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I've been getting to know my jazz collection again after a recent system upgrade and I'm in jazz heaven at the moment. Here's a few of the highlights so far:

Porgy & Bess / E.S.P. / In A Silent Way / Filles De Kiliminjaro / Bitches Brew - Miles Davis

The Soothsayer / Juju / Adam's Apple / Odyssey Of Iska - Wayne Shorter

Bright Size Life - Pat Metheney

Journey To The One - Pharoah Sanders

Head Hunters / The Prisoner / Fat Albert Rotunda - Herbbie Hancock

Live At The Lighthouse - Grant Green killer live album  - pure funk with amazing performances

Lanquidity / Sleeping Beauty - Sun Ra

Search For A New Land - Lee Morgan

Leaving This Planet - Charles Earland

Nyah-Rock ( a best of ) - Cymande

On a slightly different tack

His California Album - Bobby Blue Bland

(OH) Ohio - Lambchop

I know these last two aren't jazz but they are tremendous album none the less.

survivor:

If you fancy a bit of jazzy guitar try this -

`Caravanserai` by Santana.

You can buy this in a slip case with two other Santana albums `Welcome` and `Love Devotion Surrender` from Amazon for just £7.98!

Absolute steal for £7.98.

Note: Love Devotion Surrender is a Devadip Carlos Santana solo album with John McLaughlin and features some heavy but extrordinary psych/fusion guitar playing along the lines of the early Mahavishnu Orchestra not everyones cup of tea but one of my all-time faves tho'.

Spacehopper:

I've been getting to know my jazz collection again after a recent system upgrade and I'm in jazz heaven at the moment. Here's a few of the highlights so far:

Porgy & Bess / E.S.P. / In A Silent Way / Filles De Kiliminjaro / Bitches Brew - Miles Davis

The Soothsayer / Juju / Adam's Apple / Odyssey Of Iska - Wayne Shorter

Bright Size Life - Pat Metheney

Journey To The One - Pharoah Sanders

Head Hunters / The Prisoner / Fat Albert Rotunda - Herbbie Hancock

Live At The Lighthouse - Grant Green killer live album  - pure funk with amazing performances

Lanquidity / Sleeping Beauty - Sun Ra

Search For A New Land - Lee Morgan

Leaving This Planet - Charles Earland

Nyah-Rock ( a best of ) - Cymande

On a slightly different tack

His California Album - Bobby Blue Bland

(OH) Ohio - Lambchop

I know these last two aren't jazz but they are tremendous album none the less.

 

 

 

Nice long list of recommendations there Spacey. I`m glad Thaiman started this thread because if there`s one genre that needs adding to in my collection it`s jazz. There are so many  types of jazz that it`s a bit of a minefield and other peoples recommendations can be very useful.

matthewpiano:

Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Oscar Peterson, John Coltrane, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Herbie Hancock. PLEASE add Stephane Grapelli and Django Reinhardt's incredible, wonderful recordings to your list as well. Fabulous stuff.

Excellent baseline selection

I'd add Bix Beiderbecke and Stan Getz into the mix It's hard to find good recordings of either though.

You might also try Gene Harris

If you get fed up listening to Frank then you could also try Diana Krall

So far so goooood

matthewpiano:

PLEASE add Stephane Grapelli and Django Reinhardt's incredible, wonderful recordings to your list as well. Fabulous stuff.