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Tari

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Re: List-off - list some of your favorite albums
« Reply #10 on: September 21, 2012, 12:12:23 AM »
Wow, never seen Pablo Honey mentioned in a favorites list.  Power to your preferences.

Just wrote out a quick jazz list - these were all albums off the top of my head that I've spun in the last month.  Tried not to use too much of any one artist.  In case you couldn't tell, I'm a hardbop and post-bop junkie.

100   
   
Chico Hamilton

Gongs East! (1959)
 
99   
   
Joe Henderson

Page One (1963)
 
98   
   
Chick Corea & Friedrich Gulda

The Meeting (1982)
 
97   
   
Russ Freeman & Chet Baker

Quartet: Russ Freeman & Chet Baker (1956)
 
96   
   
The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Time Out (1959)
 
95   
   
Oscar Peterson

Night Train (1963)
 
94   
   
Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins & Sonny Stitt

Sonny Side Up (1958)
 
93   
   
Clifford Brown & Max Roach

Clifford Brown and Max Roach (1954)
 
92   
   
Erroll Garner

Gems (1951)
 
91   
   
Lee Morgan

Search for the New Land (1966)
 
90   
   
Art Pepper

The Way It Was! (1989)
 
89   
   
Stan Getz & João Gilberto

Getz/Gilberto [featuring Antônio Carlos Jobim] (1964)
 
88   
   
André Previn & David Finck

Live At the Jazz Standard (2001)
 
87   
   
Ahmad Jamal

The Awakening (1970)
 
86   
   
Miles Davis & John Coltrane

Live in Stockholm 1960 (1985)
 
85   
   
Bill Evans

Alone (Again) (1977)
 
84   
   
Thelonious Monk

Thelonious Alone in San Francisco (1960)
 
83   
   
Thelonious Monk

Monk's Music (1957)
 
82   
   
Chick Corea

Inner Space (1973)
 
81   
   
Keith Jarrett

Treasure Island (1974)
 
80   
   
Brad Mehldau

Day Is Done (2005)
 
79   
   
John Abercrombie

The Third Quartet (2007)
 
78   
   
Count Basie

April in Paris (1956)
 
77   
   
Duke Ellington

Ellington at Newport (1956)
 
76   
   
Herbie Nichols

The Third World (1956)
 
75   
   
John Scofield

Quiet (1996)
 
74   
   
George Benson

Breezin' (1976)
 
73   
   
Dexter Gordon

Go (1962)
 
72   
   
Coleman Hawkins & Ben Webster

Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster (1959)
 
71   
   
Ornette Coleman

The Shape of Jazz to Come (1959)
 
70   
   
Lou Donaldson

Blues Walk (1958)
 
69   
   
Terry Plumeri

He Who Lives in Many Places (1971)
 
68   
   
Gétatchèw Mèkurya

Éthiopiques 14: Negus of Ethiopian Sax (2003) [Compilation]
 
67   
   
Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd

Jazz Samba (1962)
 
66   
   
Melvin Jackson

Funky Skull (1968)
 
65   
   
Horace Tapscott

The Giant Is Awakened (1969)
 
64   
   
Tenorio Jr.

Embalo (1964)
 
63   
   
Pete La Roca

Basra (1965)
 
62   
   
Bobby Hutcherson

Dialogue (1965)
 
61   
   
Dollar Brand

African Piano (1973)
 
60   
   
Steve Lacy

Reflections: Steve Lacy Plays Thelonious Monk (1959)
 
59   
   
Gene Ammons

Boss Tenor (1960)
 
58   
   
Art Tatum

God Is in the House (1999)
 
57   
   
James Booker

Spiders on the Keys (1993)
 
56   
   
Kenny Dorham

Afro-Cuban (1956)
 
55   
   
Oscar Peterson

Blues Etude (1966)
 
54   
   
Stan Getz

Chamber Music (1954)
 
53   
   
Jim Hall

Concierto (1975)
 
52   
   
Joseph Lamb

A Study in Classic Ragtime (1960)
 
51   
   
Yusef Lateef

Eastern Sounds (1961)
 
50   
   
Herbie Hancock

Head Hunters (1973)
 
49   
   
Herbie Hancock

Maiden Voyage (1965)
 
48   
   
Pat Metheny

Travels (1982)
 
47   
   
Jan Garbarek / Bobo Stenson Quartet

Witchi-Tai-To (1974)
 
46   
   
Lennie Tristano

Lennie Tristano (1956)
 
45   
   
Moondog

Moondog [1969] (1969)
 
44   
   
Codona

Codona (1979)
 
43   
   
John Coltrane

My Favorite Things (1961)
 
42   
   
Grachan Moncur III

Evolution (1964)
 
41   
   
Rahsaan Roland Kirk

The Inflated Tear (1968)
 
40   
   
Andrew Hill

Black Fire (1964)
 
39   
   
Don Cherry

Eternal Rhythm (1969)
 
38   
   
Mal Waldron

The Quest (1961)
 
37   
   
Miles Davis

'Round About Midnight (1957)
 
36   
   
John Zorn

The Circle Maker (1998)
 
35   
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George Russell

Jazz Workshop (1956)
 
34   
   
The Jazz Composer's Orchestra

The Jazz Composer's Orchestra (1968)
 
33   
   
Jackie McLean

Destination Out! (1964)
 
32   
   
John Coltrane

Blue Train (1958)
 
31   
   
Krzysztof Komeda

Astigmatic (1966)
 
30   
   
Baden Powell

Solitude on Guitar (1973)
 
29   
   
Booker Ervin

The Freedom Book (1964)
 
28   
   
Charles Mingus

Blues & Roots (1960)
 
27   
   
Gil Evans

The Individualism of Gil Evans (1964)
 
26   
   
Freddie Hubbard

Red Clay (1970)
 
25   
   
Ahmed Abdul-Malik

East Meets West (1959)
 
24   
   
Pharoah Sanders

Deaf Dumb Blind (Summun Bukmun Umyun) (1970)
 
23   
   
Herbie Mann

Memphis Underground (1969)
 
22   
   
Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery

Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo (1967)
 
21   
   
Dizzy Gillespie

For Musicians Only [with Stan Getz & Sonny Stitt] (1958)
 
20   
   
Donald Byrd

A New Perspective (1963)
 
19   
   
Cannonball Adderley With Bill Evans

Know What I Mean? (1962)
 
18   
   
Denny Zeitlin

Cathexis (1963)
 
17   
   
Jimmy Smith

The Sermon (1959)
 
16   
   
Bill Evans

You Must Believe in Spring (1981)
 
15   
   
Hank Mobley

Soul Station (1960)
 
14   
   
Miles Davis

Kind of Blue (1959)
 
13   
   
Bud Powell

The Amazing Bud Powell (1951)
 
12   
   
Sonny Clark

Cool Struttin' (1958)
 
11   
   
Oscar Peterson

Encore at the Blue Note (1993)
 
10   
   
McCoy Tyner

Sahara (1972)
 
9   
   
Lee Morgan

The Sidewinder (1964)
 
8   
   
Oliver Nelson

The Blues and the Abstract Truth (1961)
 
7   
   
Bill Evans

Alone (1969)
 
6   
   
Thelonious Monk

Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane (1961)
 
5   
   
Horace Silver

Song for My Father (1965)
 
4   
   
Art Blakey

Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers [Moanin'] (1959)
 
3   
   
Cannonball Adderley

Somethin' Else (1958)
 
2   
   
John Coltrane

Giant Steps (1960)
 
1   ; 
   
Bill Evans

Waltz for Debby (1961)
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Re: List-off - list some of your favorite albums
« Reply #11 on: October 18, 2012, 09:33:54 PM »
Awesome list Tari.  I'm especially excited about the first list because I like almost every album that I know on there, and love many of them.  And the few I don't like are albums that most people with similar taste to mine like (Animal Collective for example, which while I have enjoyed a few times in the right situation, I'm not sure why I've never come around to, maybe I will someday).  But there are many albums, mostly from the 70's, which I either don't have or don't know.  Very cool!  I'm gong to proceed to find as many as I can and I'm sure I'll find a lot of new music I like in there.  :-) 

I started making a list and decided it was going to take way more time than I could put into it.  But I'll try to put one together at some point.  Probably not a top 100 list like this, I have no idea how you did that.  More likely just a list of my favorite albums. 
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Re: List-off - list some of your favorite albums
« Reply #12 on: October 18, 2012, 10:05:07 PM »
I'm in the same boat -- I started making a list and then realized what a monumental task it is. I know the list isn't anything formal, but I still have a hard time considering what to include and exclude on my personal favorites.

I have a list of my favorite jazz, and hip-hop albums so far, working my way through rock, electronic, blues, etc. folders. Then to consolidate them.

Tari and I have very similar jazz tastes though. Mid-50's to mid-60's Hard Bop is right in my wheel house.

I haven't tackled a lot of the classic rock canon yet though -- especially anything pre-90's other than the really big names (Beatles, Hendrix, Stones, Pink Floyd, King Crimson). This will give me a good reference point once I start exploring that area more.
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Re: List-off - list some of your favorite albums
« Reply #13 on: October 18, 2012, 10:41:30 PM »
Lists are hard, but fun.  Ultimately, they end up being really productive for me as I get a chance to spin all my favorites again.  Still, I feel like I'm missing so many good albums.  Just looked at my rock list and I didn't have Millennium's Begin Here or Sagittarius' Present Tense, which would both go in my top 30 easy.  Oh well.


Working on a vocal jazz list right now, don't know if I can reliably name 100 favorites, but I have at least 50 that are "up there" for me. 


I love finding people with similar tastes because 90% of the time that's how I discover new music that I really enjoy.
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Re: List-off - list some of your favorite albums
« Reply #14 on: October 20, 2012, 01:55:04 AM »
I'm pretty certain these are the ten most frequently played records in my collection (not necessarily in order).

"The Telluride Sessions," Strength in Numbers
Bartok Concerto for Orchestra, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Ivan Fischer cond.
"Carmen," Elina Garanca, Roberto Alagna, Barbara Frittoli, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Yannick Nezet-Seguin cond.
"Rubber Soul," The Beatles
"Kind of Blue," Miles Davis
"Skip, Hop & Wobble," Jerry Douglas, Russ Barenberg & Edgar Meyer
"Midnight Blue," Kenny Burrell
"By the Light of the Moon," Los Lobos
"Hill of Thieves," Cara Dillon
Dvorak Symphony No. 9, Baltimore Symphony, Marin Alsop cond.
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Re: List-off - list some of your favorite albums
« Reply #15 on: October 20, 2012, 02:07:41 AM »
11 through 20

"Backwaters," The Tony Rice Unit
"Giant Steps," John Coltrane
"In a State of Jazz," Marc-Andre Hamelin
"Shooting Straight in the Dark," Mary Chapin Carpenter
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, Munchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter cond.
"The Words That Remain," Solas
Shostakovich Symphony No. 11, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Vasily Petrenko cond.
"Revolver," the Beatles
"The Neighborhood," Los Lobos
"Shoot Out the Lights," Richard and Linda Thompson
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Re: List-off - list some of your favorite albums
« Reply #16 on: October 20, 2012, 02:16:54 AM »
Quote from: Tari on October 18, 2012, 10:41:30 PM
Lists are hard, but fun.  Ultimately, they end up being really productive for me as I get a chance to spin all my favorites again.  Still, I feel like I'm missing so many good albums.  Just looked at my rock list and I didn't have Millennium's Begin Here or Sagittarius' Present Tense, which would both go in my top 30 easy.  Oh well.


Working on a vocal jazz list right now, don't know if I can reliably name 100 favorites, but I have at least 50 that are "up there" for me. 

If you don't have "Moss" on your vocal jazz list, I'm gonna wonder about you. :)p8
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Re: List-off - list some of your favorite albums
« Reply #17 on: November 08, 2012, 04:40:35 AM »
I got most of your rock recommendations Tari (the ones I didn't have already, mostly 60;/70's stuff).  it will take time to soak them in.  Right now I'm really digging Talk Talk. 
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Re: List-off - list some of your favorite albums
« Reply #18 on: November 08, 2012, 04:59:22 AM »
Didn't know if it actually helped anyone out, good you're getting something out of it.  If you find yourself digging Talk Talk, The Colour of Spring and Laughingstock are the other two albums of theirs I would get.  I do love Spirit of Eden the most though.
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Re: List-off - list some of your favorite albums
« Reply #19 on: November 08, 2012, 05:05:29 AM »
I love Talk Talk. I've been a fan ever since I first heard Natural History. Since then, I got all the CDs and like the New Wave stuff more than the post rock albums of theirs (which I also like).
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