Thank you MilesMingusMonk

[stevehawk]

I'm something of a music freak and pride myself on being open to all kinds of stuff. I was recently looking to expand my musical horizons and recalled MMM's handle and thought "why not"?

All I can say is "wow"! John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Thelonius Monk... How come no one ever turned me onto this stuff before?

Thanks, MMM, for pointing me (albeit unknowingly) in this direction. :thumbs:

 

[Captain Leafheart]

Don't forget the Charles Mingus.

 

[57Strat]

Charles Parker, Sonny Rollins, Oscar Peterson, Stan Getz, Sarah Vaughan, Wayne Shorter, Duke Ellington, Jimmy Smith, Chet Baker, Coleman Hawkins, Kenny Burrell, Django Reinhardt, Art Blakey, Horace Silver, Ornette Coleman, Wes Montgomery, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Bille Holiday, Fats Waller, Albert Ayler, Dave Brubeck, Count Basie, Charlie Christian and many more...

 

[Devil Doc]

Welcome to the world of serious music. Many people never outgrow the music of their youth. Congratulations.

Doc.

 

[Matty_Vegas]

please let us not forget Max Roach

 

[stevehawk]

Welcome to the world of serious music. Many people never outgrow the music of their youth. Congratulations.

Doc.

The music of my youth was Van Halen, Kiss, Judas Priest, Rush, etc. I branched out a long time ago to embrace all kinds of music including hip hop, swing, skaa, country, and many others. My iPod regularly plays Etta James, AFI, Tenacious D, Rob Thomas, Sinatra, Nugent, Snoop Dogg, Phish, Beatles... the list goes on and on.

But for some reason, I've never turned toward anything from the jazz masters until now. Excellent stuff!

 

[hudsonvalley]

I am more into the classics like Hanson and Wumbachumba.

 

[cincycigarman]

Congratulations, you are embarking on a fabulous journey!

 

[Shooter]

Oh man jazz is one of my favs... along with the blues..

 

[cuppajack]

Yeah, you just fell into a very deep rabbit hole.

Enjoy the ride.

 

[Castaway]

Welcome to the world of serious music. Many people never outgrow the music of their youth. Congratulations.

Doc.

Serious music? :laugh:

Roll over, Beethoven!

 

[gandolf565]

This thread is interesting...

It was only within the last few years that my "musical horizons" were widened, thanks in part to my (now 20 year old) son. He introduced me to Frank, Dean and the boys. He also got me interested in the "Big Band" sound via Brian Setzer (a bit of a stretch). I've always enjoyed "Blues" but only in the last few years did I seek out the older bahluuuues.

To be sure, my MP3 player contains a majority of music from my youth, (and my parents youth you know, Chicago, Jimi, Beatles, Van Morrison etc etc etc.). However there is always a goodly portion of "other" music to make things interesting.

I now have a 160g external hard drive full! of music that say 10 years ago I never would have even thought about listening to. As they say, "one thing leads to another", and I have enjoyed the musical detours I have found.

Musical enlightenment.

 

[Devil Doc]

Welcome to the world of serious music. Many people never outgrow the music of their youth. Congratulations.

Doc.

Serious music? :laugh:

Roll over, Beethoven!

You might be surprised to learn that Jazz music is considered America's only indigenous fine art form. Yes, the three M's are in the same league as the three B's

Doc.

 

[MilesMingusMonk]

Some recommended classics to check out...

Miles Davis: Kind a Blue

John Coltrane: Blue Train

Herbie Hancock : Maiden Voyage

Charles Mingus: Mingus Ah Um

Freddie Hubbard : Hub-tones

Dave Brubeck Quartet: Time Out

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers: Moanin'

 

[Saxjazzman]

Some recommend classics to check out...

Miles Davis: Kind a Blue

John Coltrane: Blue Train

Herbie Hancock : Maiden Voyage

Charles Mingus: Mingus Ah Um

Freddie Hubbard : Hub-tones

Dave Brubeck Quartet: Time Out

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers: Moanin'

Your taste is impeccable. I am only saddened that masters like Coltrane and the Bird never lived long enough to take their music to the next level. I was lucky to catch Ravi Coltrane at the Vanguard, the same place his father played so many years before. If you closed your eyes you could almost imagine you were listening to his father play. Coltane was doing things and exloring chord changes on scales where they had no scales before. We talk about what to eat or drink while smoking, I have to tell you, my cigars taste better with Coltrane or Monk in the background. I listen to them and they take me to places that are not on any maps. Again, you have great taste.

 

[Saxjazzman]

On a similar note, the latest issue of Smoke list Eric Mingus, the son of Charles Mingus (he was a great Bassist among other things) as a cigar review panelist. It is on page 78

 

[MilesMingusMonk]

A good place to start with Miles Davis...


Miles Davis: Bags Groove ( Prestige 1954 )

Miles Davis: Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet ( Prestige 1956 )

Miles Davis: Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet ( Prestige 1956 )

Miles Davis: Relaxin' with the Miles Davsi Quintet ( Prestige 1956 )

Miles Davis: Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet ( Prestige 1956 )

Miles Davis: Miles Ahead ( Columbia 1957 )

Miles Davis: Sketches of Spain ( Columbia 1959 )

Miles Davis: Miles Smiles ( Columbia 1966 )

Miles Davis: Bitches Brew ( Columbia 1969 )

 

[Mark Twain]

I didn’t listen to Jazz growing up which is a damn shame considering I lived in Sedalia where Scott Joplin wrote the Maple Leaf rag and rag time/ blues/ and jazz are all interrelated.

What got me into Jazz was the blues. What got me into the blues was Nirvana. You old timers are probably scratching your heads at this point, but during Nirvana’s Unplugged in New York performance Kurt Cobain covered several songs, one of them was “Where did you sleep last night” by Huddie Ledbetter whose nickname was Leadbelly.

That got me into the blues and I started listening to Joplin and working my way up to Jazz from the beginning.

That’s a fine list you got going MMM, and I thank you for it.

 

[57Strat]

John Coltrane: A Love Supreme
Duke Ellington: Ellington At Newport
Albert Ayler: Spiritual Unity
Charles Mingus: The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Don Cherry: Mu
Thelonious Monk: Brilliant Corners
Horace Silver: Song For My Father
Keith Jarrett: The Koln Concert
Cecil Taylor: Unit Structures
Carla Bley/Paul Haines: Escalator Over The Hill
Miles Davis: My Funny Valentine
Bud Powell: Live in Lausanne
Ornette Coleman: The Shape of Jazz To Come
Lennie Tristano: Descent into the Maelstrom
Oliver Nelson: The Blues and The Abstract Truth
Bill Evans: Sunday at The Village Vanguard

 

[Castaway]

Welcome to the world of serious music. Many people never outgrow the music of their youth. Congratulations.

Doc.

Serious music? :laugh:

Roll over, Beethoven!

You might be surprised to learn that Jazz music is considered America's only indigenous fine art form. Yes, the three M's are in the same league as the three B's

Doc.

Wow...Jazz must be really serious stuff...