I would have liked to have seen the Zoot and Sonny collaboration interaction on this list. Need to broaden your 50 spectrum, and while there change some already in the list that could be swapped.. I think Brad Melhdau, Wynton Marsalis septet work, Jeff Lorber fusion and Quincy Jones could easily replace many on the list. Key track: Lonely Woman, One of jazzs most colorful characters, renowned for his volcanic temper, Charles Mingus a bass player and composer originally from Arizona but raised in Los Angeles created a unique style that melded driving hard bop with plaintive blues cries and sanctified gospel cadences. Basie. That being said, I love the Plays Jerome Kern Songbook. Great selections; however representation of female artists is blindingly small. 23. Great list! Angel Song Kenny Wheeler. Same is true for Mahavishnu and even more so for Bitches Brew. Consider the following: Monks Dream I love seeing this type of stuff because it invariably requires a lot of effort by the author, it will literally completely please no one, yet it always calls out one or two albums that probably deserve more attention. Stereophile.com Though hes led many trios over the years, this album is widely considered to feature the Oscar Peterson Trio, featuring bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen. Night Train features a fantastically fun C Jam Blues, a nostalgic-sounding take on Georgia on My Mind and the laidback Bags Groove. This album is a wonderful spotlight on Oscar Peterson. What about Steamin, Workin, Cookin Relaxin with the Miles Davis Quintet? A first major milestone in this development was the epochal Bitches Brew, a sprawling double-album released in 1970. Chick Corea. I was pleasantly surprised with some selections, especially your inclusion of John McLaughlin & The Mahavishnu Orchestras The Inner Mounting Flame. ? a nice list, BUT really focused on the 1950s thru 1970s and lots of omissions even from that period (no Sun Ra, the Blakey band that had Shorter and Hubbard and Cedar Walton in it, Though he had just returned from a grueling European tour, Baker leading a quintet that includes tenor saxophonist Phil Urso and pianist Bobby Timmons plays with both vigor and vitality, which is particularly notable on the zippy opener, To Mickeys Memory, a hard-swinging track augmented by Bill Loughboroughs exotic-sounding chromatic timpani. A Bird Called Parker can truly FLY like CHARLIE. Its impossible to limit Jazz to 50 greatest and please the diversity of its audience. ;Its After the End of the World;Nothing Is Even so, Mingus produced one of his most compelling studio creations here: a thrilling collision of jazz, blues, and gospel flavors (which he once described as ethnic folk-dance music) that was distinguished by taut, cohesive ensemble work and stunning solos. Just Wrong. but, come to think of it, no Shaw or Miller. 4. His debut album was the magnificent The Blues And The Abstract Truth, on which Nelson led a stellar septet whose ranks included Freddie Hubbard, Eric Dolphy, and Bill Evans. It is a bit disturbing that there was nothing after 1977 and that very few post 77 albums were mentioned in the replies. Getz is the only American on the recording. Marc Cary Listen. What about Tubby Hayes, Victor Feldman, Jimmy Deuchar, John Dankworth, Harold McNair, Phil Seaman , Peter King and Ronnie Scott !!! Oscar Peterson | 10 Legendary Jazz Piano Recordings - Jazzfuel I always view them more as a resource for new listening to treasures I may have missed. Its an incredible session featuring Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, and Max Roach. During his 28-year stint with Blue Note he produced many fine albums, but few as truly satisfying as Song For My Father, whose immortal title track is defined by infectious horn motifs and a loping intro (famously borrowed by Steely Dan for their 1974 hit Rikki Dont Lose That Number). WebHe performed with them on many occasions throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Gone, Just Like a Train Bill Frisell. I will only add this, Ahmad Jamal at The Pershing Hotel, somewhere in the top 10 selections. But then Alfred Lion of Blue Note Records heard Monk, recognised his unorthodox brilliance, and began recording singles with him in 1947. Awase Nick Bartsch. Dreams & Daggers is a masterwork that thrust McLorin Salvant into the pantheon of great jazz singers. And I love Miles. Build your jazz vinyl collection with classic titles and under-the-radar favorites. Translators Note Oded Tzur. His greatest creation was this, his 1959 debut for Columbia, on which propulsive uptempo songs (Better Git It In Your Soul) were balanced with beautiful shimmering ballads (Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, an elegy for saxophonist Lester Young, who had died earlier in 1959). Significantly, arranger Gil Evans also worked on the session, and his friendship with the trumpeter would lead to future collaborations in the late 50s (on the albums Miles Ahead, Porgy And Bess and Sketches Of Spain). From the top of my head, where are Ella, Diz, Billie Holiday, Oscar Peterson, Wynton Marsalis, Bradford Marsalis, Benny Goodman, geeez!!! Julius hemphill Dogon AD Invisible Cinema Aaron Parks. Queen Latifah?? The exact order is not so important. I wish they had simply pegged the Armstrong box set A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, for a fatter slice of the essential Louis of the 20s and 30s. The five-track album features a 26-year-old Sonny Rollins on tenor saxophone, slaloming through Monks challenging chord sequences with aplomb. 9. And, certainly older pieces carry more weight because of their influence on everything that followed. But where is Sonny Clark with Cool Struttin on Blue Note or Tina Brooks True Blue? Ehh. While I am familiar with many on this list, I cannot honestly say I have listened to them all nor can I respond to many of the comments above this. It contained his signature tune, Un Poco Loco a remarkable showcase for Powells virtuosity, seasoned with Afro-Cuban flavors and the equally brilliant Bouncing With Bud. The album, which also featured a 19-year-old Sonny Rollins, is one of the best jazz albums by a pianist; it tore up the rule book and served as a memorable introduction to a phenomenal musical talent. Ahmad Jamal: Live at the PershingBut Not For Me So many, I want to take a deeper look but I would have to add Return to Forever and Heavy Weather. Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong collaborations Key track: West End Blues, This was John Coltranes first bona fide masterpiece, recorded a week before his 32nd birthday. Leading a quartet comprising trumpeter Don Cherry, bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Billy Higgins, Coleman shredded the bebop rulebook by jettisoning orthodox notions of what constituted melody and harmony. The album came out on Mingus own Debut label later that year, but not before he had re-recorded his bass lines, which were barely audible on the original recording. ?And Art Tatum,Oscar Peterson,Django and Stphane,Benny Carter,Betty Carter,Sun Ra?? How about the Sachal Jazz Ensemble? YOU MISSED THE GREATEST, COUNT BASIE, DUKE,AND LOUIS ARMSTRONG. Some deemed Duke Ellington to be well past his sell by date when he appeared at the Newport Jazz Festival alongside many of the jazz worlds modernists in 1956. So good, I cant choose which one to kick off to make room for Moran/Harris/ et als New Directions. Would have loved to see Heres to Life/Shirley Horn, or Joe Pass, or Barney Kessel, but a pretty good list. But what about Roland Kirk with Blackness, and Errol Garner on harpsichord in Paris Impressions? [6] Though his inclusion of the standard Whats New on this 2011 album, his Jason Moran-produced Blue Note debut, showed that he was rooted in the jazz tradition, the album revealed him to be a forward-thinking conceptualist whose music is fiercely contemporary. There are something on here I like better or worst, but I dont take it personal if this list thinks a little differently. With Richie Powell on piano (who died in the same fatal car crash with Brown) and George Morrow on bass, the group delivered a stunning set that featured three original tunes including Joy Spring plus a vibrant take on Bud Powells Parisian Thoroughfare (with a hint of George Gershwins American In Paris in the intro). The Mulligan/Desmond Duets come to mind as well as the early Chico Hamilton quintet with Fred Katz on Cello. Renowned for patenting an idiosyncratic approach to composition, Shorters otherworldliness reached its apotheosis with Emanon, an esoteric triple album that also doubled as a graphic novel depicting the adventures of a superhero who traverses multiverses combating baddies. This list is poorly ordered. BTW, there is a 12 year old up for Two Grammy Nominations, just maybe he heard Jazz like me. Gerald Wilson, Quincy Jones, Nelson Riddle, Artie Shaw etc. The combination of Getzs silky saxophone effusions with Gilbertos delicate vocals and softly-strummed guitar was magical, while the albums most popular track, The Girl From Ipanema, featured a stunning cameo from Gilbertos wife, Astrud. Ive got a fever and the only thing that will cure it is more Chet, Pretty standard down the middle sort of list, no Herbie Nichols, no Sam Rivers, no Joe Henderson. Several of the arrangements are truly magnificent. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Very Tall Oscar Peterson with Milt Jackson Blue Train is an affirmation of Coltranes newfound sense of creativity and features a sextet that comprises pianist Kenny Drew, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones from the Miles Davis band, plus Jazz Messengers Lee Morgan and Curtis Fuller. On the top of the Hill is the Point of Departure for Andrew. Paul Pley Open to Love Ive discovered so many great albums since I discovered this list about six months ago. Mings Samba and/or Ballads for Bass Clarinet should be on there. There are a few incredible cuts on that album that still blow me away after all this time. I will be able to spend the rest of the year listening to some of your recommendations. That man could do on one guitar what it takes three ordinary professional guitarists to do. As We Speak Mark Egan/John Abercrombie. Concierto by Jim Hall? I thought that was Miles Daviss second-strongest album. But 50 records are only 50 records. Don Cherry Eternal Rhythm Greatest lists are always fun and thought provoking. Exactly Right! 36. Has anybody ever heard ARTURO SANDOVAL play the trumpet? You have to have some Ray Brown on Bass guys. Agreed on how absurd it is to leave off the Sun Ra Arkestra! Workin, Only a Supreme Being named John Coltrane could treat us to A Love Supreme, A Love Supreme, A Love Supreme, A Love Supreme, A Love Supreme. If A Love Supreme and Kind of Blue were switched, I would have no problems with this lists top ten. Even so, Holidays vocal imperfections are part of the albums allure, revealing a vulnerability that gives the album added poignancy. The fact that it has stimulated so much discussion is fantastic. Hmmmm. . Bessi S. Sara V. Bobby Hutcherson, McCoy Tyner, Ella, Dukes Blanton-Webster Band, Miles Davis Milestones, Jimmie Lunceford, Sara Vaughan with the Count Basle Orchestra, Charlie Christian, Django Reinhardt and Stefan Grappelli, soundtrack to Round Midnight, Miles Davis second quintet, Billie Holiday, Benny Carters Further Definitions should all be on the list. Sun Roms Jason Adasiewicz. Sometimes just throwing a list out there to get the discussion going is just as helpful as actually making the list. Coltrane was more like a sheep, I thought? . Rising to fame in the 1990s along fellow Young Lions, saxophonists Joshua Redman and Branford Marsalis, Texas-born Hargrove was a passionate devotee of neo-hard bop but also dabbled with Afro-Cuban music and R&B-tinged jazz-funk. Change Chick Corea. Romantic Warrior Return to Forever Ben Webster, Oscar Peterson, Billie Holliday, Coleman Hawkins, Art Tatum, and Sidney Bechet ???