Good Jazz to get started with?

Question

I have recently taken some interest in Jazz...i play some bass guitar so of course I am influenced by Jaco Pastorius...I am usual and avid rock/metal fan, but I love Jaco!! I really want some busy jazz tunes to listen too...what are some good jazz artists? I guess I'm leaning more towards jazz fusion too, so I guess bands that have that type of sound would be my preference. Latin, Rock, or funk influenced jazz mainly.

Answer 1

Some Jazz Groups: 1Stuff selftitled LP 1976 - Warner Bros. Records. 2The Cannonball Adderley Quintet LP- Music You All-Capitol Records.

3Dennis Coffey LP Instant Coffey- Sussex Records 1974

4Herbie Hancock LP Man-Child Columbia Records 1975

5Romantic Warrior LP Return To Forever Columbia Records 1976

6Chuck Mangione LP Main Squeeze A&M Records 1976

7Benson & Farrell LP self titled CTI Records 1976

8George Benson LP Breezin' Warner Bros. Records 1976

9George Benson LP White Rabbit [with gest Hebie Hancock, Ron Carter, Hubert Laws, Airto, Jay Berliner Earl Klugh, Billy Cobham] CTI Records 1971

10Ron Carter LP Blues Farm CTI Records 1973

11Brother Jack McDuff LP Do It Now! Atlantic Records No Date

12Weather Report LP Tale Spinnin' Columbia Records 1975



If you really want good Jazz you have to pick up some of these LP,s You may find some on CD

ENJOY

Answer 2

You should try the James Blood Ulmer lead band called The Music Revelation Ensemble. They are a very heavy and very progressive avant garde inspired fusion band.



I suggest starting off with the album called Crossfire. That album has Pharaoh Sanders and John Zorn playing on every other song. The playing is beyond busy, and its super heavy. Heavier than any of Jaco's music.

Answer 3

Go Contemporary!!!! Norman Brown- Not Like You Do Najee-I Adore Mi Amor Jeff Golub- My Everything Kenny G- Forever In Love Kim Waters- Riverside Drive Jimmy Sommers-The World To Me Richard Elliot-In The Name of Love Bass X- Vonnie Joe Sample- When Your Life Was Low Brian Culbertson- Take Me Home To You Paul Rozmus- One Sunday Afternoon Peter White- Talkin' Bout Love Eric Marienthal-San Marcos Square Bob James-Angela Boney James-Something Inside Will Downing-Almost Like Being in Love Wayman Tisdale- Brazillia Streetwize- Afterparty Steve Cole-Off Broadway The Fantasy Band-The Kiss Gregg Karukas-Your Sweet Smile Mike Phillips -Will You Stick With Me Cabo Frio-Late Return Jimmy Reid-Stay The Night Joe Mcbride- Kickin It Here you have some of my Fav. Artist and my Fav. Song by them, check em out!! :) Good Luck...

Answer 4

As you are a guitarist try out the following:



Wes Montgomery

Barney Kessel

Kenny Burrell

George Barnes

Tal Farlow

Hank Garland (Move - his only jazz album, but excellent) more notably famous for his guitar solos on Presley's earliest work and many other artists of that era.



Go to amazon.com and listen to the samples for the above artists.

Answer 5

Thad Jones "The Fabulous Thad Jones"

John Coltrane "Ballads"

Dexter Gordon "Our Man in Paris"

Check out this blog. It has some good jazz performances.

http://stopandhearthemusic.com/

Answer 6

"Sunland" by Marc Antoine

"Latin Quarter" by Marc Antoine