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Post by Galactus on Sept 13, 2006 19:19:18 GMT -5
Ellington's my man.
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JACkory
Struggling Artist
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Post by JACkory on Sept 13, 2006 19:21:21 GMT -5
Miles, baby. All the way.
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Post by Kensterberg on Sept 13, 2006 19:30:29 GMT -5
Oh man ... this is just too fucking hard!
FTR: Miles is the most important performer in jazz. Everything since has been either emulating something Miles did or reacting to it. Duke is the most important composer in jazz. Like DED said, it's hard to fathom just how important he was in pushing boundaries of jazz composition and arranging b/c everyone else would rush in to follow where he led. Coltrane is possibly my favorite jazz player, and certainly one of the most interesting performers in the form, but he pales in significance next to the big two.
Armstrong and Parker are both remarkable artists, but I can't in good consciousness put them in the same territory as Miles and Duke.
Sooooooo, the composer or the performer? Sheesh, I guess I'll have to let my cd collection decide for me. Miles gets my vote, but it's not by a huge margin. And if this were about composers rather than overall catalogs, it'd be different.
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Post by Kensterberg on Sept 13, 2006 19:31:18 GMT -5
Great choices for this poll, DED. Throwing in Parker and Coltrane was inspired.
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Post by phil on Sept 13, 2006 22:52:32 GMT -5
I gotta go with Miles Davis for the way he expanded on,
created so many Jazz genres ...
but I love all those artists' music very much ...
And saxophone is the instrument I dig most !!
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Post by wayved on Sept 13, 2006 23:20:10 GMT -5
Just like the cover of ON THE CORNER--Vote For Miles!
I'm not going to wax intellectually about the subject as usual, Miles Davis covered everything...Funk, Rock, etc. but the most easily accessed as well. To be honest as well, alot of Miles records I have heard, I wonder if the players behind him are equally as important. These are not pop songs....
I dare you to throw Herbie Hancock and Sun Ra into the vote......Does Sun Ra count?? If he does, ditch my vote for miles and throw him up as my vote.
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Post by rockysigman on Sept 13, 2006 23:26:31 GMT -5
I vote Ornette Coleman...
Okay, he's a favorite of mine, but I know there's no reasonable argument for him being the most important...so enjoy your poll.
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Post by wayved on Sept 13, 2006 23:42:03 GMT -5
Yeah, rocky. Coleman. Throw that on the list!
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Post by Adam on Sept 14, 2006 7:58:07 GMT -5
I would've voted for Davis, but I wanted to give some love to Bird.
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Post by Paul on Sept 14, 2006 8:54:44 GMT -5
I voted for Miles -- maybe b/c he was my first tast of Jazz...
What do you all think of the Dave Brubeck Quartet?
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Post by Kensterberg on Sept 14, 2006 9:23:50 GMT -5
Dave Brubek made one great album (Take Five), which is all I've got. Phil may be able to elaborate further.
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Post by Galactus on Sept 14, 2006 9:51:39 GMT -5
Time Out is essential to any jazz collection. Jazz Goes To College is also really good.
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Post by Galactus on Sept 14, 2006 9:57:21 GMT -5
Also an often overlooked Ellington record that just might be my favorite, Such Sweet Thunder, I urge you all to check it out.  |
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Post by phil on Sept 14, 2006 10:07:02 GMT -5
Dave Brubeck got painted in a corner with "Time Out" ... He has a bunch of records, specialy live ones well worth getting acquainted with. Among those ...   Jazz Impressions of Eurasia ... Time Further Out   Those two are just great and shows that Brubeck did MUCH MORE than "Blue Rondo à la Turk" ... |
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Post by phil on Sept 14, 2006 10:20:33 GMT -5
ÔÔPS ! Almost forget one of my favorite Dave Brubeck album ...  Jazz impression of Japan Check out the AMG review and go get it !! WOAH ! The link is about a mile long ... Find it yourself ...  |
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