1. Home
  2. music
  3. 196681-96482

Stretching out with other worldly and US jazz influenced music

I wanted to start a thread to show there is more than just Avant Garde and or Straight Ahead Jazz music in our world. And there is absolutely nothing wrong at all with Avant Garde and or Straight Ahead Jazz music as I do love that part of US Jazz based culture. But sometimes I want to hear and add more sound spices as it were, from other worldly and US jazz influenced music.

There is so much more other worldly and US jazz influenced music that goes unnoticed and it's time to bring those musics of different sound spices to the forefront to be shared.

Although I have started this thread I am not a or the moderator. Let me repeat I am not a or the moderator. I don't have the time nor energy to police anyone's take on the music they like and want to share. As I will always try and be open to others choices of music. 

tyray
tablejockey
4,403 posts
 

"I want to hear and add more sound spices as it were, from other worldly and US jazz influenced music."

How about  Jazz Harpist Dorothy Ashby? Way ahead of her time.

Dorothy Ashby - Wikipedia

 I have a couple of her LP's including what's considered her magnum opus- "The Rubaiyat of Dorothy Ashby.

I found one of these in the "no one wants this bin' for a couple of bucks years ago.

Fast forward, ridiculously priced if purchased from a private seller.

Dorothy Ashby – The Rubáiyát Of Dorothy Ashby – Vinyl (LP, Album, Promo), 1970 [r8156271] | Discogs

The Rubáiyát of Dorothy Ashby - Wikipedia

 

stuartk
4,020 posts
 

@tyray 

OK. I wasn't sure whether you were drawing a distinction between American Jazz recordings incorporating influences from other cultures and recordings from outside the US with Jazz influence. Personally, I have very little familiarity with the latter, so all I can offer is suggestions from the former category. 

tyray OP
1,045 posts
 

+1 @whart,+1 @tablejockey, and+1 @viridian Sun Ra, and Moondog!? That's exactly what I'm talking about. And Moondog, I've never even heard of him! Whatever floats your boat.

OK, moderators have asked me to leave this thread now.

Ok, I'm completely laughing out loud now.wink

limomangus's avatar
limomangus
2,028 posts
 

There are some great suggestions on world influence jazz....nice.

tyray OP
1,045 posts
 

@stuartk,  

Personally, I have very little familiarity with the latter, so all I can offer is suggestions from the former category. 

I don’t know about that? You introduced many here on Agon to musicians such as Milton Nascimento with his 1972 album Clube da Esquina to name a few.

Here is the group called Rotary Connection - Hey, Love 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc. with a power house of musicians, singers and producers such as Minnie Riperton, producer Charles Stepney who gave Earth Wind and Fire their sound, Phil Upchurch, Kitty Haywood and tenor vocalist Dave Scott to name a few.

More to discover