General Music Discussion

[Fuku_Yuri]

"the coolest, freest, and yet deepest music humans have ever made." -Quite possibly.

"The greatest, and yet least appreciated genre of music today among the general public." -Definitely.

"The best music ever made by black people." -I think so.

"Jazz is awesome. Except for Kenny G. That guy's music is trash." -Yes!

Who are some of your favorite Jazz/ Blues musicians? What are some of your favorite jazz songs? Discuss it here.

Quotes taken from urbandictionary.com

Message Edited by Fuku_Yuri on 08-09-2005 05:25 PM

[karatepop]

.. you didn't say anything about blues, dear.

Muddy Waters floats my boat.

Thelonious Monk does too..

[stewieistheshiznite]

Leadbelly pwns.

[Bonecrusha4325]

I like Charley parker and Dizzy Guilelespe  (i s*ck at spelling)

[goku4u]

  

Blues rules.

Blues musicians pretty much solo the entire time they play.....and that is funkazing.

My dad plays a mean harmonica and plays in some regional bands and stuff.  He rocks, and has brought blues into a whole different light for me.  I also agree that it is much underated.

*Oh yeah, my dad has played with Bobby Brown on stage before!!!    wOOt

[Fuku_Yuri]

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karatepop wrote:

.. you didn't say anything about blues, dear.

Muddy Waters floats my boat.

Thelonious Monk does too..

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I put them both in the same category, honey.

[n00bhippy]

Some of my favorites of the moment are John Mclaughlin[guitarist], THe Bad Plus[Hard Bop, Jazz Trio w/ Piano, bass, and drums], and Brad Mehldau[piano].

I think i've said this a million times and ill say it again, McLaughlin is one of the greatest, if not greatest, guitarists alive. He can do straight ahead jazz, hard bop, fusion, indian music, flamenco, basically anything, and he does it with unsurpassed technical ability and style. The Bad Plus is a really fun group that ive gotton into the past year. At times they can be totally chatoic, and at other times they'll play some of the most beautiful melodies. They also do incredibly interesting covers of works by Aphex Twin, Blondie, Black Sabbath, Nirvana and The Pixies. And Brad Mehldau, i dunno, he's just amazing. being a piano player myself i'm nothing short of impressed by his choice of notes and rhythms, definetly one of the most talented jazz pianists to surface in recent years.

[Dosteovsky]

Jazz is amazing. I'm listening to a little Duke Ellington right now.

As for the Blues, that's great too. Howlin' Wolf, Leadbelly, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Eric Clapton... I could just go on and on...

[Fuku_Yuri]

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goku4u wrote:

Blues rules.

Blues musicians pretty much solo the entire time they play.....and that is funkazing.

My dad plays a mean harmonica and plays in some regional bands and stuff. He rocks, and has brought blues into a whole different light for me. I also agree that it is much underated.

*Oh yeah, my dad has played with Bobby Brown on stage before!!! wOOt

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Blues kicks **bleep**! I'm getting a harmonica soon, too.

And your dad sounds awesome, unlike Bobby Brown.

[Electric_Fuse]

I like Smooth Jazz, everytime I listen to it I think the city. Its great to listen to when your going to sleep or doing homework.

But now I can only listen to www.SmoothJazz.com radio on my computer, because the only Smooth Jazz radio station we had in our city, switched over to a Country station............A **bleep**IN COUNTRY STATION (THE HORROR) .......... So now I'm back listening the good ol' Hip Hop and R&B stations.

Some of my fav Smooth Jazz artists:

• Sade
• Spyro Gyro
• The Rippingtons

[Sunnysidez86]

Coltrane

Miles

Medeski, Martin and Wood

are a few

but my fav is by far Soulive

[Fuku_Yuri]

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n00bhippy wrote:
Some of my favorites of the moment are John Mclaughlin[guitarist], THe Bad Plus[Hard Bop, Jazz Trio w/ Piano, bass, and drums], and Brad Mehldau[piano].

I think i've said this a million times and ill say it again, McLaughlin is one of the greatest, if not greatest, guitarists alive. He can do straight ahead jazz, hard bop, fusion, indian music, flamenco, basically anything, and he does it with unsurpassed technical ability and style. The Bad Plus is a really fun group that ive gotton into the past year. At times they can be totally chatoic, and at other times they'll play some of the most beautiful melodies. They also do incredibly interesting covers of works by Aphex Twin, Blondie, Black Sabbath, Nirvana and The Pixies. And Brad Mehldau, i dunno, he's just amazing. being a piano player myself i'm nothing short of impressed by his choice of notes and rhythms, definetly one of the most talented jazz pianists to surface in recent years.

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I don't know if he's the greatest guitar player ever, but he's one of the best.

[Fuku_Yuri]

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Dosteovsky wrote:

Jazz is amazing. I'm listening to a little Duke Ellington right now.

As for the Blues, that's great too. Howlin' Wolf, Leadbelly, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Eric Clapton... I could just go on and on...

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I know what you mean. I gotta buy me some more CD's but I can't decide on what to get. Bebop has a few I've been wanting to get. Yoko Kanno is amazing...

[Fuku_Yuri]

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Electric_Fuse wrote:

I like Smooth Jazz, everytime I listen to it I think the city. Its great to listen to when your going to sleep or doing homework.

But now I can only listen to www.SmoothJazz.com radio on my computer, because the only Smooth Jazz radio station we had in our city, switched over to a Country station............A **bleep**IN COUNTRY STATION (THE HORROR) .......... So now I'm back listening the good ol' Hip Hop and R&B stations.

Some of my fav Smooth Jazz artists:

• Sade
• Spyro Gyro
• The Rippingtons

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New Jersey or New York has it's own Smooth Jazz station. I listen to it sometimes when I go through there. It's too bad that the station doesn't say who made the songs sometimes. I'd buy some of the CD's if I knew who made the song...

[Fuku_Yuri]

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Sunnysidez86 wrote:

Coltrane

Miles

Medeski, Martin and Wood

are a few

but my fav is by far Soulive

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I don't know any of those people. I need to get familiar with some more jazz and blues artists...

[Fuku_Yuri]

Would Frank Sinatra be considered a blues or jazz artist?

[karatepop]

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Fuku_Yuri wrote:

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karatepop wrote:

.. you didn't say anything about blues, dear.

Muddy Waters floats my boat.

Thelonious Monk does too..

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I put them both in the same category, honey.

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Well, lovemuffin.. they aren't the same thing.

[SwimTorrent]

Clifford Brown.

[karatepop]

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Fuku_Yuri wrote:

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Sunnysidez86 wrote:

Coltrane

Miles

Medeski, Martin and Wood

are a few

but my fav is by far Soulive

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I don't know any of those people. I need to get familiar with some more jazz and blues artists...

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Jeez.. and these aren't even obscure ones.

I'd suggest starting here.

[SleepyCoyote]

You've NEVER heard of Coltrane or Miles Davis?! They're two of the best jazz artists since... ever.

But don't sweat it, I'm just getting into Blues myself. Speaking of which, can anyone recomend some good blues artists to me? I'm already somewhat aquainted with Muddy Waters, but other than that, I got nothin'

[Fuku_Yuri]

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karatepop wrote:

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Fuku_Yuri wrote:

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karatepop wrote:

.. you didn't say anything about blues, dear.

Muddy Waters floats my boat.

Thelonious Monk does too..

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I put them both in the same category, honey.

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Well, lovemuffin.. they aren't the same thing.

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You get my point. Stop complaining.

[n00bhippy]

psh, i wouldnt sell old john short. sure there are a bunch of other great guitarists out there, but i think dont think any of them come close to accomplishing as much musically as john mclaughlin has in his carrer.

Miles, Coltrane, Monk, Evans, Hancock, Corea, Brubeck, all classics, all great. I've been listening to a lot of Mingus' work for the first time lately and am loving it. But as much as i love these guys i know there have to be other performers out there now who are creating new, fresher sounds, anyone know any good modern jazz artists?

[Fuku_Yuri]

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karatepop wrote:

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Fuku_Yuri wrote:

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Sunnysidez86 wrote:

Coltrane

Miles

Medeski, Martin and Wood

are a few

but my fav is by far Soulive

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I don't know any of those people. I need to get familiar with some more jazz and blues artists...

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Jeez.. and these aren't even obscure ones.

I'd suggest starting here.

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Shut up...

[karatepop]

Heh.. you're pretty awesome.  Since I said nothing bad, but because I ragged on you in another thread.. like once.. you're acting like a child.  I'm jsut saying it's odd you haven't heard of soe of the most famous jazz musicians.. and that you should start with that list.
Calm down, boy.

[Fuku_Yuri]

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n00bhippy wrote:
psh, i wouldnt sell old john short. sure there are a bunch of other great guitarists out there, but i think dont think any of them come close to accomplishing as much musically as john mclaughlin has in his carrer.

Miles, Coltrane, Monk, Evans, Hancock, Corea, Brubeck, all classics, all great. I've been listening to a lot of Mingus' work for the first time lately and am loving it. But as much as i love these guys i know there have to be other performers out there now who are creating new, fresher sounds, anyone know any good modern jazz artists?

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Kenny G? Just kidding, don't go there. His music is annoying to me. And he's fugly...