Help With Suggestions (instrumental, jazz, metal, favorite song, cd)

TonyB0505 · 04-09-2007, 08:42 PM

Hi,

I'm in a weird situation. I have an extremely good stereo, BUT, my music collection, especially relative to my system, pretty much totally sucks and it mainly stinks because of my own ignorance. I have many tastes in music (although too much Dead ****'s Picks proportionately) and my favorite is light and mainly instrumental jazz.

I am asking for help with music suggestions.

As far as jazz, here is what I know:
1. My absolute favorite song is Grover Washington Jr's rendition of the David Gates song Aubrey. Maybe that in itself can give you an idea of where I am at. I just think the song is so good.

2. I have A Love Supreme - a little "out there" for me. I like it, but I don't love it.

3. I tend to like mainly instrumental.

4. I watched an old episode of Northern Exposure and it had Louis Armstrong doing Moon River. I have got to get it.

5. I like Take 5.

6. I like stuff that is soothing, that makes me feel good and that really tests a good stereo in terms of clarity, but I am not dead yet either! (The music can move some.)

7. I don't know much jazz. It's just that some of what little I have heard is my favorite, works the best for me.

I want to know what I am doing and I thought if some of you could give me a little direction, I would finally use something like ITunes, grab some of the suggestions, and give them a shot.

Just to let you know, I have other stuff to attend to, but will be logging in tomorrow AM.

Tony

Blue Sunday · 08-21-2007, 09:25 AM

Some of my favorite artists are:

Sonny Stitt
Coleman Hawkins
Chet Baker
Charlie Byrd
Benny Carter

TonyB0505 · 08-21-2007, 11:57 AM

Wow, somebody replied!

Thanks, man! I'll give your suggestions a look.

By the way, another song I have revisited (and finally got) is - oh, now I forget. It's the song played by the first student Mr Holland works with in Mr Holland's Opus. It's also played in the move The Majestic.

Beautiful, beautiful song, in my opinion.

Thanks again...

Tony

Blue Sunday · 08-21-2007, 12:07 PM

No problem, hope you find what you`re after.

Music Man · 08-22-2007, 01:29 AM

Check out the CD "Arabesque", by John Klemmer.

jackhammer · 08-23-2007, 06:24 PM

If your'e music tastes suck (your words not mine), then maybe it's the time to embrace other genres of music? There is good and bad everywhere, but you may find some gems by expanding your horizons.

Frances · 08-23-2007, 08:53 PM

Everything Miles Davis did was gold.

Miles Davis Allstars
Miles Davis with the Charlie Parker Allstars, Quintet, Septet, Sextet or Ree Boppers
Miles Davis with the Coleman Hawkins Allstars
Miles Davis with the Tadd Dameron's Big Ten

Plenty more, all great stuff.

Dmitry · 08-27-2007, 08:12 AM

Try these ones and you will forget evryhting you listened before. EST (esbjorn Svensen Trio - especially "From Gagarin's Point Of View"), Alain Caron, Brian Broadberg, Enrico Pieranuzi, Charlie Haden, Paul Motian - "Special Encounter".. May be Marcus Miller M2 (especially "Your Amazing Frace"), Niels Langrene, may be Cris Botti - "When I Fall In Love" (too sweet to me).

axeman1 · 02-21-2008, 07:06 PM

Starting with straight ahead jazz is like eating raw fish or sushi..some people think it's great but it's an aquired taste...I love all types of Jazz but was weaned on Hendrix and led zep...I love Miles and Trane and Weather report now and my original metal roots. Why not start out listening to some Mike stern? He sounds like Charlie Parker playing through a distortion pedal awesome guitarist...

Vandyman · 03-02-2008, 08:15 PM

Add some more electric jazz with Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin

04-09-2007, 08:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
TonyB0505 Groupie Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 3	Help With Suggestions Hi, I'm in a weird situation. I have an extremely good stereo, BUT, my music collection, especially relative to my system, pretty much totally sucks and it mainly stinks because of my own ignorance. I have many tastes in music (although too much Dead ****'s Picks proportionately) and my favorite is light and mainly instrumental jazz. I am asking for help with music suggestions. As far as jazz, here is what I know: 1. My absolute favorite song is Grover Washington Jr's rendition of the David Gates song Aubrey. Maybe that in itself can give you an idea of where I am at. I just think the song is so good. 2. I have A Love Supreme - a little "out there" for me. I like it, but I don't love it. 3. I tend to like mainly instrumental. 4. I watched an old episode of Northern Exposure and it had Louis Armstrong doing Moon River. I have got to get it. 5. I like Take 5. 6. I like stuff that is soothing, that makes me feel good and that really tests a good stereo in terms of clarity, but I am not dead yet either! (The music can move some.) 7. I don't know much jazz. It's just that some of what little I have heard is my favorite, works the best for me. I want to know what I am doing and I thought if some of you could give me a little direction, I would finally use something like ITunes, grab some of the suggestions, and give them a shot. Just to let you know, I have other stuff to attend to, but will be logging in tomorrow AM. Tony

08-22-2007, 01:29 AM	#5 (permalink)
Music Man Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA Posts: 202	Check out the CD "Arabesque", by John Klemmer. __________________ "Paranoid is just like an anchor. It really secures everything about the metal movement in one record. It's all there: the riffs, the vocal performance of Ozzy, the song titles, what the lyrics are about. It's just a classic defining moment." --Rob Halford of Judas Priest

08-23-2007, 06:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	If your'e music tastes suck (your words not mine), then maybe it's the time to embrace other genres of music? There is good and bad everywhere, but you may find some gems by expanding your horizons. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

03-02-2008, 08:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
Vandyman Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 59	Add some more electric jazz with Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin Last edited by Seltzer; 03-02-2008 at 08:34 PM. Reason: can't bear to see his name spelled incorrectly :D

08-21-2007, 09:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
Blue Sunday Groupie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: New York Posts: 26	Some of my favorite artists are: Sonny Stitt Coleman Hawkins Chet Baker Charlie Byrd Benny Carter

08-21-2007, 11:57 AM	#3 (permalink)
TonyB0505 Groupie Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 3	Wow, somebody replied! Thanks, man! I'll give your suggestions a look. By the way, another song I have revisited (and finally got) is - oh, now I forget. It's the song played by the first student Mr Holland works with in Mr Holland's Opus. It's also played in the move The Majestic. Beautiful, beautiful song, in my opinion. Thanks again... Tony

08-21-2007, 12:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
Blue Sunday Groupie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: New York Posts: 26	No problem, hope you find what you`re after.

08-27-2007, 08:12 AM	#8 (permalink)
Dmitry Groupie Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 4	Try these ones and you will forget evryhting you listened before. EST (esbjorn Svensen Trio - especially "From Gagarin's Point Of View"), Alain Caron, Brian Broadberg, Enrico Pieranuzi, Charlie Haden, Paul Motian - "Special Encounter".. May be Marcus Miller M2 (especially "Your Amazing Frace"), Niels Langrene, may be Cris Botti - "When I Fall In Love" (too sweet to me).

02-21-2008, 07:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
axeman1 Groupie Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 16	Starting with straight ahead jazz is like eating raw fish or sushi..some people think it's great but it's an aquired taste...I love all types of Jazz but was weaned on Hendrix and led zep...I love Miles and Trane and Weather report now and my original metal roots. Why not start out listening to some Mike stern? He sounds like Charlie Parker playing through a distortion pedal awesome guitarist...