I've got a playlist that I just started building called "Greatest Jazz Albums," and it contains:
- Time Out
- Kind of Blue (Miles Davis)
- A Love Supreme (John Coltrane)
- Mingus Ah Um (Charles Mingus)
- Saxaphone Colossus (Sonny Rollins)
- The Shape of Jazz to Come (Ornette Coleman)
...old stuff for now, it's a work in progress.
Sep 26, 2024
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Classic albums you should check out if you’re getting started and haven’t already:
Miles Davis - Birth of the Cool
Charles Mingus - Blues & Roots
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
Bill Evans - Sunday at Village Vanguard
Herbie Hancock - Headhunters
Chet Baker - Chet Baker Sings
Dave Brubeck - Time Out
Some personal favorites in addition to above
Red Camp - Horizontal
Aca Seca Trio - Adolorido
Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior
Zimbo Trio - Zimbo Trio
Yunseokchol Trio - Db in April
Feb 21, 2025
of mellow instrumental jazz classics this should give you a great foundational base to start from. For something more eclectic I would recommend Ethiopian jazz like Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru and for something more modern I would recommend Kamasi Washington
Apr 21, 2024
🎶 Conversations with Myself — Bill Evans
🎶 Anything John Carroll Kirby for something modern; My Garden is his current opus
🎶 See attached screenshot for good playlist
🎶 Ryo Fukui — really any but most people start with Scenery
🎶 Surprise Chef and Blue In Green (band) are some other modern picks
Have fun 🎱
Apr 21, 2024
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