Styles of Jazz Music

[A/V Solutions]

Here is a nice break down of just how many styles of Jazz music we have.....

http://www.apassion4jazz.net/jazz_styles.html

Maybe Mike can make this a sticky

[Mike]

Sure. Let me do that!

[jwhite613]

Jeff... Thanks! Nice Reference.

[f1 fan]

Thanks Mike...

Dave

[Olskool]

There is an excellent iPAD app called The History of Jazz. Very interactive. Discusses various forms, who was instrumental, their discography also with YouTube links to key performances of the artist being reviewed. Really excellent information! A must have if you are a Jazz fan.
Larry

[Myles B. Astor]

I always liked this interview with Oscar Peterson about jazz pianist's playing styles.

A piano lesson with Oscar Peterson. [VIDEO]

[A.S.]

Is That Jazz? Go to 3.55

[A.S.]

This video is highly recommended.
It tells about 4 of the best sounding and most influential albums in Jazz history.

1959 the year that changed Jazz\

[A.S.]

This video is highly recommended.
It tells about 4 of the best sounding and most influential albums in Jazz history.

1959 the year that changed Jazz\

And it is 4 significant different styles!

[A.S.]

And then there is Charles Gayle is it noise or Jazz?

[A.S.]

And here you even have RHCP's Flea singing Donna Lee;

[Mas]

Great stuff, and he is singing too. Thanks!

I always liked this interview with Oscar Peterson about jazz pianist's playing styles.

A piano lesson with Oscar Peterson. [VIDEO]

[A.S.]

Yes he was a big Nat King Cole fan

[Wasatch]

Nice. I'm a fusion guy.

[A.S.]

Nice. I'm a fusion guy.

Then you will like this tale of the beginning jazz;

[A.S.]

Great stuff, and he is singing too. Thanks!

Yes he was a big Nat King Cole fan

as you can hear here:

[A.S.]

I am enjoying this collaboration tremendously;

[audio.bill]

I am enjoying this collaboration tremendously;

For Tidal subscribers it's available here.

[Mas]

I hope they will release a live recording as well.
Check this it is burnin':https://youtu.be/ghYxcyVkrQ0?t=605

[Mas]

Kurt Elling is fantastic when he is a guest with another band, his own records are good but these are even better.

Then you will like this tale of the beginning jazz;

[A.S.]

I am enjoying this collaboration tremendously;

But on repeated listening I am not so found of the sq, the instruments sounding a bit boxed in.
The music is great though and i guess that is what really matters

[bart]

I am enjoying this collaboration tremendously;

I saw them live together last year.
Entertaining concert.

[bart]

Sonny Rollins - Way Out West
Qobuz 24/192




Just rereleased on Qobuz.
I compared with my CD, which was a recent remaster, and the difference is enormous.
The stream wins on all aspects, with a wide margin.
Shocking...
I don't know what they did, but this 61 year old recording sounds freakin' great!!

[A.S.]

Wonderful NEW Coltrane album in mono;

[NorthStar]

[A.S.]

Sonny Rollins - Way Out West
Qobuz 24/192




Just rereleased on Qobuz.
I compared with my CD, which was a recent remaster, and the difference is enormous.
The stream wins on all aspects, with a wide margin.
Shocking...
I don't know what they did, but this 61 year old recording sounds freakin' great!!

You are streaming 192?

[bart]

You are streaming 192?

That is what my app tells me, yes.
For the moment still via a cheapo Yamaha streamer, but it already sounds great (and often better than my CD version through the same DAC).

[A.S.]

Impressive, I thought that wasn't possible.

[bart]

Joey Baron - Bram De Looze - Robin Verheyen - Mixmonk
Signed CD
(Also available on LP)




We attended a concert with these 3 masters of jazz yesterday.
An event that easily comes in my top 10 of jazz concerts ever.
All three had original ideas in abundance.
Never a dull moment.
Joey always smiling while doing his magic, attentive.
Bram, a youngster still, but oh so intelligent. Check his albums on Tidal or Qobuz.
Robin, brilliant in building up his lines.

[bart]

Impressive, I thought that wasn't possible.

It is.
The Blue Note remasters in the Qobuz catalogue are fantastic by the way.

[HammerHeadphone]

Nothing like the Jazzz flute to get me in dat mood

[A.S.]

It is.
The Blue Note remasters in the Qobuz catalogue are fantastic by the way.

Agree.

[bart]

Count Basie - King of Swing




Oh yeah, it swings!
I'm listening to a high quality CD pressing, but I liked the Qobuz comment:

Following a brief lull earlier in the 1950s, Count Basie had rebuilt his big band by the time of this trio of studio sessions originally recorded for Clef. Among the musicians present on one or more of the dates are trumpeters Joe Newman, Joe Wilder, and Thad Jones and a reed section with Marshall Royal, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, and Ernie Wilkins, along with a dependable rhythm section anchored by Basie's longtime rhythm guitarist, Freddie Green. While none of the numbers seemed to stay in the band book for all that long, the consistently swinging performances and tasty solos make this worth the attention of swing fans. ~ Ken Dryden

[bart]

This came as a recommendation in the German magazine "Stereo" this month.
It is an evocation of Buddy Bolden's jazz era.
Well done!

Bolden
Music from the original soundtrack by Wynton Marsalis
Qobuz 24/96




Has anybody seen this movie?
I'm curious to find out more about it!

[bart]

Jamie Saft Quartet - Hidden Corners
Qobuz 24/44.1




Jazz album of the month in "Stereo".
It is a truly terrific album.
Audiophile grade sound with magnificent bass.

[bart]

Bobby Hutcherson - Dialogue




Since I saw Hutcherson live in the 80s, I've been a big fan.
This is a milestone album.

I'm listening to the CD, but want to share the Qobuz comment:


Coming fresh on the heels of his groundbreaking work with Eric Dolphy, Bobby Hutcherson's debut album is a masterpiece of "new thing" avant-garde jazz, not really free but way beyond standard hard bop. Dialogue boasts an all-star lineup of hot young post-boppers -- trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, woodwind player Sam Rivers, pianist Andrew Hill, bassist Richard Davis, and drummer Joe Chambers -- and a set of imaginative compositions by either Hill or Chambers that frequently push the ensemble into uncharted territory. The result is an album bursting at the seams with ideas that still sound remarkably fresh, not to mention a strong sense of collectivity. Hutcherson has so many fine players on hand that the focus is naturally on group interaction rather than any particular soloist(s), setting up nice contrasts like the fiery sax work of Rivers versus the cooler tones of Hutcherson and Hill. Hill's pieces stand tradition on its head, twisting recognizable foundations like the blues ("Ghetto Lights"), Latin jazz ("Catta"), and marching bands ("Les Noirs Marchant," which sounds like a parade of mutant soldiers) into cerebral, angular shapes. Chambers, meanwhile, contributes the most loosely structured pieces in his delicate, softly mysterious ballad "Idle While" and the nearly free group conversations of the ten-minute title track, where Hutcherson also plays the more African-sounding marimba. What's impressive is how focused Hutcherson keeps the group through those widely varied sounds; no one is shortchanged, yet the solos are tight, with no wasted space or spotlight-hogging. Dialogue remains Hutcherson's most adventurous, "outside" album, and while there are more extensive showcases for his playing, this high-caliber session stands as arguably his greatest musical achievement. ~ Steve Huey

[asindc]

Bobby Hutcherson - Dialogue




Since I saw Hutcherson live in the 80s, I've been a big fan.
This is a milestone album.

I'm listening to the CD, but want to share the Qobuz comment:


Coming fresh on the heels of his groundbreaking work with Eric Dolphy, Bobby Hutcherson's debut album is a masterpiece of "new thing" avant-garde jazz, not really free but way beyond standard hard bop. Dialogue boasts an all-star lineup of hot young post-boppers -- trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, woodwind player Sam Rivers, pianist Andrew Hill, bassist Richard Davis, and drummer Joe Chambers -- and a set of imaginative compositions by either Hill or Chambers that frequently push the ensemble into uncharted territory. The result is an album bursting at the seams with ideas that still sound remarkably fresh, not to mention a strong sense of collectivity. Hutcherson has so many fine players on hand that the focus is naturally on group interaction rather than any particular soloist(s), setting up nice contrasts like the fiery sax work of Rivers versus the cooler tones of Hutcherson and Hill. Hill's pieces stand tradition on its head, twisting recognizable foundations like the blues ("Ghetto Lights"), Latin jazz ("Catta"), and marching bands ("Les Noirs Marchant," which sounds like a parade of mutant soldiers) into cerebral, angular shapes. Chambers, meanwhile, contributes the most loosely structured pieces in his delicate, softly mysterious ballad "Idle While" and the nearly free group conversations of the ten-minute title track, where Hutcherson also plays the more African-sounding marimba. What's impressive is how focused Hutcherson keeps the group through those widely varied sounds; no one is shortchanged, yet the solos are tight, with no wasted space or spotlight-hogging. Dialogue remains Hutcherson's most adventurous, "outside" album, and while there are more extensive showcases for his playing, this high-caliber session stands as arguably his greatest musical achievement. ~ Steve Huey

My favorite vibraphonist. Thanks for posting.

[bart]

Sonny Rollins - The Sound Of Sonny
Qobuz 24/192




Recorded June '57, a top year for Rollins.

Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
Sonny Clark - piano
Percy Heath - bass
Paul Chambers - bass
Roy Haynes - drums

[A.S.]

Indeed a super jazz album. Maybe his best.

[bart]

After watching Woody Allen's 'Café Society', we wanted to hear more 30s jazz.

We chose this:

Ella Fitzgerald - The Complete Decca Singles 1935-1939 - Featuring Chick Webb




Over 4 hours of music!

[Mas]

Sonny Rollins - The Sound Of Sonny
Qobuz 24/192




Recorded June '57, a top year for Rollins.

Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
Sonny Clark - piano
Percy Heath - bass
Paul Chambers - bass
Roy Haynes - drums

Indeed a super jazz album. Maybe his best.

Very good album but ''The Bridge'' is still my favorite.

[bart]

Viktoria Tolstoy - Stations
Qobuz 24/96




I'm always on the lookout for good female jazz vocalists.
I know that in my lifetime, chances that we'll have another Ella, Sarah or Billie are very small, but I'm hopeful..
Meanwhile, we do have splendid singers, such as Cecile McLorin Salvant.
But the three divas I mentioned are still unequalled.

Viktoria Tolstoy is one of the good, but not great singers.
In the more poppy songs here on this album, she's very enjoyable, in the jazzy pieces, she holds her own quite well too.
All in all, I can recommend this.
Three stars and a half.

ACT is a label that has been putting out a lot of good to great albums the last years.

[roncagg]

Agreed, she is also very good on the Esbjorn Svensson tribute album by Iiro Rantala
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[astrotoy]

I am very much a beginner in the appreciation of jazz. I didn't have really any jazz music until 2016, when I bought a very large collection of tape safety masters, so I missed this thread until now.

I saw with interest the different classifications of jazz one of the first posts in the thread. I also saw with interest the video about the four great albums on 1959. Happens that my collection has three of the four albums, Kind of Blue and Time Out (both on 1/2" 15ips 2 track safety masters) and Ah-Um on 1/4" 15ips 2 track - with the full almost 60 minute album, instead of the 40+ album with significant cuts to several of the songs.

A few questions:

I didn't see either Miles Davis or John Coltrane mentioned in the different jazz classifications - are they generally classified in a particular jazz genre?

Are Three Blind Mice and ECM labels considered jazz - and if so what genres?

Finally, are Muddy Waters and Albert King considered jazz or something else (I have them listed as Pop/Rock in my catalogue of albums).

Thanks, Larry

[asindc]

Viktoria Tolstoy - Stations
Qobuz 24/96




I'm always on the lookout for good female jazz vocalists.
I know that in my lifetime, chances that we'll have another Ella, Sarah or Billie are very small, but I'm hopeful..
Meanwhile, we do have splendid singers, such as Cecile McLorin Salvant.
But the three divas I mentioned are still unequalled.

Viktoria Tolstoy is one of the good, but not great singers.
In the more poppy songs here on this album, she's very enjoyable, in the jazzy pieces, she holds her own quite well too.
All in all, I can recommend this.
Three stars and a half.

ACT is a label that has been putting out a lot of good to great albums the last years.

And she is Leo Tolstoy’s niece. She does a good cover of Herbie Hancock’s “Tell Me a Bedtime Story.”

[bluegrassphile]

And then there is Charles Gayle is it noise or Jazz?

Catchy melody.

[JoeESP9]

Muddy Waters and Albert King do/did not play Jazz. They are strictly blues artists.

As for what kind of Jazz Miles played, that depends. He was part of the movement that introduced Be-Bop. He single handedly changed Jazz with The Birth Of The Cool. Then again with Kind Of Blue (Modal Music). He also did it again with Bitches Brew. The same "depends" also applies to Coltrane.

[nicoff]

....

A few questions:

.....

Are Three Blind Mice and ECM labels considered jazz - and if so what genres?

........

Thanks, Larry

Three Blind Mice is not jazz.

ECM has a lot of jazz artists and recordings. That includes many Avant garde jazz musicians. ECM also have contemporary classical (music composed by Arvo Pärt for example).

[JoeESP9]

According to Wikipedia Three Blind Mice is a Japanese label that specializes in native Japanese Jazz artists.

From Wikipedia:
Three Blind Mice is a Japanese jazz record label founded in June 1970 as a showcase for Japan's emerging jazz performers. It has produced more than 130 albums have been released since. So far they have won the Jazz Disc Award five times in Japan. Produced by Takeshi Fujii (producer) and often recorded by the Yoshihiko Kannari, TBM created jazz records by Japanese players since the 1970s and became known for its audiophile sound quality. TBM's records captured a very important, vibrant era in the development of Japanese jazz. Stars like Isao Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, George Kawaguchi, Terumasa Hino and Mari Nakamoto recorded their very first albums with the label. Artists also include Shuko Mizuno's "Jazz Orchestra '73", Toshiyuko Miyama and Masaru Imada.

​IME ECM is a Jazz label that also does some classical.

[nicoff]

Ah! There is a group called Three Blind Mice and that's what I was referring to.
I was not aware of the label. Thanks for the info!