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Kumar
January 12, 2015

Recommended music - other than classical and pop

  • January 12, 2015
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I am not sure there is a thread on what Sonos is truly about - the music, so this might be an interesting thread. I have left out classical because that deserves a thread of its own and modern pop because it all sounds the same to me.
I have Phil Keaggy strumming Solitude from his Acoustic Sketches album right now in the bedroom on a play 1 pair and sounding very good indeed.
Recently heard and equally good music and mastering:
1. Michel Petrucciani and NHOP
2. Beyond the Missouri Sky - Metheny and Haden
3. Chiaroscuro - Fresu and Towner
4. Jan Johannsen - Jazz pa Svenska
5. The Astounding Eyes of Rita - Anouar Brahem
6. Last Dance/Jasmine - Jarrett and Haden
7. Saturday Morning - Ahmad Jamal
8. Melos - Paolo Fresu
All but the last are ITunes 256kbps purchases, the last a lossless CD rip.
Very little lost in translation for the lossy thing and Sonos convenience.
Any recommendations on similar music that uses the silence between the notes effectively?
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    KumarAuthor
    February 4, 2015
    Another new - to me - find that is worth a listen: Bela Fleck/Live Art.
    KumarAuthor
    February 4, 2015
    And if east west fusion is to taste, two more of Bela Fleck are also excellent:
    Tabula Rasa
    The Melody of Rhythm

    As is Malian Kora guitar music from Toumani Diabate. I think I have referred to New Ancient Strings earlier, but the recent Mande Variations is also very good.
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    Prodigy I
    February 4, 2015
    Today I've been listening to Four80East on Spotify.
    Melodic electro jazz with a great bass groove. Worth a listen.
    alembic
    Contributor III
    February 7, 2015
    @Kumar, based on your original list, off the top of my head, may I suggest:

    Miles Davis; Kind of Blue
    Stan Getz; Getz/Gilberto
    John Coltrane; John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman
    Keith Jarrett; Koln Concert
    Oregon; Out of the Woods
    Pat Metheny; Bright Size Life
    Chet Baker; Best of Chet Baker Sings
    David Axelrod; Song of Innocence
    Kenny Burrell; Midnight Blue
    Madredeus; Ainda
    Brian Eno; Music for Airports
    Bill Evans Trio; Waltz for Debby
    KumarAuthor
    February 8, 2015

    Miles Davis; Kind of Blue
    Stan Getz; Getz/Gilberto
    John Coltrane; John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman
    Keith Jarrett; Koln Concert
    Oregon; Out of the Woods
    Pat Metheny; Bright Size Life
    Chet Baker; Best of Chet Baker Sings

    Kenny Burrell; Midnight Blue


    Bill Evans Trio; Waltz for Debby
    Thanks. I have had the above for many years now, and all are excellent and recommended to anyone that likes jazz styles and hasn't heard these. I had not mentioned them because they aren't "new".
    I will look up the others.
    KumarAuthor
    February 9, 2015
    I had not mentioned them because they aren't "new".

    More classics on these lines:
    Miles Davis: Blue Miles
    Joe Henderson: The State of the Tenor
    Sonny Rollins: Saxophone Colossus
    Grant Green: Idle Moments
    Herbie Hancock: A Jazz Collection
    Bill Evans: Sunday Night at the Village Vanguard
    Paul Desmond: Feeling Blue
    Chet Baker: Paris Sessions
    Art Pepper: Meets the Rhythm Section
    Ben Webster: Soulville
    Oscar Peterson: Night Train
    Charles Mingus Live at Antibes
    John Coltrane: My Favorite Things
    Monk and Coltrane at Carnegie Hall
    Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie: Jazz at Massey Hall
    And depending on which one is liked, there is a vast music trove of these Jazz giants to explore further. The one thing to look for is that there are versions that aren't mastered as well as others may be.
    KumarAuthor
    February 10, 2015
    A recent not so new discovery that still sounds fresh - jazz with a groove but not so that is too smooth:
    Grover Washington - A Secret Place/Come Morning/Winelight.
    KumarAuthor
    February 10, 2015
    For a taste of Jamaican Jazz with a groove - or Jazz cum Reggae - a great album is Below the Bass line - Ernest Ranglin.
    cycleman66
    Lyricist I
    February 10, 2015
    For more 'ambient jazz' I suggest Andreas Dreier Trio: Poinciana.
    KumarAuthor
    February 11, 2015
    Nice one, thanks - a lot more to it than just ambient. Ahmad Jamal "owns" Poinciana, but the version here is a good fresh take on it.
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