Re: Recommend some Jazz
 

Miles Davis and Sonny Stitt-Live in Stockholm 1960

The Earl Klugh Trio

Anything Wes Montgomery did on the riverside label

Re: Recommend some Jazz
 

Definitely check out Dave Brubeck - Time Further Out. Unsquare Dance is a fantastic track. Also I'd recommend checking out Chick Corea, my favorite album is Light as a Feather.

Re: Recommend some Jazz
 

Pat Metheny group is not for someone just getting into jazz.

A lot of Coltrane isn't either, but here are some albums that are appropriate: Blue Train, Coltrane Jazz, Giant Steps

As far as trumpet goes, Miles Davis, Clifford Brown, and Wynton Marsalis are all great.

Duke Ellington's Mood Indigo is great. A different sound than the Coltrane and Miles Davis, but definitely good.

Charles Mingus's Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (or Mingus 5x) is fantastic and an album that I think everybody should own. If I were you and I were to buy only one album I would get this one.

Good luck. Jazz is great.

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stan getz/charlie byrd 'jazz samba' is real nice.
i'd also recommend oscar peterson trio - 'night train' is a fantastic album.

i'd also say avoid coltrane (for now). i've been listening to and playing jazz for years and i still cant digest most of his stuff.

Re: Recommend some Jazz
 

I'm gonna start with:

Hancock-Head Hunters
Brubeck-Time Out
Coltrane-Giant Steps

and see how that goes, many thanks for the replies.

Re: Recommend some Jazz
 

Great albums sort of similar to Kind of Blue by Miles Davis: Sketches of Spain, ESP.

Sketches of Spain is just beautiful throughout, it isn't exactly jazz, but genres suck anyway. ESP is a bit more edgy, but still has the sort of the same harmonic approach as Kind of Blue. Also features Herbie Hancock and his rhythm section in many of his recordings. Tony Williams, best drummer ever maybe, Ron Carter, best bassist ever maybe, Wayne Shorter, legendary saxophonist.

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I'm gonna start with:

Hancock-Head Hunters
Brubeck-Time Out
Coltrane-Giant Steps

and see how that goes, many thanks for the replies.

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If you like the funk/jazz fusion aspect of Headhunters, I would defnitely recommend Manchild too. Herbie is the man.

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If you like Miles Davis, check out the album Amandla. I think I spelled that right. It's very upbeat and fun.

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i dont know much about jazz but ive been listening to dave brubeck a lot lately

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horace silver - song for my father