In Reply to: Trying to get back into jazz posted by magiccarpetride on July 5, 2012 at 10:08:28:
The jazz musicians who have consistently turned me on and spoken to me
over the years have been:
Fats Waller
Teddy Wilson
Benny Goodman Trios, Quartets, Quintets
Lionel Hamptons late 30s'-early 40s' jam sessions on RCA
Count Basie big band up thru the mid 60s
Duke Ellington from the beginning to the end
Johnny Hodges' recordings under his own name
Soprano Summit (Bob Wilber and Kenny Davern)
Budd Johnson - his recordings under his own name, and with Earl Hines in
the 60s are all worth seeking out
Roy Eldridge - it is always a joy to listen to Roy.
Anita O'Day - her Verve recordings are especially good, as are some of
her recordings from the 40s with Gene Krupa's band
Ella Fitzgerald - some of her non-songbook albums are just amazing
Louis Armstrong - his whole career was just amazing
Cannonball Adderly - more soul than I would think possible
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson - not only a great blues shouter/singer, but an
pretty damn fine bop alto player to boot.
Charlie Parker - enough said
Sonny Stitt - soul, swing, bop, he could and did do it all and he made
it very interesting in the process.
Tommy Flannagan - he's been called a jazz poet, and rightly so.
Paul Desmond - either with Brubeck or on his own, he's wonderful.
Happy re-discovering.
Lack of skill dictates economy of style. - Joey Ramone
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