as the topic goes. actually, i don't know anybody IRL that likes blues (or jazz for that matter) except for me. my three favorites are B.B. King (who doesn't like the King???), some Blues Brothers, and Elmore James (Every day I have the blues rings too true sometimes). anyways, if you like blues, list your favorites. i'm trying to sample more artists, but the local music stores don't have that big of a collection. if you're into jazz, i'd suggest some Mel Torme (It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing, Pennies from Heaven, Puttin' On the Ritz) and Cab Callaway.
Hell, yeah - more Jazz than Blues but sometimes you just need to hear a soulful guy with a guitar and harp. Jazzwise, check out Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius and Thelonius Monk. *n
i'll try those out, thanks. my jazz collections consists mostly of the two mentioned above and some Ella Fitzgerald, Squirral Nut Zippers (more swing then jazz, but they're still good), Andrew Sisters, Billie Holiday, and how can i not have Bing Crosby. it seems that when i bring out the jazz and/or blues, people tend to have negative reactions. but man, there's nothing like a soothing sax solo when you're down.
I don't mind a bit of 60's & 70's motown, if you like that too watch the film 'Standing in the shadow of motown' which tells the story of the funk brothers. Also who doesn't like the orignal 'Blues Brother' movie?
as for blues, im more into the harder, faster, almost rock blues. like Stevie Ray Vaughn type stuff. jazz: im little wierd. favorites are Weather Report, Thelonius Monk, Wes Montgomery, Bela Fleck ( must be w/ the Flecktones though ... his solo stuff is just plain old bluegrass.) just about any swing as long as its not cheesey, wierd stuff like SNZ & combustible edison. i also like the classics too .. parker, davis, getz (a distant relative actually), coltrane, you name it .. powerful horns make the world go round. personally i believe all this "lite" jazz crap should be re-labeled either elevator or "gettin-some" muzak. music it is not. kenny g must die!
yeah, weather report, maceo parker, sidney bechet,maynard ferguson, fats waller, duke ellington. anyone really as long as its quite quick, im not a fan of some of the slower stuff
It should be the law that everyone should own at least three John Coltrane cds I'm also into Keith Jarrett, Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, Miles (fusion stuff is the best), Esbjorn Svennson, Charlie Mingus, Monk, Parker, Herbie Mann, Hubert Laws, Ornette Coleman, Jan Garbarek, Herbie Hancock, Art Blakey, Brad Mehldau, Pharoah Saunders and quite a lot of other random stuff. Pretty much anything on the Blue Note, Impulse!, and Verve labels... Can't say I'm into "the blues" much-I'm not all that keen on Jazz vocalists and the kind of "rocky" electric blues you get is generally awful- 20 minute guitar shredding solos at the 22nd fret are just not where its at for me Ooh, anyone interested in contemporary jazz could do worse than to check out Caber Music- they are a scottish based label that have a lot of great stuff- people like Trio AAB, Mario Caribe, and Brian Kellock are doing some really great stuff. Anyway, thats enough from me! Cheers Sam
I love the sound of blues and such, the only person I really know well is B.B. King. Its hard finding a good station out here for blues, and such. It is good though.
Robert Cray Jeff Beck Jeff Healey Neal Schone Buddy Guy Etta James Eric Clapton Sam Cooke Bo Diddley Muddy Waters John Lee Hooker Robert Johnson Lead Belly Taj Mahal Blind Willie McTell Gary Moore Charlie Musselwhite Kenny Wayne Shepherd Johnny Lang Sonny Boy Williamson Johnny Winter Howlin' Wolf I have seen a few of these live. All good. All blues. Jazz? Rarely too many horns for me. BTW: Saturdays on NPR radio is blues for most of the day. Excellent listening.
