Help me build up a jazz album collection. Can you suggest a must have album?
Just got back into analog after not having a turntable for 38 years. That was a Thorens TD 320. Now I have a VPI. Building a jazz album collection now since jazz seems to be what I enjoy now. I have barely 12 albums from Miles Davis, Art Blakey, King Curtis, Ray Charles, John Coltrane, Ike Quebec and Illinios Jacquet. Can you suggest a must have album? I generally like great sax, and percussion and sometimes a good vocalist, but I am open to anything that sounds GREAT. Also, if there is a particular label, issue or type of album. Thanks in advance.
Two sides of jazz, east coast and west coast. Two different sounds. Many have recommended great east coast jazz albums. To add some great west coast artists: Art Pepper, saxophone, any album any time in his great career Chet Baker, trumpet, especially the early years Shelley Manne, one of the great drummers and band leaders Lastly, a brand new but going to be one of the all time great jazz singers (4 Grammy awards at the age of 24) SAMARA JOY -GAR |
Esbjorn Svennson Trio “Plays Monk” The Ray Brown Trio “Soular Energy” Les Meccan & Eddie Harris “Swiss Movement” Stan Getz “Bossas and Ballards” Kurt Elling “The Gate” Benny Green Trio “Greens” Art Pepper “The Trip” Mary Lou Williams Trio “Free Spirits” Frank Morgan “A Lovesome Thing” Wayne Shorter”Speak No Evil” |
@gareents- I got turned on to Horace Tapscott a while ago; that live double album, side 3, is killer. Through him I also got onto Nate Morgan--Journey Into Nigritia is pretty amazing. He was not only was part of that underground ensemble, but worked with Chaka Khan! Not well-known players but fascinating stuff. |
