Jazz

[Wizard]

Wish I’d seen this thread before I posted this in the funny things thread. This is clearly the home for it

 

[verreauxi]

Still struggle with the free style frantic stuff.
But really like the easy stuff.
Deserves it's own thread again.
Any recommendations ?

What do you think of this?



Also, I'm not sure what you mean by "easy stuff" (I assume you don't mean nonsense like Kenny G) but Stan Getz is widely regarded as the smoothest sax player in jazz:

 

[verreauxi]

Also, I'm not sure what you mean by "easy stuff" (I assume you don't mean nonsense like Kenny G) but Stan Getz is widely regarded as the smoothest sax player in jazz:

Meant "smoothest" in terms of his tone that he is able to produce on the tenor sax.

 

[Brightonblue]

What do you think of this?

Thats brilliant but the off notes from the keyboard do me ears in, Bit of fusion going on there too

Also, I'm not sure what you mean by "easy stuff" (I assume you don't mean nonsense like Kenny G) but Stan Getz is widely regarded as the smoothest sax player in jazz:

Nice and managed to listen to the whole thing without twitching.
I suppose "easy" kinda means slow and mostly older 30's 40's easy listening stuff,
I started the first thread purely cuz I haven't a scooby about it and am in need of educating.
Gonna try and keep up this time.

 

[verreauxi]

Thats brilliant but the off notes from the keyboard do me ears in, Bit of fusion going on there too

Nice and managed to listen to the whole thing without twitching.
I suppose "easy" kinda means slow and mostly older 30's 40's easy listening stuff,
I started the first thread purely cuz I haven't a scooby about it and am in need of educating.
Gonna try and keep up this time.

Have you heard any of the songs off of "Kind of Blue" by Miles Davis? That is a bit slower tempo and very "user-friendly" (not from the 30s/40s, from 1959).

 

[ClausThomsen]

Thats brilliant but the off notes from the keyboard do me ears in, Bit of fusion going on there too

Nice and managed to listen to the whole thing without twitching.
I suppose "easy" kinda means slow and mostly older 30's 40's easy listening stuff,
I started the first thread purely cuz I haven't a scooby about it and am in need of educating.
Gonna try and keep up this time.

I know what you mean about that kind of discordant element to some of the more free-jazz kind of stuff. Takes a bit more getting into but once you do....

What about this?

 

[jazzy]

I know what you mean about that kind of discordant element to some of the more free-jazz kind of stuff. Takes a bit more getting into but once you do....

What about this?

That's not free jazz. That's great jazz! In fact so great that Steely Dan nicked the opening

 

[Rita_Poon]

Wish I’d seen this thread before I posted this in the funny things thread. This is clearly the home for it

There's still no 'R' in 'Jazz'.

 

[ClausThomsen]

That's not free jazz. That's great jazz! In fact so great that Steely Dan nicked the opening

Reading that back I wasn't being clear. I was talking about the post and then making a recommendation completely separately.

Clearly doesn't read that way. My bad.

 

[Blue 1]

That tune was the first time I heard Juan Atkins.,

 

[Blue 1]

Crumbs ! what was I dancing to back in the day then
Do still love a bit of banging beats with a little trance thrown in too though.
I'll check that out thanks !
Good luck with yer vinyl.

Could probably be having the same conversation about techno as this one about jazz. It's far more diverse than the uninitiated recognise.

 

[Wizard]

There's still no 'R' in 'Jazz'.

Didn’t get it the first time, still don’t

 

[Rita_Poon]

Didn’t get it the first time, still don’t

What's he made?

 

[Wizard]

What's he made?

Still no clue what you’re on about

 

[Barnfred 55]