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Topic: Hello
Posted By: MattGuitat
Subject: Hello
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2012 at 1:57pm
Hi, I'm Matt. I began listening to jazz recently when I was with my family in the French Market of New Orleans. I was a big Prog rock fan and was looking for CDs. I found a little dealer and recognized the names of Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock, of who's tunes I had played in school jazz bands (I play the trumpet in addition to the guitar  ). I decided to broaden my horizons by buying a Miles album, but the only name I recognized was Sketches of Spain (Robert Fripp mentioned it in a interview or something) so that became my first jazz album. Five minutes later  I went back and found Herbie's Headhunters and got that one, too. I enjoyed Headhunters more, as Sketches is still growing on me, and wanted to explore more. I eventually got Kind of Blue and listened to it everywhere. My high school band director heard I liked jazz and let me borrow copies of Bitches Brew and Sun Ra's Strange Celestial Road. Haven't listened to the Sun Ra one much, but I've fallen in love with Bitches Brew. I also bought Crossings recently. As you see, I have little jazz, but I enjoy sites like these and being a member. If anyone has any suggestions for me, please feel free to send me some. -Matt
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Posted By: js
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2012 at 2:04pm
| Welcome Matt, seeing as how you seem to like that 70s psychedelic fusion sound, let me recommend "Big Fun" by Miles Davis and "I Sing the Body Electric" by Weather Report. |
Posted By: js
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2012 at 2:08pm
| Got one more for you Matt since you mention Robert Fripp. Check out one of Fripp's favorite guitarists, the psychedelic jazz guitar guru, Pete Cosey, on the Miles Davis album "Agharta". |
Posted By: MattGuitat
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2012 at 2:22pm
I've actually checked some of the stuff with Pete Cosey on youtube. OH MY GOD that dude is amazing! He's like a cross between Hendrix and Fripp. I'll be sure to pick up Agharta as soon as I can.
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js wrote:Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2012 at 2:40pm
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Hey Matt welcome to JMA. We always need more members as activity is not as busy as PA. Recommendations will just lead to more recommendations, as the kind of jazz you have right now (mostly fusion) is so great, and there's many great albums to explore. I second the recommendation for Miles' Big Fun album. Also check out Dark Magus and In A Silent Way. If you like Headhunters, get the follow up Thrust, which is the better album. Also check out Jaco Pastorius' selt titled album, one of the best jazz bassists to ever live, probably the most influential jazz bassist (definitely in the fusion genre). Herbie is also on keyboards for the whole album. I also second Weather Report "I Sing the Body Electric". Also, "Sweet Nighter" is amazing. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2012 at 6:01pm
welcome Matt !!------------- my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicted musicians to crazy ones.... |
Posted By: Kazuhiro
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2012 at 10:43pm
| Welcome to the site. Miles and Herbie of the 70s will be good examples. I often listen to a sound track of "Coffy". It is not complete psychedelic. However, I memorized it when a performance matched a good atmosphere. |
Posted By: dreadpirateroberts
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2012 at 1:59am
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Welcome, Matt! Hope you enjoy the site. I definitely second Weather Report's first few albums, the debut is generally gentler than BB though ------------- We are men of action. Lies do not become us. http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/dreadpirateroberts%28member%29.aspx?reviews=all/" rel="nofollow - Reviews... |