Renamed: ILF official Jazz thread
Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 5:06 am
list of jazz men and women to check out, just some of my favorites, by no means any kind of rule to go by
first of all ill let Mr. Metheny explain what jazz is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-mjt1ypiF8
#1 of course has to be Mingus, composer, usually on double bass
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__OSyznVDOY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkTEfrmqxws
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkJfL6KQ058
Chet Baker, vox/trumpet, usually trumpet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4PKzz81m5c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvXywhJpOKs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgbPHTBiAVQ
Ella, THE voice of jazz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teXOPAFMOp0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYpx6OnV6sM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoiLkCojxAM
Charlie Parker, trumpet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOwEr4UaqzM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSk0evb0HBw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zsR5z33jwU
pat metheny, dude its metheny
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV52_eoJCjo
jaco, what hendrix was to guitar jaco was to bass
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBBG_2tPiOU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eD9EA10ggX4
vicky woo, best living bassist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvpWHnRokNM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k18QgPGFsiY
buddy rich, best drummer ever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rm-A6bGhiE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_4msa-57LE
some standards
all the things you are
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTEn4LvjLpA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTORd2Y_X6U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97p6gQnlO5Y
misty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaxU0TzdMbM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQouJdvB80U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd3pDM2f6Y8
autumn leaves
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IDUxk9sSXI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baDM3_6w8-E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2s2tPORlW4
days of wine and roses
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muzILtfvfe4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGA6b-DoX4c (<-my favorite version ever, not super jazzy but damn....)
summertime
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1bWqViY5F4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N090STPx-2M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4PSju9HYwU
I'm tired so I can't be bothered to look up more for now
missing from this list, obviously right now, are Billie Holiday, Al Di Meola, Elvin Jones, Tal Farlow, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Joe Pass, Charlie Byrd, Maynard Ferguson, Chik Corea, Stanley Clarke and theres tons more but, again, I'm tired.
first of all ill let Mr. Metheny explain what jazz is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-mjt1ypiF8
#1 of course has to be Mingus, composer, usually on double bass
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__OSyznVDOY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkTEfrmqxws
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkJfL6KQ058
Chet Baker, vox/trumpet, usually trumpet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4PKzz81m5c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvXywhJpOKs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgbPHTBiAVQ
Ella, THE voice of jazz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teXOPAFMOp0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYpx6OnV6sM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoiLkCojxAM
Charlie Parker, trumpet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOwEr4UaqzM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSk0evb0HBw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zsR5z33jwU
pat metheny, dude its metheny
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV52_eoJCjo
jaco, what hendrix was to guitar jaco was to bass
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBBG_2tPiOU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eD9EA10ggX4
vicky woo, best living bassist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvpWHnRokNM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k18QgPGFsiY
buddy rich, best drummer ever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rm-A6bGhiE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_4msa-57LE
some standards
all the things you are
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTEn4LvjLpA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTORd2Y_X6U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97p6gQnlO5Y
misty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaxU0TzdMbM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQouJdvB80U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd3pDM2f6Y8
autumn leaves
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IDUxk9sSXI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baDM3_6w8-E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2s2tPORlW4
days of wine and roses
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muzILtfvfe4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGA6b-DoX4c (<-my favorite version ever, not super jazzy but damn....)
summertime
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1bWqViY5F4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N090STPx-2M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4PSju9HYwU
I'm tired so I can't be bothered to look up more for now
missing from this list, obviously right now, are Billie Holiday, Al Di Meola, Elvin Jones, Tal Farlow, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Joe Pass, Charlie Byrd, Maynard Ferguson, Chik Corea, Stanley Clarke and theres tons more but, again, I'm tired.

