Jazz on a budget...

Ames0325 · Post by **Ames0325** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:22 pm

I have joined our school's jazz ensembel and am attemptng to learn jazz. I was wondering if anyone could reccomend a few good cds to begin with to get used to some of the style....keeping min mind that I am a college student and have limited funds...What would be your top 2 or 3 choices for a beginning exposure to jazz and such?

Thanks
Amy

Chuck Jackson · Post by **Chuck Jackson** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 9:41 am

Miles- Kind of Blue
Louis Armstrong- Hot 5 and Hot 7 recordings
Dave Brubeck- Take 5
Paul Desmond- Live at Oberlin
John Coltrane- Giant Steps

Also, anything by the Basie band, anything by Art Tatum(has to be heard to be believed), Chest Baker, Clifford Brown, J.J. Johnson, Gerry Mulligan, you get the idea.

Chuck

Sean Greene · Post by **Sean Greene** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 10:29 am

If I only had one CD to learn what big bands were all about it would be "Basie Live at the Sands".
If I had two, the second would be "Ellington at Newport 1956".
Third would be Thad Jones/Mel Lewis "Consummation".
Fourth would be Buddy Rich's "Keep the Customer Satisfied".
After four CD's I would be broke.

ken k · Post by **ken k** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 10:53 am

check you school's library. they should have some CD on file to sign out. th you don't have to worry about a budget.

ken k

jacobg · Post by **jacobg** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 12:10 pm

Or the public library.
I like the Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz. Good birthday present.

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 3:18 pm

Not a CD, but a great online library of early jazz recordings:

http://www.redhotjazz.com/

Ames0325 · Post by **Ames0325** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 8:53 am

thanks guys for the suggestions. I will check them out.

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