8 Desert Island Jazz Albums

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DavidRoss

March 31, 2009, 08:22:26 AM
Have at it, guys.  Here's a start:

Miles Davis, Kind of Blue
Dave Brubeck, Time Out
Charles Mingus, Let My Children Hear Music
John Coltrane, A Love Supreme
Carla Bley, Escalator over the Hill
Getz/Gilberto
John McLaughlin, My Goal's Beyond
Billie Holiday, Lady Sings the Blues
"Maybe the problem most of you have ... is that you're not listening to Barbirolli." ~Sarge

"The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of other people's money." ~Margaret Thatcher

toledobass

#1
March 31, 2009, 08:25:19 AM
DAMN YOU!!!!

DavidRoss

#3
March 31, 2009, 08:29:05 AM
Quote from: toledobass on March 31, 2009, 08:25:19 AM
DAMN YOU!!!!
;D  (Someone had to do it!)
"Maybe the problem most of you have ... is that you're not listening to Barbirolli." ~Sarge

"The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of other people's money." ~Margaret Thatcher

karlhenning

#4
March 31, 2009, 08:39:10 AM
You lads have made my day!  8)

jhar26

#5
March 31, 2009, 08:40:00 AM






Martha doesn't signal when the orchestra comes in, she's just pursing her lips.

bhodges

#6
March 31, 2009, 08:47:11 AM
Diane Schuur: Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra
Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers: Dopsie Strikes
Ella Fitzgerald: The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Songbooks (I know, I know...CHEATER!!  ;D)
Stan Kenton: City of Glass: Music of Bob Graettinger
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
Cassandra Wilson: New Moon Daughter
Dianne Reeves: A Little Moonlight
Manhattan Transfer: Swing

--Bruce

DavidRoss

#7
March 31, 2009, 08:49:28 AM
Quote from: bhodges on March 31, 2009, 08:47:11 AM
Cassandra Wilson: New Moon Daughter
Dianne Reeves: A Little Moonlight
I was sorely tempted on these, too, Bruce!
"Maybe the problem most of you have ... is that you're not listening to Barbirolli." ~Sarge

"The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of other people's money." ~Margaret Thatcher

bhodges

#8
March 31, 2009, 08:50:44 AM
Quote from: DavidRoss on March 31, 2009, 08:49:28 AM
I was sorely tempted on these, too, Bruce!

I'm just a sucker for vocalists...

--Bruce

Bogey

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March 31, 2009, 09:36:28 AM Last Edit: March 31, 2009, 09:47:18 AM by Bogey
              
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Bogey

#10
March 31, 2009, 09:48:15 AM
Narrowed to eight....grrrrrrrrrr.
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

DavidRoss

#11
March 31, 2009, 09:52:30 AM
Quote from: Bogey on March 31, 2009, 09:48:15 AM
Narrowed to eight....grrrrrrrrrr.
Yeah, but if we're all on the same desert island....
"Maybe the problem most of you have ... is that you're not listening to Barbirolli." ~Sarge

"The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of other people's money." ~Margaret Thatcher

Archaic Torso of Apollo

#12
March 31, 2009, 09:58:49 AM
Cannonball Adderley, Somethin' Else
Miles Davis, Kind of Blue
Thelonious Monk, Brilliant Corners
Bill Evans, Portrait in Jazz
John Coltrane, A Love Supreme
Dave Holland, Conference of the Birds
Charles Mingus, Mingus Ah Um
Thelonious Monk, Underground

I tried to do 1-per-artist, but Monk insisted on being there twice  :)
formerly VELIMIR (before that, Spitvalve)

"Who knows not strict counterpoint, lives and dies an ignoramus" - CPE Bach

karlhenning

#13
March 31, 2009, 10:04:41 AM
Quote from: DavidRoss on March 31, 2009, 09:52:30 AM
Yeah, but if we're all on the same desert island....

There has got to be a 'reality TV' show in there, somewhere.

Sergeant Rock

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March 31, 2009, 01:31:49 PM









Sarge
the phone rings and somebody says,
"hey, they made a movie about
Mahler, you ought to go see it.
he was as f*cked-up as you are."
                               --Charles Bukowski, "Mahler"

Todd

#16
March 31, 2009, 02:48:50 PM
 
 
 
 
The universe is change; life is opinion. - Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

People would rather believe than know - E.O. Wilson

Propaganda death ensemble - Tom Araya

SonicMan46

#17
March 31, 2009, 03:50:28 PM
Well, coming in late to this thread and many of the listed recordings I own and love - I guess when selecting 'desert island' discs, a major criterion is which ones would you want to listen to 'over & over again', esp. if only a small selection; so, just some of the ones that meet that criterion (may be repeating some already listed - sorry!):

Ammons, Gene - Gentle Jug (several options - just pleasant listening)
Armstrong, Louis - some already listed; how to even pick? W.C. Handy, Fats, Porgy & Bess w/ Ella?
Baker, Chet - again, so many; but 'Chet Sings' is one I can listen to over again.
Bechet, Sidney - Proper has a great 4-CD box set!
Brown, Clifford - CB w/ Strings (not his usual, but I can listen to this forever!)
Christian, Charlie - Genius of Electric Guitar.
Cole, Nat King - Trio & Box Set (have to bring some Cole, esp. singing?)
Coltrane, John - Ballads (but some would have other choices)
Davis, Miles - so many to chose from & already some listed.
Desmond, Paul - boy, so much mellow pleasure (own 6 CDs - hard to pick!)
Eckstine, Billy - how can you not live w/o hearing that voice?
Ellington, Duke - Small Groups recordings.
Evans, Bill - Trio 64, Digs..., Waltz For Debby (maybe others).
Fitzgerald, Ella - Well, my 'Complete Songbooks' is 16 CDs!
Garner, Erroll - Concert by the Sea.
Getz, Stan - again, so many - love his fusion 'Samba' stuff, but?
Goodman, Benny - Trio & Quartet sessions - can listen to these forever!
Hawkins, Coleman - Body & Soul (and as usual so many others)

Well, I've already double the requests - just too many, so I'll stop @ this point in the alphabet because for me the task is just not easy - again, I've been picking recordings that bear 'repeat listening' for pleasure & for myself.   :-\ ;D

Bogey

#18
April 01, 2009, 09:26:55 AM
Quote from: James on April 01, 2009, 09:18:07 AM

coltrane live at the half note


Nearly made my cut.
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Franco

#19
April 01, 2009, 09:30:50 AM
I think all I'd take is the Mosaic Andrew Hill collection.
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