Herbie Hancock â Maiden Voyage She was a fantastic ⦠Kind of Blue will be hard to beat – ever. 3. Kind Of Blue is unarguably #1. Ellington’ s Blanton Webster sessions !!!! A Charlie Brown Christmas is one of the best of all times. And, certainly older pieces carry more weight because of their influence on everything that followed. The date was recorded in Berlin, but it's got a homegrown feel that takes us right back to Von's famous Tuesday night ... We're not sure what "congliptious" means – but to us, it's always been the title of this excellent early session from reedman Roscoe Mitchell! Where are Nina and Ella? Often, the sound is very dense ... A really wonderful album by Roscoe Mitchell and his semi-electric "sound ensemble" – a group that's as devoted to the exploration of sonic space as they are the expression of improvised jazz. Short much of famous jazz artistes in the list, Kind of blue is good but still faraway to the first ranking ð, I’m glad you got Charlie Christian and Wes Montgomery, but how about the “Greatest” Voyage with Herbie Hancock was made smoothly. that’s ever the same list. Not to mention numerous others they have listed above him. A quick lookup on my phone revealed some favourable reviews so I had to buy it. And as Waltz for Debbie is an original issue taken from the Sunday at Village Vanguard sessions why list both? Great choices anyway. The Shape Of Jazz To Come was extremely divisive at the time, but its status as one of the best jazz albums in history is secure today; it gave birth to the free jazz movement that would gain momentum as a viable musical currency in the 60s. Great selections; however representation of female artists is blindingly small. This was Strayhorn's last composition, he died a few months after the piece ⦠Importantly, we all thought a lot about great jazz, a lifetime love for many of us. RAY CHARLES — IN PERSON, GENIUS PLUS SOUL EQUALS JAZZ, ANY CHARLIE PARKER. Jazz At Massey Hall - The Quintet This album appears reissued under the name "The Greatest Concert Ever". Key song: âChameleonâ, The first musician to successfully play bebop on the tenor saxophone, this six foot six jazz giant from Los Angeles started his career in the late 40s but virtually disappeared in the 50s due to spells in prison for drugs offences. you should expand to a list of 100 … Personally, I’ll rather list greatest songs by the great “jazzistts” rather than categorizing albums. What about Cleo Laine, or Cassandra Wilson, or Shirley Horn, Alberta Hunter………….I could go on, but you get my gist…WHERE ARE ALL OF THE WOMEN THAT CONTRIBUTED? Speak No Evil was the saxophonistâs third album for Alfred Lionâs iconic jazz label and was recorded three months after he had joined the Miles Davis Quintet. How about Red Nichols, Coleman Hawkins and the Ramblers, Kansas City Five, any of the fine 1970s, 1980s Columbia collections of Lester Young and Billie Holliday, Bixology (all Bixâs recordings. The Mahavishnu Orchestra’s “Inner Mounting Flame” could be safely removed from that list, even if I really like that album. But the fun is in the discussions and very few would agree with everything, that is the glory of jazz. 2018 release from the singer/songwriter. Key song: âImaginationâ, Coltrane showcased his prowess on the relatively obscure and under-exposed soprano saxophone on this, his third album for Atlantic Records, recorded in March 1961 and released later that year. germany – to be exact…, sorry billie… All in all though, I think it’s a good list and as others have mentioned, worth learning from it and the discussions it has prompted. Finally…if you are including fusion here. What about pre-1950 jazz? Dave Brubeck: Take Five If the name Jimmy Smith is not there,that means some thing is missing there or it is not enough. Miles Davis In A Silent Way. Jackie McLean – A Long Drink of the Blues He leaves the listener exhausted â the music can seem almost overwhelming due to its emotional intensity â but also blissfully contented after the final chord has sounded. I can honestly say that was the single most talented band I have ever seen put together. Eric Dolphy possesses the best Table manner; see himâ Out to Lunch session are Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Hutcherson, Richard Davis and an 18-year-old Tony Williams on drums. Blume – Nerija. Dizzy Gillespie? 23. Tanjah and Spirit of our Ancestors – Randy Weston. It was the highest-attended concert (single act) at that time. Various Artists: The Greatest Jazz Concert Ever (2 Record Set) - LP Vinyl Record Album. 20. A good list all and all. Solar Energy is one that comes to mind but he has so many. What about the Cti label? 41. It is a good list and of course we could all have albums we would place higher and, perhaps, not rate some of those included, but I cannot really fault it. Sunday At The Village Vanguard is a tremendous live album from 1961 that shows how Evans, together with bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian, brought a new concept of collective improv to the piano trio aesthetic. If you are discovering jazz for the first time then you've just found the perfect place to start. I now listen to all forms of jazz & still really enjoy a lot of the music from the fusion movement started by Miles Davis There are others who I would have liked to have seen on here, but this was a good overview for those new to jazz. etc. I think publishing such “lists” is a bunch of bunk and not worth effort! Where are Billie Holiday, Coleman Hawkins, Milt Jackson, Sonny Stitt……….. Sketches of Spain and Any Miles Davis and Gil Evans collaboration should be there. Easy Living – Enrico Rava. A fine list indeed, some contentious ommissions e.g Nina Simone which have been pointed out by a fair few people. Time Out, because it helped bring jazz to the non-jazzers. With an incendiary and inspiring performance that wowed the Newport audience, however, Ellington and his band demonstrated that they could still deliver the goods while asserting that big bands still had a place in jazz. âWaltz For Debbyâ was a song inspired by the pianistâs young niece; first recorded in 1956 on the album New Jazz Conceptions, it quickly became a jazz standard. Mingus – The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady, Mingus at Antibes I’ve heard most of this list and I’ve not listened to plenty of it for years, but I can’t go more than a few months without listening to at least Columbia’s This Is Jazz #1. VINIL-LP-The Greatest Jazz Concert Ever / Jazz/2 × Vinyl Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Charles MICHAEL BRECKER have a place for me but… also CHARLIE PARKER WITH STRINGS is beautiful, right ? Just for starters: where is Teddy Wilson with Billie Holiday? In fact, itâs often considered by critics to be the greatest jazz album of all time. The first album or Black Codes? On the Go – Matthew Halsall. The four tracks here range from epic spaced-out funk (âChameleonâ) to atmospheric tropical grooves (an offbeat, African-influenced reworking of his 1963 Blue Note classic, âWatermelon Manâ) and edgy, syncopated fusion (âSlyâ). Here’s mine. It’s very clear that the absence o Tatum, Oscar Peterson, Ella, B. Holliday relates to the fact that the notion of “album” as a marketing concept is rather recent. Generally astute list, with a few debatable entries and omissions. 24. Please add from Lennie Tristano, Warne Marsh and Lee Knitz. Jelly Roll Mortons 1926/1927 recordings should be there, Where is Lady Day I would not include reissue compliations in the list. The Greatest by Cat Power Chan Marshall has one of the best and most resonating voices in music. Oh yea, how about Dave Brubeck – Live at Oberlin or Time Out. There are several albums by Anthony Braxton that could have made the list. Trios – Carla Bley. The seeds for those large-canvas later works can be heard in Birth Of The Cool (especially on the Evans-arranged track âMoon Dreamâ). Aside from the more commercial-oriented title track, the remaining four cuts offered something different, showing the young 25-year-old musician exploring deeper jazz grooves such as âTotem Poleâ and âHocus Pocusâ. Oh disappointed that there wasn’t a Chet Baker album ! Surrounding himself with simpatico sidemen â pianist Tommy Flanagan (replaced by Wynton Kelly on âNaimaâ), bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Art Taylor â Coltraneâs musical explorations took bebop to its greatest heights. See all formats and editions Hide other formats and editions. You list is invalid. 2.Bird and Diz: Last recording on verve Of course I have my favorites that are not listed, but this is truly a list of recordings every jazz fan should know. Download Central: The greatest jazz concert ever I canât get enough of the album Jazz at Massey Hall. Featured artists includ Just Wrong. all missing. Too silly for words. No Jazz at Massey Hall, the 1953 meeting of Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus, and Max Roach? The first-ever issue of this rare live set from the legendary Thelonious Monk Quartet of the 60s – the same group that cut some incredible albums for Columbia Records, sounding equally great here in a concert setting in Paris! A good ART Rhythm Section, could use a little PEPPER Miles Davis â Birth of the Cool Has anybody ever heard ARTURO SANDOVAL play the trumpet? The only recorded work of this crucial group on the Chicago scene of the late 60s – a pre-Art Ensemble quartet that features Roscoe Mitchell on reeds, Lester Bowie on trumpet, and Malachi Favors on bass – as well as drummer Philip Wilson, who'd later depart for work in a blues group! Steaminâ, Workinâ, Cookinâ Relaxinâ with the Miles Davis Quintet says a great deal for Miles and Traine not mentioned. Billy Harper 26. Maulawi Nururdin works here with a group of Chicago players that includes saxes, percussion, bass, piano, trombones, and some heavenly vocals by the twin team of Joyce Major and Diane ... A rare non-Sun Ra session from bassist Ronnie Boykins! I feel that it gets overlooked, being sandwiched between Live at Birdland and A Love Supreme, the latter of which I also believes deserves to top this list over Kind of Blue. To Abstract the Truth, you must apply the law of Oliver Nelson So good, I can’t choose which one to kick off to make room for Moran/Harris/ et al’s New Directions. If I traveled far, I always find time to MINGUS with the Black Saint and the Sinner Lady, I knew could find Charles somewhere around. You could argue that one of the greatest improvisors and most important figures in the history of jazz ever, Charlie Parker, only comes on #20, is a bit strange – but again it depends on the definitions. Some would be in the top 50, others would be bubbling under… New Copy (reissue). Interesting that Ornette Coleman’s The Shape of Jazz to Come was #5. while i’ll agree about Parker, it’s a shame that when you get to the earlier recordings the quality can really suffer. So many……, I want to take a deeper look but I would have to add” Return to Forever” and “Heavy Weather”. Agreed on how absurd it is to leave off the Sun Ra Arkestra! And while I’m at it, what about John Coltrane’s Ascension? ... Maybe the first album we've ever seen from drummer McClenty Hunter – but a set that's already got some heavyweight talent on board to help! Getz is the only American on the recording. Of course it is just silly: nothing by David Murray! as well. These are all great albums but IMO most of them got their spots because of politics. His death, in a car accident, on 26 June 1956, robbed the jazz world of one its brightest prospects, though he recorded at least one album worthy of inclusion among the best jazz albums of all time. Kind of Blue is widely considered as the greatest jazz record ever recorded. But they are so much more than that. About 80% on it- but no Ella, Pops, Django- no Jimmie Lunceford… Great albums-but there is some stuff past 1970 that should have been included and more women…. What misogynists you are. For me also Top 20 all-time classics. There are many great albums but I would complete with Bill Evans Alone,Bill Evans last 6 album Consecration a mastework!And guitar forms Kenny Burell. Listen to music from The Greatest Jazz Concert Ever like Track 6, bud powell, max roach, charles mingu 6 & more. I’d have to include Sweet Rain and Crescent in my list of great albums – they’re among my ‘Desert Island Discs’ (8 tracks). And no Ella?? I knew the minute this was posted it would draw controversy. Brazilians are Americans too since Brazil is also part of America. Key song: âBemsha Swingâ, Fate almost conspired against Keith Jarrett making The Köln Concert, which was recorded live in Cologne, then in West Germany, on 25 January 1975. I miss Oscar Petterson, Billie Holliday, Chet Baker… It terribly miss some african jazz artists like the ethiopian Mulatu Astatke & the nigerian Fela Kuti…. New Copy 2LP Gatefold. John Scofield – This Meets That. Missing Tete Montoliu as a one of the top pianists. Concierto by Jim Hall? I kept looking for Billie Holiday, Django Reinhardt, anything with Oscar Peterson on the piano. Love Supreme I think – possibly the greatest recording of the 20th Century in any genre ! Trumpeter Terumasa Hino at a level that's quite different than most of his early work in Japan – recording in New York, and using a very spiritual approach – one that's clearly influenced by some of the other players in the session! -Abbey Lincoln – Straight Ahead (Max Roach, Coleman Hawkins, Eric Dolphy, Julian Priester, Mal Waldren) The session found Miles leading an all-star sextet that included saxophonists John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley, as well as rising piano star Bill Evans. Happy New Year to you all and keep listening to the world’s greatest music ! What, no Art Tatum, Gerry Mulligan or Chet Baker? It’s an important album, but I don’t know if I’d consider it the #5 jazz album ever. Joining Dolphy on the Out To Lunch! Should have been more Vocal Jazz. The album's a rediscovery of tenorist Eddie Johnson – a player who'd been away from music for part of the 70s, but who returns beautifully here with a raspy tenor ... One of the more obscure Anthony Braxton albums of the first decade of the century – but also one that's completely well worth seeking out, as it's got this warm spirit of collaborative creation that takes us back to some of his best moments of the 70s and 80s! Anytyhing by Mulatu Astatqé In Mingusâ canon, this albumâs brilliance is only eclipsed only by the earlier Mingus Ah Um. Roscoe Mitchell works here on two long improvisations with drummer Mike Reed – blowing a variety of reed instruments, and really taking us back to the groundbreaking work he ... A fantastic collaboration between Japanese trumpeter Terumasa Hino and avant bassist Reggie Workman – one that might seem unusual if you only know Hino's later work, but which was part of a few key collaborations that Hino and Workman did together at the start of the 70s – part of a ... Resonance, 1964/1965. What! Duke and Basie are there (as is Goodman). I guess Jazz Trombone never existed…..typical. Stream ad-free or purchase CD's and MP3s now on Amazon.co.uk. It would certainly be the greatest gig in the universe ever! The album was released in 1959 and has influenced jazz, rock, and classical music artists ever since. Vinyl LP pressing. The group's made up of hip Chicago underground players – and includes Ken Chaney on electric piano, Ari Brown on saxes, and Frank Gordon on trumpet – a lineup that ... A fantastic pairing of players – two Chicago legends, both in the sort of setting that really suits them best! As a slight corrective, Pres would feature heavily in # 49, but omitting the small group sessions with Lady Day, Teddy Wilson et al , is a big miss. no Freddie Hubbard, Gato Barbieri, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Evans Trio – Portrait In Jazz Lots of great picks on this list, but it needs work fellas! Mahavishnu Orchestra not that high either). Albert said to Ayler , no unity is better that Spiritual Unity Key song: âNowâs The Timeâ, A trendsetter who was not afraid to shun convention, Miles Davis became tired of bebopâs frenetic verbosity in the late 40s and experimented with music that replaced sonic heat with a studied, cool elegance. We can add a Django Reinhardt album or a Chick Corea LP, and we can subtract two for which we might be on the fence to keep the total at 50. Like. Good list. Lenox Avenue Breakdown – Arthur Blythe. Must have sacrified a lot to be able to buy them! Oh, and I totally understand and agree ART TATUM has his own place among the Gods so he is not listed. Eyeing new sonic horizons and showing an interest in rock and funk aesthetics, he began using electronic instruments and creating expansive grooves driven by a backbeat. I tam afraid you forgot to put the Verve record “Back to Back”, This list is poorly ordered. Shorter fronts an ace quintet of his own here, comprised of Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Coltraneâs then-drummer, Elvin Jones, and together they conjure up a memorable session featuring six songs composed by the saxophonist. Key song: âThe Sidewinderâ, Originally from Plainfield, New Jersey, and of Welsh and Russian ancestry, Bill Evans amalgamated bebop and impressionistic classical music to bring a new sensibility to jazz piano playing. Sonny Rollins â Saxophone Colossus TEST PRESSINGS, often known as white label pressings, are copies produced from the masters by the pressing plants in tiny quantities of between ten and thirty copies. The album's not like Hino's later American dates – which were often more fusion based – as the style ... Street Noise/BBE (Japan), 1984. Now almost half a century old, it still sounds like the music of the future. and NO Johnny Hartman?? Jazz is a good barometer of freedom…In its beginnings, the United States of America spawned certain ideals of freedom and independence through which, eventually, jazz was evolved, and the music is so free that many people say it is the only unhapmpered, unhindered expression of complete freedom yet produced in this country.”–Duke Ellington, ? The MJQ’s European Concert is Number 8. Only one Stan Getz & Wayne Shorter. Usually music lists have me swinging immediately out of the gate! Goodman’s band is on fire, and an extra dose of fuel is added to the flames thanks to the addition of members from Duke Ellingtonâs and Count Basieâs bands.
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