[juniperlater]

I am looking for some new jazz. However, I am not that into jazz. I really like Kind of Blue - it is the first jazz album I have really been into. Any ideas as to where to go next?

 

[Karo]

Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage - number one all-time . the deepest funk. don't get the re-master.

Miles Davis - Someday My Prince Will Come - the most groovin .

Miles - Milestones - perhaps not as "beautiful" as Kind of Blue, but known in circles as his best. Miles is always there, whether he's playing or not.

 

[monolith]

Freddie Hubbard - Ready for Freddie.

Very similar sound to Kind of Blue, full of chill vibes and modal improvisation.

 

[tru blu]

Miles Davis' 'Round About Midnight and Someday My Prince Will Come would be great next steps, but if you wanna move past Miles Davis albums, you might try something by Chet Baker. I particularly like the compilations Deep in a Dream: The Ultimate Chet Baker Collection and The Best Of...on Riverside. (There's also a great import of later work called White Blues, but it's probably not so easy to find.)

 

[Jubei]

For more Miles - 'Round Midnight and Someday My Prince Will Come on Columbia are great, and so are the Cookin, Workin, Relaxin and Steamin albums on Prestige label.

Moving beyond Miles, I second tru blu on Chet Baker. You can also try Dave Brubeck's Time Out and Time Further Out - both are easy to like.

I would also recommend 2 Duke Ellington with Johnny Hodges albums - Back To Back and Side By Side.

 

[Zanth]

John Coltrane - Ballads (it was just rereleased too!)

 

[juniperlater]

Off to the library to check some of these out. I'll let you know what I think.

 

[DavidMahler]

Check Out Milestones....pretty similar album....

You may be looking for modal jazz rather than melodic jazz....I don't find kind of blue to be particularly melodic.

 

[musicmind]

 

[salsadj]

Dexter Gordon - One Flight Up. Especially song 1 "Tanya" 18 minutes of beautiful jazz

 

[Uncle Erik]

Kind of Blue is a great place to start - it has a way of grabbing people who never knew they'd love jazz. Another album that consistently does this is Time Out by Dave Brubeck. And if you love Time Out, you will love Brubeck's Time Further Out. It doesn't get the attention the first one does, but it's at least 98% as good. You should love both. Another that should pull you in is Waltz For Debby, by Bill Evans.

 

[juniperlater]

I have a lot of your suggestions on order from the library. I did find both Dave Brubeck cds. I haven't had a chance to ingest Time Further Out, but Time Out is dynamite. Not as earth-shaking as Kind of Blue to me, but fantastic. Thanks for the suggestions.

 

[rhythmdevils]

I'll second "58 Sessions" by Miles Davis. It's a hard album to find. But Stella By Starlight might be his most beautiful song...

 

[IceClass]

Usually, after playing Kind of Blue, I end up reaching for John Coltrane's Blue Train.