The Jazz & Blues Recommendation Thread

[debaserr]

Originally Posted by The Gutless Wonder

Which albums/artists would Jazz fans recommend for getting in to the genre? (Hope this is the correct thread for this kind of question, apologies if not!) It's just that I would like to investigate the genre a bit more. Many thanks!

Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady

[The Gutless Wonder]

Originally Posted by eric generic

Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady

Thank you! I will check those out!

[Bulldog]

Originally Posted by The Gutless Wonder

Thank you! I will check those out!

You won't go far wrong with Horace Silver's Song For My Father and Sonny Rollins' Saxophone Colossus either.

[The Gutless Wonder]

Originally Posted by Bulldog

You won't go far wrong with Horace Silver's Song For My Father and Sonny Rollins' Saxophone Colossus either.

Thanks! Will track those down as well!

[Garrett]

Johnny Winter / Second Winter

Second Winter is the third studio album by Texas Blues Guitarslinger Johnny Winter, released in 1969. The reason his 3rd album is titled Second Winter is Johnny previously released a self titled album also released in 1969. Seldom does a artist have the chops to release two kick ass albums in one year but here ya go!



1. "Memory Pain" – 5:34
2. "I'm Not Sure" – 5:23
3. "The Good Love" – 4:43
4. "Slippin' and Slidin'" – 2:47
5. "Miss Ann" - 3:41
6. "Johnny B. Goode" – 2:49
7. "Highway 61 Revisited" – 5:07
8. "I Love Everybody" (Johnny Winter) - 3:43
9. "Hustled Down in Texas" – 3:32
10. "I Hate Everybody" – 2:33
11. "Fast Life Rider" – 7:00



Johnny Winter / Johnny Winter



1. "I'm Yours & I'm Hers" - 4:33
2. "Be Careful With A Fool" - 5:17
3. "Dallas" - 2:48
4. "Mean Mistreater" - 3:54
5. "Leland Mississippi Blues" - 3:32
6. "Good Morning Little School Girl" - ) - 2:45
7. "When You Got A Good Friend" (- 3:41
8. "I'll Drown In My Tears" (- 4:46
9. "Back Door Friend" - 2:55
10. "Country Girl"- 3:08
11. "Dallas"* - 3:37
12. "Two Steps From The Blues" - 2:35

[Necromancer]

Originally Posted by Garrett

Sessions For Robert J / Eric Clapton

Music CD and documentary DVD.



CD

1. Sweet Home Chicago
2. Milkcow's Calf Blues
3. Terraplane Blues
4. If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day
5. Stop Breakin' Down Blues
6. Little Queen Of Spades
7. Traveling Riverside Blues
8. Me And The Devil Blues
9. From Four Until Late
10. Kind Hearted Woman Blues
11. Ramblin' On My Mind

DVD

1. Kind Hearted Woman Blues
2. They're Red Hot
3. Hellhound On My Trail
4. Sweet Home Chicago
5. When You Got A Good Friend
6. Milkcow's Calf Blues
7. If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day
8. Terraplane Blues
9. Hellhound On My Trail
10. Me And The Devil Blues
11. From Four Until Late
12. Love In Vein
13. Ramblin' On My Mind
14. Stones In My Passway
15. Love In Vein
16. Little Queens Of Spades
17. Traveling Riverside Blues

Source: Sessions For Robert J. | Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton and Doyle Bramhall ll - Hell Hound on my Trail



Me and Mr. Johnson / Eric Clapton `2004



1. When You Got A Good Friend
2. Little Queen Of Spades
3. They're Red Hot
4. Me And The Devil Blues
5. Traveling Riverside Blues
6. Last Fair Deal Gone Down
7. Stop Breakin' Down Blues
8. Milkcow's Calf Blues
9. Kind Hearted Woman Blues
10. Come On In My Kitchen
11. If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day
12. Love In Vein
13. 32-20 Blues
14. Hellhound On My Trail


Another great Blues album from EC is "From The Cradle".

From The Cradle | Eric Clapton

This DVD contains one of the best sessions Eric Clapton has ever done in my opinion. Its not just about Robert Johnson. Clapton talks about his own career as a Vocalist and Musician through the years.

Thanks for this one Garrett. Ive watched it 5 or 6 times already

[knickers]

anything by elmore james

[Garrett]

Trying to pick a John Lee Hooker album out of his vast discography is mind boggling to say the least, I have never seen anything like it!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lee_Ho...iscography

So I just gave up and purchased his box set....It`s really well put together and the sound quality is excellent!

John Lee Hooker



John Lee Hooker

Disc One:

1. Boogie Chillen’
2. Sally Mae
3. Black Man Blues – Texas Slim
4. Hobo Blues
5. Hoogie Boogie
6. Weeping Willow Boogie
7. Crawlin’ King Snake
8. Driftin’ From Door To Door
9. Catfish Blues
10. Moses Smote The Water
11. Huckle Up Baby
12. Wandering Blues – Texas Slim
13. Don’t You Remember Me – Texas Slim
14. Notoriety Woman
15. Let Your Daddy Ride
16. John L’s House Rent Boogie
17. Bumble Bee Blues – Johnny Williams
18. Leave My Wife Alone – John Lee Booker
19. Just Me And My Telephone
20. I’m In The Mood
21. Blues For Big Town
22. Stuttering Blues – John Lee Booker
23. Down Child
24. Boogie Rambler
25. Baby You Ain’t No Good
26. I’m Ready

Disc Two:

1. Dimples
2. Every Night
3. I’m So Excited
4. I Love You Honey
5. Tupelo Blues
6. I Need Some Money
7. Democrat Man
8. No More Doggin’
9. Gonna Use My Rod
10. Whiskey And Wimmen
11. No Shoes
12. We’re All God’s Chillun
13. I’m Goin’ Upstairs
14. Teachin’ The Blues
15. You Lost A Good Man
16. Don’t Turn Me From Your Door
17. When My First Wife Quit Me
18. Boom Boom
19. She’s Mine
20. Frisco Blues
21. Birmingham Blues
22. Big Legs Tight Skirt
23. It Serves Me Right To Suffer
24. I’m Losin’ You
25. I Cover The Waterfront

Disc Three:

1. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
2. Let’s Go Out Tonight
3. Bottle Up And Go
4. Let’s Make It (Live)
5. King Of The World (Live)
6. I’m Bad Like Jesse James (Live)
7. Think Twice Before You Go
8. Mean Mean Woman
9. Burning Hell - John Lee Hooker & Canned Heat
10. Peavine - John Lee Hooker & Canned Heat
11. I Got My Eyes On You - John Lee Hooker & Canned Heat
12. Doin’ The Shout
13. Bluebird
14. Early One Morning
15. We’ll Meet Again
16. Loving People

Disc Four:

1. Baby Lee - John Lee Hooker & Robert Cray
2. I’m In The Mood - John Lee Hooker & Bonnie Raitt
3. The Healer - John Lee Hooker & Carlos Santana
4. Mr. Lucky - John Lee Hooker & Robert Cray
5. I Cover The Waterfront - John Lee Hooker & Van Morrison
6. This Is Hip - John Lee Hooker & Ry Cooder
7. Bottle Up And Go - John Lee Hooker & John Hammond
8. Same Old Blues Again - John Lee Hooker & Robert Cray
9. Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker & Jimmie Vaughan
10. Chill Out (Things Gonna Change) - John Lee Hooker & Carlos Santana
11. Tupelo
12. Kiddio - John Lee Hooker & Charles Brown
13. Dimples - John Lee Hooker & Los Lobos
14. Don’t Look Back - John Lee Hooker & Van Morrison
15. Up And Down
16. Mean Mean World
17. Boogie Chillen’ - John Lee Hooker & Eric Clapton

[Garrett]

Sam Chatmon



January 10, 1897 / February 2, 1983

Sam Chatmon, Mississippi blues musician from Bolton, Mississippi

[Taz]

try out thelonious monk - Blue monk whatta' great man, and and even better musician wayy back in the 40's