Need some Jazz recommendations..some pop and swing
OK, not even sure how to articulate this. I love music...almost all kinds...I have some Jazz and particularly like the Oscar Peterson and Stan Getz stuff. I have the feeling there's a treasure trove of Jazz I could be enjoying....here's the problem. Most jazz I hear...I enjoy...but never much more than in a background music sort of way. I absolutely love rock/alt rock when it contains Jazz (E.g. Soul Coughing, Steely Dan...etc. .so.
I think I need some Jazz with some pop elements/hooks to it... you might even be able to say I need some beginners jazz?
(and yes, I get that jazz is generally improvisational in nature...and does not exist to repeat hooks)
Jazz snobs: please step away...to me, it's about the music and I mean no offense!
Some jazz albums filled with memorable "hooks" or popular elements that come to mind for me are:
Coltrane, Ballads Adderly Somthin' Else Chico Freeman, Spirit Sensitive Oscar Peterson, We Get Requests Ike Quebec, Blue and Sentimental Sonny Rollins, Way Out West Ben Webster, Soulville
All happen to be phenomenal albums too! Happy hunting.
Swing revival... Just went to see "Big Bad Voodoo Daddy" Monday night in Ann Arbor. Lots of fun. Check out "Cherry Poppin' Daddies" too. Zoot Suit Riot! ... throw back a bottle of beer....
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