The Best Jazz Albums Of All Time -Category: audio Size: 0 Kb Rating: 0 Source: http://www.warezscene.org/music-albums/647425-best-jazz-albums-all-time.html Cache: The Best Jazz Albums Of All Time A Word Of Appreciation On the thread would be really nice & would keep the topic Alive. Cheers & Enjoy the Best old/new Jazz Music. List: 1. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue ( 1959 ) 2.John Coltrane - A Love Supreme ( 1964 ) 3.Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um (1959 ) 4.The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out ( 1959 ) 5.Cannonball Adderley - Somethin' Else ( 1958 ) 6.Andrew Hill - Time Lines ( 2006 ) 7.Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus ( 1956 ) 8.Diana Krall - Live in Paris [LIVE] ( 2002 ) 9.John Coltrane - Giant Steps ( 1959 ) 10.Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage ( 1965 ) 11.Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners ( 1956 ) 12.Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - Moanin' ( 1958 ) 13.Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage ( 1965 ) 14.Bill Evans Trio - Waltz for Debby ( 1961 ) 15.Louis Armstrong - 25 Greatest Hot Fives & Sevens ( 1995 ) 16.John Coltrane - Blue Train ( 1957 ) 17.Miles Davis - B1tches Brew ( 1969 ) 18.Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz to Come ( 1959 ) 19.Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto ( 1963 ) To Be Added: Eric Dolphy - Out to Lunch! 1964 Keith Jarrett - The Koln Concert 1975 Wayne Shorter - Speak No Evil 1964 Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder 1963 1.Kind of Blue ( 1959 ) Miles Davis ![]() Artist: Miles Davis Album: Kind of Blue Original Release Date: March 2, 1959 Number of Discs: 1 Label: Sony ASIN: B000002ADT BitRate: 192Kpbs Type: MP3 Size: 77.5 MB Amazon.com This is the one jazz record owned by people who don't listen to jazz, and with good reason. The band itself is extraordinary (proof of Miles Davis's masterful casting skills, if not of God's existence), listing John Coltrane and Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on saxophones, Bill Evans (or, on "Freddie Freeloader," Wynton Kelly) on piano, and the crack rhythm unit of Paul Chambers on bass and Jimmy Cobb on drums. Coltrane's astringency on tenor is counterpoised to Adderley's funky self on alto, with Davis moderating between them as Bill Evans conjures up a still lake of sound on which they walk. Meanwhile, the rhythm partnership of Cobb and Chambers is prepared to click off time until eternity. It was the key recording of what became modal jazz, a music free of the fixed harmonies and forms of pop songs. In Davis's men's hands it was a weightless music, but one that refused to fade into the background. In retrospect every note seems perfect, and each piece moves inexorably towards its destiny. Track List: 1. So What 2. Freddie Freeloader 3. Blue In Green 4. All Blues 5. Flamenco Sketches 6. Flamenco Sketches (alternate take) http://rapidshare.com/files/209859802/Miles_Davis_-_kings_of_blue.rar ![]() Artist: John Coltrane Album: A Love Supreme Original Release Date: December 9, 1964 Number of Discs: 1 Label: Impulse Records ASIN: B0000A118M BitRate: 256Kpbs Type: MP3 Size: 60.5 MB Track List: 1. Pt. 1: Acknowledgement 2. Pt. 2: Resolution 3. Pt. 3: Pursuance/Pt. 4: Psalm Amazon.com A Love Supreme is a suite about redemption, a work of pure spirit and song, that encapsulates all the struggles and aspirations of the 1960s. Following hard on the heels of the lyrical, swinging Crescent, A Love Supreme heralded Coltrane's search for spiritual and musical freedom, as expressed through polyrhythms, modalities, and purely vertical forms that seemed strange to some jazz purists, but which captivated more adventurous listeners (and rock fellow travelers such as the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Cream, and the Byrds), while initiating a series of volatile, unruly prayer offerings, including Kulu Su Mama, Ascension, Om, Meditations, Expression, Interstellar Space. From the urgent speech-like timbre of his tenor, to the serpentine textures and earthy groove of Elvin Jones's drumming, Coltrane's suite proceeds with escalating intensity, conveying a hard-fought wisdom and a beckoning serenity in the prayer-like drones of "Psalm," where Jones rolls and rumbles like thunder as Garrison and Tyner toll away suggestively--all the while Coltrane searches for that one climactic note worthy of the love he wants to share. --Chip Stern http://rapidshare.com/files/210586452/John_Coltrane_-_A_Love_Supreme.rar ![]() Artist: Charles Mingus Album: Mingus Ah Um Original Release Date: February 16, 1959 Number of Discs: 1 Label: Sony ASIN: B00000I14Z BitRate: 320Kpbs Type: MP3 Size: 167.1 MB (02 links) Amazon.com Mercurial bassist and bandleader Charles Mingus was signed to Columbia Records for the briefest of time during 1959. His Columbia recordings, however, remain some of the most inspired, mood-jumping jazz in history. The flowing sadness of "Goodbye Porkpie Hat" (unedited here for the first time on CD!) rings like a funeral chorus that pitches headlong into a celebration of Lester Young's life and improvising flexibility, rather than his death. And there's the funky furnace blast of "Boogie Stop Shuffle" (also unedited!), which reaches its glory with Booker Ervin's Texas tenor sax, wrapped tight in bluesy tone. With the index of emotions captured, these songs nail why Mingus is possibly the most relevant jazzer for the '90s generation. He swings and shouts and hollers and somersaults. His tunes either induce foot-stomping with their intensity or reach for poignant yearning with their lyrical tapestry of orchestral colors. --Andrew Bartlett http://rapidshare.com/files/205514395/B00000I14Z.part1.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/205519875/B00000I14Z.part2.rar ![]() Artist: The Dave Brubeck Quartet Album: Time Out Original Release Date: June 25, 1959 Number of Discs: 1 Label: Sony ASIN: B000002AGN BitRate: 400Kpbs Type: MP3 Size: 53.8 MB Amazon.com Boasting the first jazz instrumental to sell a million copies, the Paul Desmond-penned "Take Five," Time Out captures the celebrated jazz quartet at the height of both its popularity and its powers. Recorded in 1959, the album combines superb performances by pianist Brubeck, alto saxophonist Desmond, drummer Joe Morrello and bassist Gene Wright. Along with "Take Five," the album features another one of the group's signature compositions, "Blue Rondo a la Turk." Though influenced by the West Coast-cool school, Brubeck's greatest interest and contribution to jazz was the use of irregular meters in composition, which he did with great flair. Much of the band's appeal is due to Desmond, whose airy tone and fluid attack often carried the band's already strong performances to another level. Together, he and Brubeck proved one of the most potent pairings of the era. --Fred Goodman Track List: 1. Blue Rondo la Turk 2. Strange Meadow Lark 3. Take Five 4. Three To Get Ready 5. Kathy's Waltz 6. Everybody's Jumpin' 7. Pick Up Sticks http://rapidshare.com/files/211927812/Dave_Brubeck_Quartet-Time_Out.rar ![]() Artist: Cannonball Adderley Album: Somethin' Else Original Release Date: March 9, 1959 Number of Discs: 1 Label: Blue Note Records ASIN: B00000I41J BitRate: 400Kpbs Type: MP3 Size: 61.2 MB Amazon.com When alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderley culled together this quartet, he grabbed three champions from seemingly disparate schools to complement his flinty solos: Miles Davis, the king of cool; Art Blakey, the thundering force of hard bop; Hank Jones, a veteran of swing; and Sam Jones, a versatile bassist adaptable to nearly any setting. The results are one of Blue Note's most beloved albums. The open-ended beauty of "Autumn Leaves," which features Davis beautifully stating the melody on muted trumpet, sounds like it could easily be an outtake from Kind of Blue (which it isn't). The midtempo title track provides the centerpiece of this classic as Adderley echoes Miles's swaggering melody before both unravel wonderful solos. A must-have Blue Note album. --John Murph Track List: 1. Autumn Leaves 2. Love For Sale 3. Somethin' Else 4. One For Daddy-O 5. Dancing In The Dark 6. Alison's Uncle http://rapidshare.com/files/212908830/Miles_Davis_-_Something_Else.rar ![]() Artist: Andrew Hill Album: Time Lines Original Release Date: February 21, 2006 Number of Discs: 1 Label: Blue Note Records ASIN: B000E5LFEQ BitRate: 192Kpbs Type: MP3 Size: 91.6 MB Amazon.com Time Lines marks the return to Blue Note of one of the label's great originals, with Hill retaining the edgy intensity that marked such '60s masterpieces as Black Fire and Judgment. As pianist, composer, and bandleader, Hill has a special talent for creating structural tensions that stimulate fresh improvisations. You hear it in the title track as saxophonist Greg Tardy and trumpeter Charles Tolliver (another veteran of the 1960s) weave through Hill's minefield of compound rhythms and dissonant chords to make their own powerful statements. Tardy's mastery of clarinet and bass clarinet adds to Hill's rich palette of instrumental colors, while bassist John Hebert and drummer Eric McPherson contribute to the dynamic flow of polyrhythms. Whether it's the joyous playfulness of "Smooth," the taut and spiky "Ry Round 1," or the welling emotional depths of the solo piano version of "Malachi," every track bears the stamp of Hill's creativity and commitment. --Stuart Broomer Track List: 1. Malachi 2. Time Lines 3. Ry Round 1 4. For Emilio 5. Whitsuntide 6. Smooth 7. Ry Round 2 8. Malachi [Solo Piano Version] http://rapidshare.com/files/212882311/Andrew_Hill_Time_Lines.rar ![]() Artist: Sonny Rollins Album: Saxophone Colossus Original Release Date: March 22, 1956 Number of Discs: 1 Label: Ojc ASIN: B000000YG5 BitRate: VBR Type: MP3 Size: 50.5 MB Amazon.com Though he lacked the improvisational fire of John Coltrane and the restless curiosity of Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins played with a rich, round tone that complimented his melodic inclinations, making him the most accessible of the post-bop musicians. Saxophone Colossus is the most successful of the late '50s albums that made his reputation. Rollins' playing never falters; he's backed by the redoubtable Max Roach on drums, Tommy Flannagan on piano, and Doug Watkins on bass. Rollins is equally at home with the lilting Caribbean air of "St. Thomas," standards ("You Don't Know What Love Is"), blues ("Strode Rode," featuring a driving Tommy Flannagan solo), and a smoldering version of Brecht-Weill's "Moritat" (better known as "Mac the Knife"). If you are new to jazz, there is no better place to start than Saxophone Colossus. --Steven Mirkin Track List: 1. St. Thomas 2. You Don't Know What Love Is 3. Strode Rode 4. Moritat 5. Blue 7 http://rapidshare.com/files/212889311/Sony_Rollins_-_Saxophone_Colossus.rar 8. Live in Paris ( 2002 ) Diana Krall Artist: Diana Krall Album: Live in Paris Original Release Date: October 1, 2002 Number of Discs: 1 Label: Umvd Labels ASIN: B00006J9OT BitRate: 128kpbs Type: MP3 Size: 56 MB Amazon.com Recorded at the historic Olympia Theatre in Paris in November 2001, this is Diana Krall's first live album. Backed by her quicksilver combo of bassist John Clayton, drummer Jeff Hamilton, and guitarist John Pisano (on some tracks), Krall's jazz heritage comes through loud and clear on this program of standards, ballads, and bossa novas. On Peggy Lee's "I Love Being Here with You," Bob Dorough's "Devil May Care," and Frank Sinatra's "Fly Me to the Moon," Krall's snappy, postbop piano playing shows off her debt to Nat "King" Cole and Jimmy Rowles. Her cool contralto vocals are illuminated by the Orchestre Symphonique Europeen, under the direction of Alan Broadbent, as well as the London Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor Claus Ogerman. Krall's deep take on Joni Mitchell's "A Case of You" is a great choice for an encore, and the CD concludes with Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are" (a studio track from a film called The Guru), with tenor saxophonist Michael Brecker and bassist Christian McBride. This collection only hints at what Diana Krall has to offer in the future.--Eugene Holley Jr. Track List: 1. I Love Being Here With You 2. Let's Fall In Love 3. Deed I Do 4. The Look Of Love 5. East Of The Sun (West Of The Moon) 6. I've Got You Under My Skin 7. Devil May Care 8. Maybe You'll Be There 9. 'S Wonderful 10. A Case Of You 11. Just The Way You Are 12. 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He pops up to astonish on the 1926 tracks with classic ideas already spouting from his horn. Over the next three years, he would metamorphose into the sublime creator of the trumpet solo on the last track, "Tight Like This," one of the most dramatic and enchanting solos in the whole of jazz. Before that are fresh-as-a-daisy cornet acrobatics, as found on "Potato Head Blues" and "Struttin' with Some Barbecue." There's more exquisite playing on "Savoy Blues," where Lonnie Johnson adds some eloquent guitar. And then there's "West End Blues," the trumpet classic par excellence that brings in pianist Earl Hines, already a decade ahead of his time and one of the most potent influences on Armstrong. This is a thoroughly enjoyable history lesson. --Steve Voce 1. Heebie Jeebies 2. Cornet Chop Suey 3. Muskrat Ramble 4. Jazz Lips 5. Skid - Dat - De - Dat 6. Big Butter Egg Man 7. Willie The Weeper 8. Wild Man Blues 9. Alligator Crawl 10. Potato Head Blues 11. Melancholy Blues 12. Weary Blues 13. Struttin' With Some Barbecue 14. Once In A While 15. I'm Not Rough 16. Hotter Than That 17. Savoy Blues 18. Skip The Gutter 19. West End Blues 20. Basin Street Blues 21.Beau Koo Jack 22.Weather Bird 23.Muggles 24.St, James Infirmary 25.Tight Like This http://rapidshare.com/files/212902236/Louis_Armstrong_-_Hot_Fives___Sevens.rar eptember 15, 1957 Number of Discs: 1 Label: Blue Note Japan BitRate: 192Kpbs Type: MP3 Size: 57.8 MB Amazon.com The tenor sax giant had signed with another label when he embarked on this one-off date for Blue Note, an excursion that paid off with an enduring modern jazz masterpiece. Boasting volley after volley of smart soloing and intuitively swinging rhythm work, Blue Train is a joy, from the coolly precise ensemble entry on the opening title piece through the set's balance of elegant hard bop conversations and smooth downshifts into ballads. John Coltrane wrote four originals for the date, all of them now regarded as standards, and assembled a rhythm section including pianist Kenny Drew, Miles Davis's rhythm section of bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Philly Joe Jones, and trumpeter Lee Morgan and trombonist Curtis Fuller, both recent Blue Note recruits. Coltrane's signature sound, now fully developed but still hewing more to familiar blues and chromatic harmonies than his later modalities, is confident and expansive, and his partners respond vividly throughout. --Sam Sutherland Track List: 1. Blue Train 2. Moment's Notice 3. Locomotion 4. I'm Old Fashioned 5. 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