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post #1 of 12
8/21/06 at 6:22pm
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It's easy enough to find a listing of a "basic repertoire" with regard to classical music.

Is there anything remotely similar with regard to jazz?

I understand that it's hard to agree on an orthodoxy when the subject is a living style of music, especially one as varied as jazz. But it sure would be helpful to those looking to explore and at a loss where to begin.
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post #2 of 12
8/21/06 at 7:32pm
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=20168

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/arti...php?in_type=72

that's a good start
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post #3 of 12
8/21/06 at 8:26pm
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Thanks for the links!
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post #4 of 12
8/21/06 at 11:19pm
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Originally Posted by nelamvr6
It's easy enough to find a listing of a "basic repertoire" with regard to classical music.

Is there anything remotely similar with regard to jazz?

I understand that it's hard to agree on an orthodoxy when the subject is a living style of music, especially one as varied as jazz. But it sure would be helpful to those looking to explore and at a loss where to begin.
You could also try: http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=73:196

Also, the Ken Burns multi-part documentary on jazz had a number of "greatest hits" CDs...
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post #5 of 12
11/16/09 at 10:27pm

Jazz repertoire database being developed

There is a new database being developed. it already has some entries in it so it's worth checking out. when it's complete, you will be able to search it by parameters such as harmonic features, difficulty, composer, soloist, melodic features etc.

http://www.jazzrepertoiredb.com

they are also developing a timeline of jazz. so it's worth bookmarking and checking back once in a while
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post #6 of 12
11/16/09 at 11:50pm
The Penguin Guide to Jazz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Penguin Guide to Jazz has a suggested "Core Collection" which can be found fast enough via Google.

I will also throw out that Kind of Blue by Miles Davis should be first on your list to acquire if you don't already have it. It is nearly universally acclaimed as the best jazz album of all time and I also read somewhere that it is "the jazz album that people who don't listen to / like jazz own."
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post #7 of 12
11/17/09 at 2:15am
How about FM radio?
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post #8 of 12
11/17/09 at 1:11pm
Custom chart - Rate Your Music

As usual, I recommend rateyourmusic as the best place for music recommendation. Anyway there's no way that a classical music basic repertoire is more easy to find than a jazz one, in fact I don't think such a repertoire for classical music can be called "basic" when you have so many recordings to choose from and it's difficult to justify the status of a lot of so called reference class recordings.
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post #9 of 12
11/22/09 at 10:17am
You weren't talking about songs to learn, were you?
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post #10 of 12
11/22/09 at 3:02pm


Terrific little intro to jazz - it gives you a bit of background and history and has a very nice list of 100 recommended works in the back. I've got about 90% of them and they're all excellent. There are, for sure, a lot of excellent works left out, but what's there will give you a broad sample of the genre and equip you to learn more.
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post #11 of 12
11/22/09 at 6:15pm
Also maybe see if your local library has the discs of the Ken Burns documentary available to check out. That's on my list of things to do.
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post #12 of 12
11/23/09 at 12:29am
NetFlix has the Ken Burns doc available on discs or streaming.

I'm actually getting started myself, and the problem I'm running into is trying to figure out which versions to get, based on sound quality. I really don't like the loudness war, and it has reached jazz albums as well.

The Steve Hoffman forum may be the best source of info I've found so far. If you search for different albums, you can find comments on the sound of different releases. Also, check the user reviews on Amazon, as sometimes they will mention issues with the discs.
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