For years I’ve been saying: “If I had a dollar for every time I listened to Kind Of Blue, I’d be a fairly wealthy man!” I’ve been a lover of jazz music for years, but lately, I’m finding it’s all I want to listen to. Always looking to hear new sounds and learn about new artists! Thanks for the upload!
My music reflects my moods. I can play jazz anytime. If I watch the news and see what our cretins we call politicians are up to I reach straight for my Best of Black Sabbath!
Nice overview of many of the same jazz albums that I love and regularly listen to. I would also recommend Pat Metheny and his early ECM records as they are great guitar based jazz. Any of the Rudy Van Gelder produced/recorded Blue Notes are universally great too.
Great selections by you and the commenters. As a guitar lover, I would add Mahavishinu Orchestra, "Inter Mounting Flame" and Carlos Santana / John Mclaughlin "Love Devotion Surrender". These were an entre into a new genre!
LOVE your channel name! This is a great list - I would maybe change a couple here or there - but for the most part - solid. I am a huge Grant Green fan and I also like a lot of Organ driven Jazz - so maybe throw in a John Patton for the Chat Baker - but I have all of these and they are great! Herbie Hancock is my favorite!
Love the video man! Greets from the Netherlands. I may not be a jazz expert (more of a reggae fanatic) but I do listen to it quite often. As for myself, I have a few favourites you might be interested in. Stanley Turrentine & The Three Sounds "Blue Hour", Jimmy Smith "Back at the Chicken Shack", Charles Mingus "Mingus Ah Um" -well I could go on :-) I think any serious jazz collection, or music collection for that matter, should have John Coltrane "A Love Supreme", in my opinion the best record ever made. Keep up the good work, mate. Just subscribed!
Your voice sounds like John Lithgow! Great review thanks Been listening to Jazz since about 73 When people told me Jerry and Duane listened to Miles and Trane I was in! Yes Dead Head here…..a band that has many jazz roots and underpinnings
I’ve been collecting jazz since the 1970s and have way too many records and CDs, but I really enjoyed your list! It gave me some great suggestions for a bunch of records to,pull out that I haven’t listened to in a while to play. Thanks. Keep it up. Also try Bill Evans Waltz for Debby or Live at the Village Vanguard. Both recorded at the same gig, unbelievable sound quality too.
@@TheFraudiophile Try this one: The contemporary reissue of Shelley Mann and his men line at the Blackhawk vol 1. Great jazz, excellent reissue quality too.
New subscriber! A few surprise picks but love all of them. Thank you for including "Time Out" as it is one of my favorites. I also really enjoy "Little Girl Blue" by Nina Simone, "Getz/Gilberto" by Stan Getz, "At Last" by Etta James, "A Love Supreme" by John Coltrane, and "Mingus Ah Um" by Charles Mingus
@@TheFraudiophile well you have a fine collection. I’m just like you; got into jazz late but I’m having fun learning. I’ll be listening to the ones you recommended all week
Solid List!! Maiden Voyage is another good album by Herbie Hancock!! Definitely a top 5 for me. Bill Evans live at Town Hall is must! Probably my favorite jazz piano based album
So many good jazz albums do not know where to begin. Certainly could not argue with the recommedations. Too many top 10 lists to know where to begin, several of your picks would not be on my top ten lists, but nonetheless, excellent recommendations.
My first jazz record was Herbie Hancock Maiden Voyage. I also recommend anything by Horace Silver. Larry Young Into Somethin. Its also phenomenal its organ, guitar and saxophone. Grant Green plays guitar. Its easy to get into and relaxing.
Stumbled upon your vid while having morning coffee. Just had to comment or share a few things. Like all genres it’s hard to tell what albums & artists would be best to start off with but I think some of the ones you presented are harder to find and maybe not the stepping stone albums for starters. I do think the selection is a nice change of artists from so many similar VC videos. Couple audio critiques to add…. Take those plants and any other articles off your speakers. This dampens the resonance of the speaker cabinets also is dangerous for water damage. It also looks very rookie lol. Try placing them further apart (6-8 ft) this is best when ever able for floor standing spkrs. Also try moving them away from the wall by at least one ft, you should hear improved bass & mids. Spkrs need to breath and resonate to perform best. Oh and I believe Keith Richards DID play a whole bunch of songs with the Rolling Stones, quite a lot from what I remember. 😅.
Thank you so much for the feedback and I appreciate you watching the video. The audio system in the video is the third most used system in my home and resides in my wife’s office. To be honest with you vinyl rarely gets played in that spot and aesthetics are more important to her than overall sound. I will do a video of my primary and secondary system sometime in the near future.
@@TheFraudiophile Oh well then all is forgiven lol. I only write these comments hoping to improve my fellow VC members listening experience. I know I am always open to suggestions and criticism regarding improving my own system and its performance. I’ve been a little audiophile for decades, not too extreme but always ready to upgrade if the price is right. Cheers and thanks for the correction. Take care.
All top notch stuff. For me Miles is King. I use to buy a lot of jazz but slowed it down tremendously as prices keep going up. 75% of the time when I listen to jazz it’s Miles from 68-73, his electric years
If i were starting a jazz collection I would have at least one by Armstrong, Ellington, Parker and Monk. That would be for someone starting to learn the history of jazz I guess. But all your choices are excellent.
@@TheFraudiophile I soon will have published an article on an audiophile site on Monk, my favorite jazz musician I talk about his whole career and give album recommendations. When it's posted I will send you the link. Thanks!
@@TheFraudiophileTry Blue Monk, Prestige version. Trío: Monk on piano, Percy Heath on bass and Art Blakey on drums. It’s perfection. Cheers. Your selection is very, very good.
U aint no fraud Try ECM I have Eberhsrd Weber Azimuth John Taylor Ralph Towne John Abercrombie Rubisa Patrol Mark Isham also Oregon Icarus see if any of those float your boat I like bop hard bop and post bop Ellington MJQ Hubbard even Benson and Dexter Gordon and Thelonious
I do not. These are all records I have purchased over the last few years. Many of these are the best selling and most well known jazz records, so you may see some duplications on top 10 lists.
Great list. Cheers from Canada. GO VIKINGS!
I love jazz and it's so interesting to see your 10 records. Out of the albums you featured, I only have "Time Out" . Enjoyed watching.
For years I’ve been saying: “If I had a dollar for every time I listened to Kind Of Blue, I’d be a fairly wealthy man!” I’ve been a lover of jazz music for years, but lately, I’m finding it’s all I want to listen to. Always looking to hear new sounds and learn about new artists! Thanks for the upload!
For an anxious person like myself, I find jazz of a more tranquil nature to be my cup of tea. It has been such a salve for me as of late.
Thanks for checking out my video. I agree that jazz can be a natural anti-anxiety prescription.
My music reflects my moods. I can play jazz anytime. If I watch the news and see what our cretins we call politicians are up to I reach straight for my Best of Black Sabbath!
Nice overview of many of the same jazz albums that I love and regularly listen to. I would also recommend Pat Metheny and his early ECM records as they are great guitar based jazz. Any of the Rudy Van Gelder produced/recorded Blue Notes are universally great too.
Great selections by you and the commenters. As a guitar lover, I would add Mahavishinu Orchestra, "Inter Mounting Flame" and Carlos Santana / John Mclaughlin "Love Devotion Surrender". These were an entre into a new genre!
Nice list!
Try Lee Morgan - Search for a New Land and Sidewinder
Grant Green - Idle Moments
These would be a nice next step on your journey
LOVE your channel name! This is a great list - I would maybe change a couple here or there - but for the most part - solid. I am a huge Grant Green fan and I also like a lot of Organ driven Jazz - so maybe throw in a John Patton for the Chat Baker - but I have all of these and they are great! Herbie Hancock is my favorite!
As a rock fan, I find myself drawn first to the guitarists and Green is right there with Burrell and John McLaughlin for me.
I can’t get enough of Bill Evans!
I’m only discovering him recently and I love his music!
Love the video man! Greets from the Netherlands. I may not be a jazz expert (more of a reggae fanatic) but I do listen to it quite often. As for myself, I have a few favourites you might be interested in. Stanley Turrentine & The Three Sounds "Blue Hour", Jimmy Smith "Back at the Chicken Shack", Charles Mingus "Mingus Ah Um" -well I could go on :-) I think any serious jazz collection, or music collection for that matter, should have John Coltrane "A Love Supreme", in my opinion the best record ever made. Keep up the good work, mate. Just subscribed!
Thanks for the kind words and suggestions.
Chet Baker Sings is another one of my favorites!!! I’m two for ten!!!
Great advice and recommendations. Enjoyed the video.
Thanks for watching!
Your voice sounds like John Lithgow! Great review thanks
Been listening to Jazz since about 73
When people told me Jerry and Duane listened to Miles and Trane I was in!
Yes Dead Head here…..a band that has many jazz roots and underpinnings
Great callout! A ton of the Dead’s live improvisation is derived from jazz.
I’ve been collecting jazz since the 1970s and have way too many records and CDs, but I really enjoyed your list! It gave me some great suggestions for a bunch of records to,pull out that I haven’t listened to in a while to play. Thanks. Keep it up.
Also try Bill Evans Waltz for Debby or Live at the Village Vanguard. Both recorded at the same gig, unbelievable sound quality too.
Thanks Bob! Do you have any suggestions of jazz musicians that I should listen to?
@@TheFraudiophile Try this one:
The contemporary reissue of Shelley Mann and his men line at the Blackhawk vol 1.
Great jazz, excellent reissue quality too.
New subscriber! A few surprise picks but love all of them. Thank you for including "Time Out" as it is one of my favorites. I also really enjoy "Little Girl Blue" by Nina Simone, "Getz/Gilberto" by Stan Getz, "At Last" by Etta James, "A Love Supreme" by John Coltrane, and "Mingus Ah Um" by Charles Mingus
Thanks for the sub! I have about 50 jazz records currently in my collection including all you mentioned other than Nina Simone and Etta James.
@@TheFraudiophile well you have a fine collection. I’m just like you; got into jazz late but I’m having fun learning. I’ll be listening to the ones you recommended all week
Solid List!! Maiden Voyage is another good album by Herbie Hancock!! Definitely a top 5 for me. Bill Evans live at Town Hall is must! Probably my favorite jazz piano based album
Bill Evans is a glaring hole in my collection. Waltz for Debby is at the top of my wantlist.
Is coming to Florida in September. Check his tour list for 2024z
@@TheFraudiophile
‘The Complete Village Vanguard’
So many good jazz albums do not know where to begin. Certainly could not argue with the recommedations. Too many top 10 lists to know where to begin, several of your picks would not be on my top ten lists, but nonetheless, excellent recommendations.
Thanks for watching. What would be in your top ten?
Al Di Meola's Elegant Gypsy is a fantastic album.
My first jazz record was Herbie Hancock Maiden Voyage. I also recommend anything by Horace Silver. Larry Young Into Somethin. Its also phenomenal its organ, guitar and saxophone. Grant Green plays guitar. Its easy to get into and relaxing.
Six Pieces of Silver and Song for my Father are on my list of future purchases from Horace Silver.
Great list to start. Coltrane Love personally I will keep to next step IMO, Blue Train is more soft. Cheers from Florida.
I think Coltrane is my favorite sax player. I also have A Love Supreme and Giant Steps. I also love his work with Miles first quintet.
@@TheFraudiophile Coltrane is great sax player indeed, but Afro Blue is not for everyone for example.
Hank Mobley and Herbie Hancock are my favs. Wayne Shorter too.
I'm into brass jazz. Maynard Ferguson, Stan Kenton ...
Stumbled upon your vid while having morning coffee. Just had to comment or share a few things. Like all genres it’s hard to tell what albums & artists would be best to start off with but I think some of the ones you presented are harder to find and maybe not the stepping stone albums for starters. I do think the selection is a nice change of artists from so many similar VC videos. Couple audio critiques to add…. Take those plants and any other articles off your speakers. This dampens the resonance of the speaker cabinets also is dangerous for water damage. It also looks very rookie lol. Try placing them further apart (6-8 ft) this is best when ever able for floor standing spkrs. Also try moving them away from the wall by at least one ft, you should hear improved bass & mids. Spkrs need to breath and resonate to perform best. Oh and I believe Keith Richards DID play a whole bunch of songs with the Rolling Stones, quite a lot from what I remember. 😅.
Thank you so much for the feedback and I appreciate you watching the video. The audio system in the video is the third most used system in my home and resides in my wife’s office. To be honest with you vinyl rarely gets played in that spot and aesthetics are more important to her than overall sound. I will do a video of my primary and secondary system sometime in the near future.
@@TheFraudiophile Oh well then all is forgiven lol. I only write these comments hoping to improve my fellow VC members listening experience. I know I am always open to suggestions and criticism regarding improving my own system and its performance. I’ve been a little audiophile for decades, not too extreme but always ready to upgrade if the price is right. Cheers and thanks for the correction. Take care.
I look forward to your suggestions when I finally get around to doing a gear rundown video.
All top notch stuff. For me Miles is King. I use to buy a lot of jazz but slowed it down tremendously as prices keep going up. 75% of the time when I listen to jazz it’s Miles from 68-73, his electric years
I really like Bitches Brew, but I think Jack Johnson might be my favorite from that era.
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‘On the Corner’
looking at the thumb of the video, if it wasn't for the hair cut, I would totally think Coltrane was still alive.
Grant Green - Idle Moments
John Coltrane - Blue Trin
Thelonious Monk - Criss Cross
If i were starting a jazz collection I would have at least one by Armstrong, Ellington, Parker and Monk. That would be for someone starting to learn the history of jazz I guess. But all your choices are excellent.
Monk is the most glaring hole in my jazz collection. I do have at least one record from the others you mentioned.
@@TheFraudiophile I soon will have published an article on an audiophile site on Monk, my favorite jazz musician I talk about his whole career and give album recommendations. When it's posted I will send you the link. Thanks!
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‘Brilliant Corners’
‘Monk’s Dream’
@@TheFraudiophileTry Blue Monk, Prestige version. Trío: Monk on piano, Percy Heath on bass and Art Blakey on drums.
It’s perfection.
Cheers.
Your selection is very, very good.
NAZ. REID. So cool to see a fellow Minnesotan here!!!
I'd be interested to know about your hi-fi system?
My main system is a Pro-Ject Debut Carbon turntable, an Emotiva PT-1 preamp a pair of PSE Studio V monoblocks and Magnepan MMG speakers.
Question? Is Kind of Blue the greatest album ever recorded regardless of musical genre?
As much as I love Kind of Blue, I think Dark Side of the Moon is the greatest of all time.
I like the jazz guitar players - Grant Green is the best IMO and as someone else said, Bill Evans is a must have.
I’d add Kenny Burrell and John McLaughlin to my favorites, but Grant Green has his own sound and feel to his playing.
but Keith Richards plays with the stones 6:53
I meant The Beatles!
Monk-Brilliant Corners ;Rypdal-Odyssey. Don Cherry-Complete Communion or Eternal Rhythm
Monk is a glaring hole in my jazz collection.
Uh Dirty Mac was Lennon Clapton Keef on bass and Mitch Mitchell on drums crossover rock 1968
I never knew this! I truly appreciate how a young Clapton wanted to collaborate with so many great musicians.
U aint no fraud
Try ECM I have Eberhsrd Weber Azimuth John Taylor Ralph Towne John Abercrombie Rubisa Patrol Mark Isham also Oregon Icarus see if any of those float your boat I like bop hard bop and post bop Ellington MJQ Hubbard even Benson and Dexter Gordon and Thelonious
How about out to lunch
no swing,no dixieland,no big band here.
Do unguys copy each other in reviews.
I do not. These are all records I have purchased over the last few years. Many of these are the best selling and most well known jazz records, so you may see some duplications on top 10 lists.