[scottpaul_iu]

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Originally posted by JMT Might I also recommend these musicians: Oscar Peterson - piano Joe Pass - guitar Sonny Rollins - sax Clark Terry - trumpet Thad Jones/Mel Lewis - trumpet/drums Wynton Marsalis - trumpet Brandford Marsalis - sax One thing that I try to do when looking for Jazz CDs is to take look at the musicians that are performing on the CD along with the "headliner."

Great list JMT. I would throw on:

Cannonball Adderley - Sax
Bill Evans - Piano
Art Blakey - Drums

 

[frankclone]

Have you had that experience where you're browsing in music store & the strange new sounds coming out of store's overhead
speakers just entrance you?
Had that with "Ah Um" by Charles Mingus.... I would say this album is a must for jazz aficionados.

 

[Nezer]

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Originally posted by kaiwei Miles Davis - Bitches Brews Miles Davis - Kind of Blue So which release of the above should I get?

I prefer Kind of Blue over Bitches Brew by miles

There's just something magical about Kind of Blue. I'm not a big Miles Davis fan but this recording is just sooo sweet.

 

[BenG]

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Originally posted by frankclone Have you had that experience where you're browsing in music store & the strange new sounds coming out of store's overhead speakers just entrance you? Had that with "Ah Um" by Charles Mingus.... I would say this album is a must for jazz aficionados.

Yes, Mingus Ah Um is audiophilegasm in both sound and performance. Mingus should be on your list.

But no, most of the time they play the most horrid crap at a popular, mainstream music store, usually at way too loud a volume to concentrate on shopping for something you may like.