Well my friend just gave me access to his massive music collection, and it has ALOT of jazz in it. So instead of listening to all of it to figure out what's good, can any of you recomend me some good jazz?

Miles Davis!

Herbie Hancock!

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You simply have to start with Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday. He was a genius (rhythm!). She is incredibly sensitive. Billie is often times compared to Ella Fitzgerald, but that's aboslutely pointless. I heard it stated like this:

When Ella sings her man left her, you really feel for her. When Billie sings her man left her, you immediately *know* he beat her up before leaving.

SOOOOOOO true.

Miles Davis was recommended. I only heard his performances at Montreux, and I'm not that much of a fan. Very experimental (distortion guitar and all). If that's your cup of tea though, go for it.

Django Reinhardt is huge. Listen to this song called nuages. *shiver* He's famous for the gypsy (manouche) swing, and you really need to listen to that. Very grounded, very 'real'.

Bill Evans is very cerebral and introverted. And quite simply beautiful. I'm not sure, but I think his IQ was way up there. Way way. You can hear this immediately. I really started appreciating jazz piano (and piano in general) because of him.

I dunno...I listened to Nuages, and I like it, but it's just...old, you know? Like 1930s scratchy record old. But I really like that gypsy nylon guitar sound, so are there any [newer] artist that play the same style?

see if there is any John Zorn.

Django Reinhardt is awesome too.

...shares his name with my brother.


But.... Jazz?

Even though i think its good music, i cant really stand listening to it *shrug*

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Miles Davis is amazing, *****es Brew is one of the most amazing jazz records I've ever heard.

Saw "Trio" this summer, a jazz group consisting of Bela Fleck ( on banjo respectively), , Stanley Clarke( all of you should know, bass), and Jean Luc-Ponty on electric violin. Really amazing experience.

Martin Medeski and Wood is pretty experimental, but a great see as well.

I love Django.

Check out Edith Piaf or Madeleine Peyroux

John Coltrane!

I'm more partial to blues myself, but some of the stuff off the Cowboy Bebop moive was rather good, if you like faster music. I think everyone else covered all the bestest jazzers. Reminded me of some I forgot too.

Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gilespie, and John Coltrane are all good [****ing amazing] artists. There are some others I forget too.

Actually, this experimentation is only present in the latter stages of Miles Davis' career. Check out Kind of Blue or Sketches of Spain for something much more orthodox.

Maynard Ferguson, Stan Kenton Orchestra, and Arturo Sandoval.

Charles Mingus.

Stan Getz for that lush, deep sax sound. (Getz/Gilberto is a very famous recording if you have it).

Coltrane's Blue Train is famous as well, you might recognize the tunes.

Brad Mehldau for some of the most amazing modern jazz piano. Art of the Trio 3 if you can get your hands on it.

Charlie Hunter for some crazy fusion guitars.

I second Kind of Blue and Sketches of Spain
those are classic Miles Davis albums
you havn't experienced Miles until you've experienced those

also with Kind of Blue you get the added bonus of John Coltrane
be sure to check out Giant Steps and Blue Train by Coltrane