltrane is pretty damn essential, but his best recordings demand full attention. Basically they get harder and harder by the years, with like 57 being easy listening, and 67 chaotic free jazz (that's not entirely accurate but what the hell). Blue Train and Giant Steps are good.


Stan Getz is good, but is slightly homosexual. Billie Holiday is wonderful.