No Miles Silent Way, No Trane at the Vanguard, No Trane at Birdland, No Wes Bumpin, No Monk and Trane at the 5 Spot, and especially you cant put Pharoah Sanders Karma in the Top 50???. Im a huge Miles Davis fan. Great list. 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. OK, I said it. There are several albums by Anthony Braxton that could have made the list. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa99q-vq4bI. But then Alfred Lion of Blue Note Records heard Monk, recognised his unorthodox brilliance, and began recording singles with him in 1947. Though Basies Decca tenure was short, it was incredibly fertile, resulting in the hits Honeysuckle Rose and Pennies From Heaven. His band at the time included Lester Young, Freddie Green and Jo Jones, as well as vocalists Jimmy Rushing and Helen Humes. Like MIles he is already well represented here. Pharoah Sanders too. On trumpet is a 19-year-old Lee Morgan. Also Big Fun by Miles Davis needs to be on there. Also, in my opinion the list needs more women like Ella and (as a Swede Im obliged to say) Monica Zetterlund. Sunday At The Village Vanguard is a tremendous live album from 1961 that shows how Evans, together with bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian, brought a new concept of collective improv to the piano trio aesthetic. What!? He has also made numerous solo albums and is an acclaimed classical pianist and harpsichordist, having recorded works by Bach, Handel, Mozart, Shostakovich and others. No Gerry Mulligan? Heavily influenced by the complex language of bebop, in the late 40s Powell transposed the innovations of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie onto the piano. la blague du sicle, rvisez vos classiques. For this JazzTimes 10, the albums arent ranked but placed in chronological order of recording. LDS. 20. Albert Ayer Village Vanguard Recordings Hard to believe that nobody has complained about the omission of the great Benny Carter. Discover Most Famous Hits by Oscar Peterson released in 2000. Quartet Humaine Bob James and David Sanborn. Jazz Goes To Junior College Basie Complete Atomic Basie Rollins and Stitt are mightily impressive, but when Gillespie enters and blows them away, its evident that they still have much to learn. I bet the author even had second thought after publishing the list. You just have to realize that there are hundreds of great jazz artists through the ages. The rest of the top 10 you could put in any order. Oscar Peterson Plays the Cole Porter Song Book for me. If the name Jimmy Smith is not there,that means some thing is missing there or it is not enough. A few others I like (that I didnt see mentioned) John Mclaughlin Extrapolation, Eberhard Weber Yellow Fields, Michael Brecker Tales From the Hudson, Frank Zappa Hot Rats, Roland Kirk Domino. For a broader and more realistic list it would need much from the 70s and those gems from the 80s and 90s. UNION DUES BLUES!!! I just wish a Chick Corea album was in there somewhere. Key track: West End Blues, This was John Coltranes first bona fide masterpiece, recorded a week before his 32nd birthday. Key track: Spirits, A prodigiously gifted multi-reed player who excelled on alto saxophone and bass clarinet, Los Angeles-born Eric Dolphy was also a virtuoso flute player. Denis is an update of gospel-tinged 60s soul jazz while The Stinger is a propulsive swinger that Art Blakey would have been proud of. MICHAEL BRECKER have a place for me but also CHARLIE PARKER WITH STRINGS is beautiful, right ? Im fairly speechless. Instead of wasting time on this why doesnt someone write a thesis entitled What is Jazz. When Ornette told Mr. Coleman about the Shape of Jazz to come, he meant business. Joe Pass discography I traveled to the Far East of MONTGOMERY, just to see WES I own 4,500 of them! . 11. This list has some of the best music ever made! As it has short track Interesting list overall though. Generally astute list, with a few debatable entries and omissions. Perhaps it is not the fault of the writer or the editor but perhaps it is. Peter Martin gives a highly subjective list of his top seven jazz piano albums, featuring Art Tatum, Herbie Hancock, Oscar Peterson, Keith Jarrett, In terms of its elegance, though, nothing surpasses the superlative opener, Stolen Moments. Ella Fitzgerald: Seven Essential Albums | Jazzwise Check out their eponymous debut album (2011). With such a variety of styles to choose from and no shortage of musicians who have contributed several groundbreaking works to the development of jazz it quickly becomes clear that a mere handful of artists, or subgenres, could easily dominate the list. My personal nr 1 is Miles Davis Nonet recordings (later called Birth of the Cool). Also..no Bill Evans portrait in jazz? I though have a few candidates: Live at Birdland 1950, Rockland Palace concert, One night in Washington, Bird at St. Nicks. Sonny Sharrocks Ask the Ages is a glaring omission. I dont think so. Here you have it, Mr. DAVIS have traveled several MILES, yet, here we are still felling KIND OF BLUE, Moses, thats a great analytic presentation in a very witty and entertaining fashion. Such is Tatums genius that he transforms his source material into virtuosic mini concertos, packed with dizzying melodic cascades, inventive substitute chords, and piston-like left-hand accompaniments. In the following decade, he helped to stimulate interest in Brazilian music with his 1962 album Jazz Samba. Over half a century later, this magnum opus ranks among the best jazz albums as an essential, must-hear example of paradigm-busting post-bop jazz. I COUNT the Complete Atomic BASIE everything became clear. MONK is Brilliant at every Corner Fantastic: better than Coltrane I thought had lots of him, too! Beyond the Missouri Sky by Metheny and Charlie Haden is a glaring omission. Listen Ella & Duke, Live in Stockholmthe best scatting she has EVER done Norman Granz! somebody else noted nothing since 1977. ill add and precious little before approx 1950. The Inner Mounting Flame needs to be moved up AT LEAST 30 spots. Web7 Essential Jazz Piano Albums. No Joe Pass (Virtuoso), no Jim Hall (Concierto), no Kenny Burrel (Midnight Blue) and astonishingly, no Django Reinhardt (so much to choose from but my choice would be Peche a la Bouche). Joining Dolphy on the Out To Lunch! I made a Spotify list with all the albums for those who hasnt got them all on LP. MFT just was released first so it became many peoples introduction to Trane. Most people do not know the work of Laurindo Almeida, and of course we know Sergio Mendes. Camp Meeting Bruce Hornsby. An impossible task certainly, but with the exceptions of the fusion stuff it is pretty admirable. Best Jazz Pianists: A Top 50 Countdown | uDiscover Birds complete Savoy recordings are Number 3. A sublime mellow version of Irving Berlins I Remember sets the tone for the album, which also includes four strong original numbers (Dig Dis is the best of them) that demonstrate Mobleys unsung abilities as a composer. Track listing Side one On the other hand, if it promotes interest in the music, all well and good. The Lester Young-Count Basie discs (on Mosaic) are Number 2. Maybe I missed it but at least one of them should be on here? Northern LIghts Mike Mainieri. Tony Williams drums. Coltrain Plays the Blues or Blue Train Now thats some heavy shit. I should be consulted to provide such insight. 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. all missing. Barney Kessel. Key track: Everything In Its Right Place, Serving her musical apprenticeship with the legendary arranger Gil Evans in the 70s, this Minnesota-born composer, orchestrator and conductor rose to become the undisputed doyenne of large canvas jazz and has been leading her own orchestra since 1992. Thanks again! How can you have a list of great jazz recordings, and not have April In Paris Count Basie on it, Chet Baker Live in Tokyo should be in Topten. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAKOt4G7kLg&list=OLAK5uy_k7M-0PcT5vtPSusxNDlUYOkkVOJEwZ5vM&index=3, Another GREAT BLUES song from THE CHRIS NOWAK PROJECT!! Check out YouTube.com/jediknightrider for the 50 best playlists of Jazz on YouTube. The seeds for those large-canvas later works can be heard in Birth Of The Cool (especially on the Evans-arranged track Moon Dream). i wrote a previous email to my friend billy I dont see how you can take something as broad and diverse as the entire body of jazz recordings and narrow it down to 50. This is a list compiled by a hifi hobbyist and not a music lover. What about Abdullah Ibrahim, Jan Garbarek, or Trilok Gurtu? difficult indeed to make a list. The four tracks here range from epic spaced-out funk (Chameleon) to atmospheric tropical grooves (an offbeat, African-influenced reworking of his 1963 Blue Note classic, Watermelon Man) and edgy, syncopated fusion (Sly). Seeing that there are a good deal of Oscar fans here, name your one favorite album..yes only one. 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. The exact order is not so important. 2. And although Count Basies Decca Recordings and Louis Best of Hot 5 and 7s are marvelous, they are compilations that should not be on a best album list. Ive heard most of this list and Ive not listened to plenty of it for years, but I cant go more than a few months without listening to at least Columbias This Is Jazz #1. Im a Fusion headNo Birds Of Fire or Chaser ? Only Corea and Clarke would remain for the next incarnation of the band but the lineup on Light As A Feather were responsible for one of the best jazz albums ever. Oscar Peterson I would rather see one of Trains blues records on the list. This list is not nearly as bad as some of the other lists of its kind floating around the internet, but some items should be disqualified because they were not conceived and/or recorded as albums. If you take the term album in its strictest sense, that would disqualify everything made before roughly 1948. ; Heikki Hltt, Pentti Mnnikk, engs. What about the Cti label? Night I think Blue Trane is overrated and I find much of Weather Report difficult to swallow (particularly in terms of the smooth production. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. that is my excuse for that mistake. Must have. What about pre-1950 jazz? Stan Tracey and George from Battersea ! Of course it is just silly: nothing by David Murray! The five-track album features a 26-year-old Sonny Rollins on tenor saxophone, slaloming through Monks challenging chord sequences with aplomb. 10. There is one Dexter Gordon album, but should be at least two. No Ellington/Blanton band? but, come to think of it, no Shaw or Miller. The bluesy Delphia shows Hubbards sensitivity as a balladeer while The Intrepid Fox is a propulsive showcase for the trumpeters incredible chops. 15. They were also released in 1959 and are in the Top 5 according to this list. #1, Kind of Blue? The highlights range from the evergreen Get Happy and Smile, which are both transfigured into agitated numbers distinguished by prickly dissonances, and a brooding reading of Radioheads Everything In Its Right Place. Throughout the sets ten songs, the interplay between the three musicians seems to be operating at a heightened, ESP-like level, achieving a oneness of musical thought and purpose that recalls the early 60s Bill Evans trio at its peak. I might be wrong. The music is intrepid in its exploration of new sonic worlds and, despite its eerie dissonances, theres a prevailing sense of swing which gives the music cohesion. On any given day my top 50 might be different. Please try it all. Waltz For Debby was a song inspired by the pianists young niece; first recorded in 1956 on the album New Jazz Conceptions, it quickly became a jazz standard. What! The material and performances are simply sublime, with every musician playing at a high level of creativity, focus, and inspiration. So where are all the great recordings? It may not display this or other websites correctly. Offering solid support is the rhythm section, comprising Barry Harris, Bob Cranshaw, and Billy Higgins. And Iron Man should be on there as well. The people were thrill at Massey Hall when we see the Quintet. I can honestly say that was the single most talented band I have ever seen put together. Love the selected Artists Like the (+) 50 others. It earns its place among the best jazz albums of all time thanks to its capturing a significant moment in history: Goodman was the first jazz musician permitted to play at a prestigious classical music concert hall. Bop? Like the great Duke Ellington before her, Schneider writes much of her music with specific band musicians in mind. 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. Because the only advice I ever sought was from this MONK. Sweetnighter Weather Report haha you just made an entry to the The top 50 funniest lists! But I didnt see any mention of Jacos Word of Mouth. You also are bebop centric. Yes, there are some obvious omissions, but people shouldnt forget that it is a best ALBUM list. Thelonious Monk does not show up until number 26? Oscar Peterson wrote Hymn to Freedom, Slow Down, Wheatland and Land of the Misty And what about drummer Shelly Manne, who set up one of the best jazz bands, and whose records at the Black Hawk are amongst the best jazz records ever ? The Shape Of Jazz To Come was extremely divisive at the time, but its status as one of the best jazz albums in history is secure today; it gave birth to the free jazz movement that would gain momentum as a viable musical currency in the 60s. As part of the Pablo roster, Pass recorded with Benny Carter, Milt Jackson, Herb Ellis, Zoot Sims, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, and Count Basie. YEAY!!! Its an important album, but I dont know if Id consider it the #5 jazz album ever. Key track: My Foolish Heart, A trumpet prodigy from Philadelphia who joined Blue Note when he was still a teenager, Lee Morgan rose to fame as a member of Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers. Key track: Duet Solo Dancers (aka Hearts Beat And Shades In Physical Embraces), From Fort Worth, Texas, Ornette Coleman made two albums for Lester Koenigs California-based Contemporary label before joining Atlantic in 1959, where this, his debut for the company, proved one of the most revolutionary albums in jazz. How can you have a list of great jazz recordings, and not have In a Silent Way on it, Votre liste est bonne mais vous oubliez quelques pointures incontestables de lhistoire du jazz : Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker, Jazztet, George Benson, Brad Mehldau, et bien dautres, Exactlyvery limited breadth to this list. On the Town 3. Eyeing new sonic horizons and showing an interest in rock and funk aesthetics, he began using electronic instruments and creating expansive grooves driven by a backbeat. It looks like they used the bracket system to decide lol, Hank Mobley: Soul Station #42 seriously? WebOscar Peterson discography and songs: Music profile for Oscar Peterson, born 15 August 1925. Usually music lists have me swinging immediately out of the gate! Many guitarists that followed in Christians wake among them Wes Montgomery, Grant Green and George Benson were indebted to the Texan fretboard genius. Dont know how he ended, but he made a mess of his music after some time? what about On the Corner? But it was Zawinuls chirpy opener, Birdland, that earned the most plaudits and became the groups most widely-known tune, spawning many cover versions. Several of the arrangements are truly magnificent. Guess not Michael Kroll. The best-selling jazz album of all time, Kind Of Blue created a new musical language that was hugely influential not only in the jazz world but for numerous rock and pop musicians as well, assuring the albums rightful place at the head of any list of the greatest jazz albums in history. Art Tatum should be there, more Rollins too, Like em all, but about a thousand more just as much. All of the trio recordings with Ed Thigpen and Ray Brown are for me, must haves. If you were to tell that to Oscar Peterson & Ray Charles because they would set you straight were they alive. 39. You have left out many other greats. The Webster/Blanton Sessions and Anniversary are far superior. Some of my personal favourites are; No Modern Jazz Quartet? Oscar Peterson - Most Famous Hits Album Reviews, Here are some albums I like. Washington takes the listener on an enthralling journey through varied sonic landscapes, where exploratory cosmic jazz collides with martial arts mysticism. Too much great stuff has been done to ever limit it to 50. Hmmmm. Id say there are some others, as well. Kind of Blue cant be higher on this list than A Love Supreme and The Black Saint, seriously, you cant do this to me. I went to St. JOHN station to catch the COLTRANE, its got everyones Favorite Things A vivid snapshot of the Basie band in its youthful prime. 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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). 11.25 x 6.56. Performance **** Sonics **** 43. The Duke Ellington discs of the Blanton-Webster Band are Number 4. I know I will Mingus with Charles again, when I do, Ill tell him to play Ah Um So the Hot Fives and Sevens, which were never thought of as a unit, should be disqualified. You clearly state in your 1st paragraph you will attempt to create a list. And while Im at it, what about John Coltranes Ascension? Change Chick Corea. Yet Bitches Brew is the worst album that Miles ever put out. no Freddie Hubbard, Gato Barbieri, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Evans Trio Portrait In Jazz I trade in all my SILVER possession just to see HORACE perform At 15 years old I started listening to Jazz Music in my bedroom, my Dad heard the music and stopped and asked me You like this Music?, I replied, YES, its something about it Daddy that resonants with my Soul. Im 55 yrs old now, and I still listen to Jazz, I am NOT a historian, but I did start a FB page The Jazz Preservation Society, it s not political but my intentions are to create a space where Young people and all Lovers of Jazz can listen and learn about Jazz.
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