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Originally Posted by greydragon /img/forum/go_quote.gif I want to get into Coltrane, but all the recordings I hear are static prone and low quality--and that includes some of the supposed 'remastered' ones too. |
Originally Posted by uzziah /img/forum/go_quote.gif i'm with you; it feels almost like you're a poser when you say "yeah i love miles, coltrain, you know..."; i find myself not mentioning them just because they're name-droped by jazz-deficient folk to often, but really, i just love them so very much, and that's how it is |
Originally Posted by uzziah /img/forum/go_quote.gif i'm with you; it feels almost like you're a poser when you say "yeah i love miles, coltrane, you know..."; i find myself not mentioning them just because they're name-dropped by jazz-deficient folk to often, but really, i just love them so very much, and that's how it is |
Originally Posted by tru blu /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well, sometimes I have a hard time with the sort of canonical view of recommending music. Sno1man started this thread by talking about Blue Train, but I know some folks who'd say, "Why start there? A Love Supreme or whatever is clearly the better Coltrane album." True maybe, but then sometimes I'm like, "Why even start with Coltrane? There's tons of great jazz records out there." Right now I'm thinking I'd love to get folks into Lucky Thompson, the saxist who is said to have inspired Trane to take up the soprano sax. There's some drop-dead gorgeous soprano playing on Thompson's Lucky Strikes, which is as good a place as any to start a collection of transcendent jazz. Of course, it's not unusual that we like our opinions reinforced or backed up by a community, but the seed is planted by getting used to hearing a new, unfamiliar name. |
Originally Posted by sno1man /img/forum/go_quote.gif That's a good point, coltrane, davis and others were influenced by those that came before them. But the difference is that they took that influence and then did something that's never been done before. |
Originally Posted by robm321 /img/forum/go_quote.gif That's true. It's like an endless ocean. Classical music alone is too vast to get through in ones lifetime. Jazz and rock could keep one busy for just as long. And that's not including the new stuff. |
Originally Posted by tru blu /img/forum/go_quote.gif Ahhh, that age-old question—well, maybe just under a century old. Great sound/bad music or bad sound/great music? Both unfortunate circumstances, but I know which one I'm choosing… |
Originally Posted by Thelonious Monk /img/forum/go_quote.gif classical music has a filter that makes the bad stuff hard to find: the bad stuff isn't performed or rereleased. |
Originally Posted by tru blu /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well, sometimes I have a hard time with the sort of canonical view of recommending music. Sno1man started this thread by talking about Blue Train, but I know some folks who'd say, "Why start there? A Love Supreme or whatever is clearly the better Coltrane album." True maybe, but then sometimes I'm like, "Why even start with Coltrane? There's tons of great jazz records out there." Right now I'm thinking I'd love to get folks into Lucky Thompson, the saxist who is said to have inspired Trane to take up the soprano sax. There's some drop-dead gorgeous soprano playing on Thompson's Lucky Strikes, which is as good a place as any to start a collection of transcendent jazz. Of course, it's not unusual that we like our opinions reinforced or backed up by a community, but the seed is planted by getting used to hearing a new, unfamiliar name. |
Originally Posted by fatcat28037 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'm not a huge fan, however his rendition of "My Favorite Things" on alto sax is one of my favorite pieces of all time. |
Originally Posted by sno1man /img/forum/go_quote.gif By the way, I went and listened to some samples of Jazz In Paris, Volume 73: Lucky Thompson with Dave Pochonet All Stars. specifically the track, "I Should Care." Good stuff! Off tomorrow to see if i can find any cd's locally. Great tip, thanks. |