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Who is your favorite jazz artist? That is a tough question, but, give it a try. The movie "Jazz" by Ken Burns, has come up with this list of artists. Maybe you can find your favortie here:  &nbsp

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Jazz Greats!

posted at March 20, 2012 4:26 PM EDT

BettyCM

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Who is your favorite jazz artist?
That is a tough question, but, give it a try.
The movie "Jazz" by Ken Burns, has come up with this list of artists. Maybe you can find your favortie here:

                                      http://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/

    I didn't see the movie. Did you see it? How is it?

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Re: Jazz Greats!

posted at March 22, 2012 8:11 AM EDT

BettyCM

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How about Gato Barbieri, smooth saxophone, lilting melodies, AHHHH
Any Fans? How about you, Starlink?
Is it really jazz? Or is it just elevator music?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRIbuIeTew4

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Re: Jazz Greats!

posted at April 15, 2012 3:32 PM EDT

LoganSmith

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Personally, I would put Gato in the easy listening genre. And he is good at it too. To pick from all the great jazz players, I mean you got Louis Armstrong, Sindey Bechet, etc they lay down the chops. For me I like BePop and cool jazz from the mid 50s to the early sixties. Folks, like Miles, Thelonius, Coltrane, Mingus, etc I even like much of this Post BePop of today, like Wynton family, Roy Hargrove. I love, I mean I really love rock and roll but jazz is so much more complex musically to my hears. These ears haven't worked well sense that 77 Who concert. I mean third roll from the stage and right next to the monster speakers. In my 10 on the desert island at least 5 would be jazz.

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posted at April 25, 2012 3:54 PM EDT

BettyCM

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I am not familiar with Roy Hargrove, and I will look him up. I do like Coltraine, and Davis, the Marlasis brothers are super. There is a jazz festival in Atlanta on Memorial Day.

Are you near there?

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Re: Jazz Greats!

posted at April 28, 2012 10:25 AM EDT

BettyCM

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In your ten years on the desert island, would you be listening to any of this ? Coleman, NPR, and an American Taiwanese?
http://www.npr.org/event/music/151477218/steve-coleman-and-the-invention-of-new-languages

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posted at May 7, 2012 9:34 PM EDT

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I am a fan of Roy Hargrove,smooth trumpet jazz:
http://www.last.fm/music/Roy+Hargrove/_/Strasbourg%2B%252F%2BSt.%2BDenis

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posted at May 7, 2012 10:36 PM EDT

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Clearly Louis Armstrong was the most talented, charismatic jazz musician of all time.

I have quite a few of his albums and I really enjoy his live performance at the 1960 Newport Jazz festival.

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A0835462.html

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Re: Jazz Greats!

posted at May 18, 2012 4:21 AM EDT

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My personal all time favorite is Red Garland. Instruments I tend to favor are piano and trumpet. I grew up in Eugene with cool so Chet Baker, early Miles, Gerry Mulligan, Bill Evans, Dakota Staton, Chis Conner, MJQ, Jazz Messengers, June Christy (She sang the sexiest, sadest song ever written - "Something Cool") and Mel Torme. I'm not particularly crazy about the Sax but a few could really get my attention - Ben Webster, Paul Desmond & Sonny Rollins. Rueben Gonzale's and the Buena Vista Social Club - now there was a sound to send shivers up your spine!

Cheers,
David

P.S. I also love Suzzanna McCorkle and Karyn Allison too.

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posted at May 29, 2012 5:05 PM EDT

BettyCM

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In Response to Re: Jazz Greats!:

My personal all time favorite is Red Garland. Instruments I tend to favor are piano and trumpet. I grew up in Eugene with cool so Chet Baker, early Miles, Gerry Mulligan, Bill Evans, Dakota Staton, Chis Conner, MJQ, Jazz Messengers, June Christy (She sang the sexiest, sadest song ever written - "Something Cool") and Mel Torme. I'm not particularly crazy about the Sax but a few could really get my attention - Ben Webster, Paul Desmond & Sonny Rollins. Rueben Gonzale's and the Buena Vista Social Club - now there was a sound to send shivers up your spine! Cheers, David P.S. I also love Suzzanna McCorkle and Karyn Allison too.
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MilesCamp,
Thanks for that , I had to check out Red Garland, and he is one of the greats for smooth jazz piano music.He did play with Miles Davis, too. Here is one with John Coltraine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OaUpeAQnoE

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posted at June 17, 2012 11:22 AM EDT

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I might get banged by the jazz purists, but I'm into fusion and "electric" jazz.

A huge fan of Al DiMeola, plus John-Luc Ponty, Stanley Clarke, Shadowfax (RIP Chick Greenberg), Ben Sidran, hey even Kenny G, his early works was pretty hot before he went into easy listening. Yea or nay, what say you?

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