Mitchell in the Boston Commons 1983 (I think). She stormed off stage after stating, "When you people sit down and listen I'll return". When she finally returned, she was booed. Rightfully so imo. It took me quite a while before I felt inspired to listen to her music again.

Just my two cents.... That list doesn't remotely represent *my* 100 Essential Jazz recordings. To each their own.....

Jazz historians / critics /musicians ...the major consensus would be: 1- Brilliant Corners 2- Monk's Music If you like that stuff, then work into the other Riverside albums as well as his Columbia recordings (for example, "Live At the It Club") If you just want to hear his...

Quote: Originally Posted by ueyteuor here are some good recommendations in this thread http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f9/ple...d-jazz-291201/ X2 Please see this thread: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f9/ple...d-jazz-291201/

Quote: Originally Posted by kwokinator I plan to use these headphones inside my house only... are those portable amps better than the previously quoted desktop ones? Generally, a home amp will be better than a portable with the k701...but...I use a Headamp Pico with k701 and...

Quote: Originally Posted by jsaliga No argument there. The main reason I posted was to notify folks that some of the more expensive sets were being offered at a very attractive discount. --Jerome Thanks for the "heads up".

Quote: Originally Posted by ralphp@optonline Here's a link to an outrageously funny article from The Onion from June, 2003. It tells the sad of the fate which often befalls jazz newbies. Five-Disc Jazz Anthology Still Unopened | The Onion - America's Finest News Source...

I love the iTunes app for organization. Going out to wireless devices like Slim Systems Transporter too. I bought some iTunes Plus (256) CDs. Sounded quite good *considering*. Much better to my ears than mp3 at 256. Now I buy the physical CDs and go lossless or aiff. I *can* hear the difference...

Quote: Originally Posted by mrwinick I'm listening to Live at Carnegie Hall right now. Wow. What fantastic music. This will be at the top of the rotation for a while. I'm clearly going to need more Brukeck. Glad to hear you're enjoying "Carnegie". Paul Desmond's playing and the...

My top 3: 1-Aja 2-Royal Scam 3- Gaucho

Dave Brubeck Quartet at Carnegie Hall is outstanding. Jazz at the College of the Pacific too.

Quote: Originally Posted by ralphp@optonline One of the great things about jazz is that once someone gets past the handful of "giants" or rather, once someone becomes familiar with the music of these jazz giants, than one can move onto the real meat of jazz, which are all the somewhat...

Quote: Originally Posted by tru blu Not to make this about me, but I did mention Benny C…point taken, though. Perhaps you could recommend a disc? As for the collaboration between Billie Holiday and Lester Young, A Musical Romance is a fantastic survey. Since ralphp hasn't...

Quote: Originally Posted by DaNkKnD Thanks for the reply guys... Yeah I'm only spending 250 on these headphones (ebay) so 500$ for an amp is out of the question for now... I just want extremely high quality headphones that have potential... If I can get by without an amp that would be...

Quote: Originally Posted by Know Talent I agree largely with what you say but the only reason such acts persist is the ambivalence regarding musicianship in the population who listen to and purchase their works. Anyone who feels Kenny G a better musician over the likes of Charlie...

Quote: Originally Posted by tru blu Agreed, but one thing: I always try to find out the sequence of the original albums and program the music that way. The Shape of Jazz To Come, Change Of The Century and Ornette! are truly amazing the way they were originally conceived. I'm a...

Quote: Originally Posted by fuzydice This was a thread on suggestions for good jazz... throw in your suggestions and save the arguments over jazz history for another thread. Point taken. My last post on the topic... My issue is...precisely that this *was* a thread about...

Quote: Originally Posted by bigshot Miles, Blakey, Coltrane and Monk all did their best work more than four decades ago. Since bop, jazz has been progressively going downhill. (It could be argued that jazz hit its peak in the late 30s and it's all been downhill from there.) Modern Jazz...

Quote: Originally Posted by tru blu Amen. Benny Carter used to say that, in terms of innovation, nothing that happened in jazz later surprised him as much as Charlie Parker had. And I've had folks who teach jazz-history courses tell me that to this day it's Bird's music that generally...

Quote: Originally Posted by swmaxxx I'm really not looking for an Asian pianist. Their interpretation is slightly different from that of an European artist, but its enough for me to notice an Asian presence. Now I'm not saying they are bad players. They are far better than I will ever...

While I too like Brendel and Richard Goode... for Mozart....I'm in awe of Mitsuko Uchida.

Quote: Originally Posted by tru blu Voyage, the fantastic one from the '80s, is about to be reissued "Voyage" reissue...cool! Thanks for the "heads up".

Quote: Originally Posted by bigshot I guess that shows how much you know about the explosion of trad jazz and the birth of swing. That's the period when jazz became the music of the American people, not just the music of an elite group of music critics. See ya Steve...

Quote: Originally Posted by SR-71Panorama Duke Ellington & Ray Brown This One's For Blanton I have a vinyl transfer from the Fantasy 45. Worth every penny Nice "tasty" recommendation! To keep this thread going.... I entirely left out vocals from my suggestions, so for...

Quote: Originally Posted by bigshot The rapid rate of change and increased sophistication between 1928 and 1938 is even more mind boggling. I'll agree that the fifties were more important than the forties, but that's because of the War and the recording ban poking a hole in the middle...