icebear
Headphoneus Supremus
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LOL, the usual outbursts of pain and suffering are well captured
LOL, the usual outbursts of pain and suffering are well captured
Whenever someone asks me what kind of music I like, my immediate answer is jazz, but I immediately qualify it by saying I basically like all kinds of music that use jazz as the platform of inspiration. That is the basic description of my music library. Jazz seems to be the tree I always try to see in every piece of music. After that it doesn't really matter what the genre or sub-genre may be. My question after that is simply this - 'Is it good music?' 'Can I listen and re-listen to it and still enjoy it?' I have discovered all kinds of music this way, and thanks to this thread I am discovering even more.
Have taken the time to go through the thread and while I found that the classics and giants are well-represented (usually that's what happens with any kind of jazz list/thread), what piqued my interest are the outliers - the stuff where new creativity is happening. Although there have been excellent examples of this offered (still exploring them), I found this area of suggestion somewhat underrepresented. Just so I'm not misunderstood, I have excellent selections of the classics, for example, Miles' "Kind of Blue," Coltrane's "My Favorite Things" and "A Love Supreme." In fact, I would place these three albums as the roots of my musical tree. The liner notes of "A Love Supreme" alone are worth getting into jazz. If you haven't read them already, I highly recommend doing so.
Here are some of my contributions to this awesome thread, of unexpected outlier stuff that I have been pleasantly surprised by, sometimes incredibly surprised by. Some of these artists are sort of genre bending, but then again ... what is jazz? I have tried to find equivalent youtube tracks wherever possible, but some of these will simply have to be hunted down if one is so-inclined. (Open youtube links in a new tab to listen.) Oh yeah ... keep the love of this music going . . .
Thanks guys! I'm slowly making my way through the other links posted in the thread. Of course some things are painting outside my radar and that's cool, it kinda helps reinforce what I like. Some things are instant discoveries, which I think is the point of the posts, so thanks to everyone who has posted suggestions. Hey, we are helping each other and the OP along ... what are friends for! Will put Iiro Rantala on my explore list.
The Invisible Session - The Invisible Session
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKUEBEm1eQo