LISTENING LIST
You NEED to LISTEN. Students of jazz need to listen to as much jazz as possible!
The list below barely scratches the surface, but it will get you started. Links are provided when possible. CLICK HERE for a printable pdf version.
You NEED to LISTEN. Students of jazz need to listen to as much jazz as possible!
The list below barely scratches the surface, but it will get you started. Links are provided when possible. CLICK HERE for a printable pdf version.
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Link below not working? Let me know and I'll find another! Personal Favorites Heavy Metal BeBop (1978) - The Brecker Brothers (Electric jazz fusion) Michael Brecker; tenor sax, Randy Brecker; trumpet – both electrofied Heavy Weather (1977) or Black Market (1976)- Weather Report (electric/ acoustic jazz fusion) Joe Zawinul; piano/keyboards, Wayne Shorter; soprano/tenor sax, Jaco Pastorius; bass, Alex Acuña; drum set Kind of Blue (1959) - Miles Davis (Straight ahead cool jazz) Miles Davis; trumpet, Cannonball Adderley; alto sax, John Coltrane; tenor sax, Bill Evans/Wynton Kelly; piano, Paul Chamber; bass, Jimmy Cobb; drums Friends (1978) - Chick Corea, acoustic jazz Chick Corea; piano, Joe Farrell; saxes/flute, Eddie Gonez; bass, Steve Gadd, drums Romantic Warrior (1976) - Return to Forever (Jazz fusion) Chick Corea; piano/keyboards, Stanley Clarke; bass, Al DiMeola; guitar, Lenny White; percussion Live at Jimmy’s M.F. Horn 4 & 5 (1974) - Maynard Ferguson, big band Maynard Ferguson; trumpet XXL (2003) - Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band (LA modern big band sound) Songs: High Maintenance | Horn of Puente |Hunting Wabbits Headhunters (1973), Maiden Voyage (1965) - (70’s electro jazz funk/fusion) Herbie Hancock; keyboards, Bennie Maupin; saxes, Paul Jackson; bass, Bill Summers; percussion, Harvey Mason; drums Kaiso (2011) – Etienne Charles (Mid-60’s sounding jazz with a Creole feel) Etienne Charles; trumpet SAXOPHONE “Giant Steps", “Blue Train” - John Coltrane; tenor sax "Bird: The Savoy Recordings" Charlie Parker ; alto sax "Two Blocks From The Edge", “Time is of the Essence”, “Michael Brecker” - Michael Brecker "Three Women" - Ornette Coleman "Upfront" - David Sanborn "The Bridge" - Sonny Rollins "Mister Magic" - Grover Washington Jr. "Speak No Evil" - Wayne Shorter CLARINET “Stompin' at the Savoy" - Eddie Daniels (Also the album "Benny Rides Again" with Gary Burton, Vibraphone.) TROMBONE “The Eminent Volume 1", "Volume 2" - J. J. Johnson "Imagination" Curtis Fuller "Free for All" Frank Rosolino “Say That To Say This” - Trombone Shorty (2013) “Blues-ette” - Curtis Fuller Others: Wycliffe Gordon, Slide Hampton, Kai Winding, Melba Liston, Jimmy Cleveland TRUMPET "Clifford Brown & Max Roach”, “Study in Brown” (1955), “Complete Blue Note Recordings” - Clifford Brown "Groovin’ High (Salt Peanuts)", “Diz ‘n Bird at Carnegie Hall”, “The Complete RCA Victor Recordings” - Dizzy Gillespie "Sidewinder" - Lee Morgan "Hot House" - Arturo Sandoval “Chet Baker Sings”, “The Best of Chet Baker…”, “Deep in a Dream” (and many more...) - Chet Baker "Chameleon" Maynard Ferguson PIANO "Sunday at the Village Vanguard" (Or pretty much any.) - Bill Evans "Time Out" - Dave Brubeck Quartet “My Spanish Heart”, “Light as a Feather”, “The Leprechaun”, “The Mad Hatter” - Chick Corea Others: Sun Ra: "Greatest Hits 1956-1973" *student suggestion Art Tatum, Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, Keith Jarrett BASS "Jaco Pastorius", “Word of Mouth” - Jaco Pastorius (The best bass player ever. EVER.) "Whims of Chambers" - Paul Chambers "School Days" - Stanley Clarke "Stardust" - Ron Carter Others: Dave Holland, Charles Mingus, Victor Wooten, Charlie Haden, John Patitucci DRUMS "Moanin" Art Blakey "One Of A Kind" Bill Bruford "Spectrum" (1973), “The Funky Thide of Sings" (1975) - Billy Cobham "Proto-Cosmos" (Believe It 1975), "Ultimate" - Tony Williams Lifetime album: "Synergy" Dave Weckl "Rich vs Roach" - Buddy Rich & Max Roach "Parallel Realities" - Jack DeJohnette GRAB BAG - A mix of harder to classify songs/albums/artists "Spring is Sprung" (1962) - Gerry Mulligan (normally Bari Sax, but on piano), Bob Brookmeyer; Valve Trombone CROSSOVER - Not strictly jazz, but rock/soul artists with some jazz flavor "Green Onions" - Booker T & the MG's "God Bless the Child" - Blood, Sweat, and Tears "Caledonia" - Louis Jordan (Tenor Sax/Jump-Swing Bandleader) "Jumpin' Jive" (1981) - Joe Jackson These are reworkings of the jump-swing classics |
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