Jazz Thread

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sunreaver said:
yall are already hitting a lot of the staples here but i was very recently introduced to a more ambient big band sound that i'd like to share cuz i absolutely fell in love with it..hope you enjoy as much as i did!

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Whoa, this is really neat! I like how the ambient noise counterpoints the music's mood, it gives the whole recording this unique vibe, it's conforting and a bit ominous at the same time. Like it quite a bit!

Just found this awesome piece of Hungarian Jazz:

Apparently he was the first Hungarian Jazz musician to receive international acclaim. Very unique style with native folk, gypsy and psychedelic rock elemens.
 
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Watching some vintage Fleischer cartoons tonight has reminded me to post some music perfect for Halloween... some really hot jazz:


 
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I like Patricia Barber. I like her erudite lyrics. I like how she so perfectly embodies the elusive "cool": the right amount of emotional detachment, uninvolved but not unfeeling. Many people try to pull this act and end up sounding listless and annoying.

 
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I wish they still knew how to play it how Jelly Roll and Bix did. It's been so soft since at least the 60's.

Don't get me wrong, I like the new stuff as well... but I want ditties that can make me feel more up to tap my feet than to sit at a sedated dinner party. I think a larger return of the livelier stuff would make modern jazz more enjoyable, as a lot of people who complain about jazz being boring haven't heard the fun stuff, but are used to coffee joint noodling.
 
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I just got The Montreux/Berlin Concerts by Anthony Braxton and some Rahsaan Roland Kirk on vinyl today.
 
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April 30 is UNESCO's International Jazz Day. As jazz is international, I'll post some nice Korean jazz:


And something smooth from Australia:


And how about Tunisia?

 
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I was watching some old episodes of Firing Line, and there is a really interesting one where Buckley interviews two expert jazz pianists, who are able to vividly illustrate their talking points on the piano as they speak. Buckley himself was supposed to be a pretty talented harpsichordist back in the day, so he can hold his own on matters of music theory, and it is all around a very interesting conversation. Really fascinating stuff; I don't remember too much of music theory from school, but they make it pretty accessible for the layman.


It gave me a better appreciation of some of the historical jazz pianists, who I had all listened to before but did not understand the music theory behind their style and improvisation.
 
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Shinjuku Thief makes you think of dark ambient / industrial music, not jazz, but their debut album Bloody Tourist is quite jazzy.


Full album here.
 
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Austin Peralta was a jazz-piano prodigy who recorded two albums, both SACDs, by the age of 16. I just took these out for a spin and though I might as well what he is up to. Gosh, he died at the age of 22.

 
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John Kaizan Neptune, active since the 1970s and someone that SJWs in their small minds can never comprehend.

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I love what percussionist Marilyn Mazur does with Jan Garbarek, but find her other outings less compelling.



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