What are some jazz musicians would you recommend?

Question

I currently listen to blues (acoustic and electric), blues rock and folk, however, I started to listen to jazz not too long ago. What are some jazz muscians you would like to recommend? Heres the song that got me interested in Jazz: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm_h5xjEY5c

I believe it's a smooth jazz.

Answer 1

Drummers:



Top 500 jazz drummers on left side of below link. Alex Acuna is my favorite ever!



http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Alex_Acuna.html





Saxaphonists:



Gato Barbieri

Stanely Turrentine:

Stan Getz

Miles Davis

Nino Tempo

John Coltrane

Charlie Parker

Cannonball Atterly

Paul Desmond



Pianists:



- Eliane Elias

- Esperanza Spalding (She plays piano, but double bass is her main instrument-and voice)

- Tania Maria - Plays piano and sings

- Oscar Peterson

- Bill Evans

- Thelonious Monk

- Art Tatum

- Duke Ellington

- "Fats" Waller

- Chic Corea



Guitarrists:



- Remo Palmier

- Billy Bauer

- Kenny Burrell

- Herb Ellis

- Tal Farlow

- Russ Freeman

- Jim Hall

- Barney Kessel

- Jimmy Raney

- Johnny Smith

- Chuck Wayne

- Joe Pass

- Laurindo Almeida

- George Benson

- Freddie Green



Trumpet:

- Wynton Marsalis

- Nat "Cannonball" Adderly

- Clifford Brown

- Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong

- Miles Davis

- Dizzy Gillespie

- Lee Morgan

- Clark Terry

- Chet Baker

- Arturo Sandoval

- "Fats" Navarro

- Maynard Ferguson

- Ernie Watts

- Jan Garbarek

- David Murray

- Wayne Shorter

- Plas Johnson

- Tony Campise

- Clarence Clemmons

- Pee Wee Ellis



And I just HAVE to add my favorite music, Bossa Nova w/a couple of other youtubes thrown in:



- Manha de Carnaval - Original 1959 movie, "Black Orpheus", sung by Agostinho dos Santos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0W12dVKD…



- Bem Bom (Gal Costa)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VLefxheB…



- Madalena (Elis Regina)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQIcSPdMq…



- Tarde em Itapoa (Maria Bethania w/Vinicius Moraes)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56NvUAPR7…



- Estrada do Sol (Elis Regina and Gal Costa)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcshTxLT6…



- O Pato (sung by [a very young] Joao Gilberto "O Pato" = The Duck and "Quem"= Quack in Port.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S4dci8J1…



- You and I (Stanley Turrentine) (no YouTube, on his "Soulful Saxaphone" CD, LOVE it.

- Blues in Hoss Flat (Stanley Turrentine, '63)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLsWR8piT…



- Half a Minute (Matt Bianco and where Basia got her start) LOVE his stuff!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDzagmJbw…



- Do you want to know what I want? (New York Voices, LOVE them)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUI49344B…

Answer 2

Look up these tunes on Youtube to see which you like. This is my list of favorites.



Look To The Sky

Satin Doll

Blues For Alice

Yardbird Suite

Confirmation

Now's The Time

Ornithology

Whispering

Bloomdido

Kelo

Big P

Girl Of My Dreams

Black Orpheus

Conception

Four

Naima

The Spirit Feel

Miles Ahead

Affternoon In Paris

Giant Steps

Doxy

Sandu

Airegin

Budo

Water Babies

Strode Rode

Goodbye Pork Pie Hat

Milestones

Cousin Mary

Desafinado

Spiral

Recorda Me

Wild Flower

Take The 'A' Train

Eighty-One

Be-Bop

Jelly Roll

Hocus Pocus

Monk's Dream

Softly As In A Morning Sunrise

In Walked Bud

Joy Spring

Birk's Works

Mr. P.C.

Locomotion

All The Things You Are

Freedom Jazz Dance

Song For My Father

Blue Bolivar Blues

Gingerbread Boy

Brilliant Corners

Sweet And Lovely

Speak No Evil

Bright Mississippi

Impressions

Valse Hot

Pannonica

Moment's Notice

Pussy Cat Dues

Well You Needn't

Dolphin Dance

Silver's Serenade

Full House

Alfie

Freedie Freeloader

Footprints

Rhythm-A-Ning

Sugar

Blue Train

Pursuance

Straight, No Chaser

Nostalgia In Times Square

Bag's Groove

The Cooker

Answer 3

I love Jazz, its my passion. Having said that you cant go wrong with Miles and he has done so much work that even if your an avid Mile's fan you still could come across something you havent heard. John Coltrane is great, Stanley Turrentine, Freddie Hubbard, Dave Brubeck, and Wes Montgomery. Those are just a few greats, but being a guitarist my absolute favorite would have to be George Benson. He's incredible.

Answer 4

I know exactly what you mean! Dave Koz was the one who did it for me too. You seem to be going for a more contemporary jazz style. Some other artists you may like:



Candy Dulfer (Funked Up! is a great album)

Brian Culbertson (Live From the Inside)

Dave Koz (Pretty much every song he's ever played)

Eric Darius (Modern pop fusion style)

The Sax Pack

David Benoit

The Rippingtons



I'll leave you with that, but I have many more. Just PM me if you want to hear some more suggestions.