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Jazz Recommendations

I am just starting to get into Jazz. I recently bought Thelonious Monk Quartet "Live at Monterey" and was blown away. Could you recommend other mainstream Jazz recordings that I should have in a basic collection to help me get started.

Kadlec (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

12-08-00

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10-18-01 Read quickly through the various posts. seems no one mentio ... Pbb

10-18-01 Me again, didn't see any mention of oscar peterson in there. ... Pbb

10-18-01 Keith jarret - my personal favorite. man great performances ... S2k_dude

10-26-01 Visit www.nyjg.de and order some of their albums. you can al ... Marakanetz

10-26-01 Maybe it's my german heritage, but what about passport? the ... Ozfly

11-03-01 Charles fambrough's the charmer, keeper of the spirit and up ... Lngbruno

11-04-01 I guess the original post asked about "mainstream" ... Duanegoosen

11-27-01 Combining your knowledge with a very pleasant writing style ... Grandpad

12-09-01 Wow this thread is a classic. i will mention two books that ... South43

12-17-01 If you can find it, norris turney - big, sweet, & blue. i ... Clingman71

12-28-01 Jazz: from it's origins to the present by lewis porter and m ... Turnaround

12-29-01 It's a difficult matter to recommend favorite recordings. ... Newton

12-31-01 A nice approachable recent release that i found easy to warm ... Peleon

01-16-02 To professor campbell et al, what an impressive thread! havi ... Sgbaird

01-19-02 Thank you all for your great insights. i have a large colle ... Bobj

01-20-02 I was rereading the postings on this thread this morning, an ... Bobj

01-21-02 "jazz at the pawnshop" (xrcd2) and benny green's & ... Hawaiikid

01-21-02 Kadlec, there are some great suggestions here. i agree with ... Kiwi

01-25-02 I just picked up a new cd that i want to mention. it's mcco ... Drubin

01-30-02 Go to xrcd.com. it's the site for jvc cds. buy anything by b ... Sal

02-05-02 Off the top of my quirky little head: charles mingus: " ... Mrpc

02-13-02 Since historical recordings have been pretty well covered, h ... Djlackey5

02-15-02 Here are two cd's i love cannonball adderley quintet in san ... Trebleclef

02-23-02 Not possible to add to the incredible variety above, but sin ... Mes

02-27-02 I came up with the conclusion that lounge lizards band is on ... Marakanetz

02-27-02 I think jazz topic is way too big. way too difficult to list ... Nattapong

02-28-02 Considered by many to be one of the top jazz efforts of all ... Hbrandt

03-05-02 Hi id recommend the crusaders imadges,, alex bugnon love sea ... Tennisball

03-06-02 Eventhough it is not considered "classic" jazz, on ... Bobgates

03-07-02 Anything by the dave holland quartet. 'prime directive (ecm ... Rmoyers

03-08-02 I don't think i saw these two, one is hank mobley "soul ... Phanl

03-08-02 I don't think i saw these two, one is hank mobley "soul ... Phanl

03-12-02 Ray brown trio: soular energy carmen macrae: the great amer ... bobsmith@

03-12-02 When i started out in jazz, i got miles davis: kind of blue, ... Buckingham

03-19-02 You won't regret buying "jazz at the pawnshop", be ... Hawaiikid

03-20-02 Charley hayden's latest on verve. "nocturne" is a ... Gino

03-21-02: Kadlec
After a year of listening to (and buying) many of those recommended above (much thanks to all), I would like to add a couple that I did not see: Blues and the Abstract Truth and Tatum Group Masterpieces.

Thanks Again

Greg
Kadlec (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

04-03-02 I have a question...does anyone know of any cd's similar to ... ftm@

04-04-02 Maybe i missed it in all the postings, but bud powell is an ... Firstmusic

04-17-02 Two of the most popular guides to jazz are the "penguin ... Rrick

04-19-02 I love miles davis's stuff on prestige & his first few recor ... Bianchi27

05-11-02 Any cd with eric alexander playing !! Yoby

05-13-02 Oh, this is one of the finest threads i have come across on ... 4yanx

06-02-02 As regards guitarists, don't forget kenny burrell! Tomryan

07-21-02 I would add...clark terry and red mitchell to duke and basie ... bass@

07-23-02 Maynard fergurson's "master of the stratisphere" h ... ftm@

08-01-02 Here's some more recent jazz artists that i really like. 1. ... vincere@

08-07-02 Vincere, thanks for the recommendations. i heard bela fleck ... Ozfly

08-12-02 Chet baker-self titled bill evans/jim hall-undercurrent bill ... legendarypinkdots@

08-12-02 Musicdok and others: i, too, love vince guaraldi's charlie ... Cwlondon

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