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Recommend some Jazz to me

A friend and I have been checking out some Jazz records recently. Mostly Miles Davis 1st and 2nd great quintet stuff. He turned me on to Bill Evans - Sunday at the Village Vanguard, which I have been enjoying.

Someone in another recent thread recommended Elvin Jones - Poly-currents. I listened to the 1st track and it knocked me off my feet. Of course we're familair with Brubeck - Time Out. We're both drummers and I took a couple of lessons with Morello back in the day. I've also checked out some Milt Jackson.

What other artists or records would you recommend? They don't have to be great "drum" records per se. Hi fidelity recordings are a bonus.


Thanks!

Joe

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A jazz novice myself, O10’s recommended thread, "Jazz for Aficionados" (which he started, by the way) has been like a Jazz 101 course for me. My tastes, however, tend to run to fusion as opposed to the more traditional 50s & 60s jazz that is the bread and butter of the Jazz Aficionado thread. Some recordings I’ve been enjoying:

Ahmad Jamal - "The Awakening"
Alan Pasqua - "The Antisocial Club"
Allen Toussaint - "The Bright Mississippi"
Andy Summers - "Earth & Sky"
Bill Connors - "Return"
Bob Berg et al - "The JazzTimes Superband"
Bunny Brunel - "Momentum"
Chick Corea - "Quartet"; "Time Warp"; "Paint the World"
Gary Willis - "Bent"
Jazz Pistols - "Live"
Michael Brecker - "Tales From The Hudson"
Steve Smith - "Come On In"
Tony MacAlpine et al - "CAB2"
Tony Williams Lifetime - "The Collection"

Hopefully, something from that list will click for you.

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