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Topic: New to the Archives
Posted By: Polymorphia
Subject: New to the Archives
Date Posted: 17 Dec 2012 at 10:32pm
Hey all. I'm a newbie from Prog Archives like many. I will definitely be wanting suggestions but not of the usual "what to start with?" type. I grew up around Kind of Blue, Coltrane Plays the Blues, among other classics that are, for many, their introductory albums. I want to know your favorite jazz albums even if they are those albums (Kind of Blue ranks as one of my favs), but I'm not particularly looking for an introduction.  |
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Posted By: js
Date Posted: 17 Dec 2012 at 10:37pm
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Welcome to the site, some favorites going way back include: Sun Ra "Angels and Demons at Play" Jimmy Smith "Root Down" Les McCann "Invitation to Openess"
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Posted By: Kazuhiro
Date Posted: 17 Dec 2012 at 11:14pm
Welcome to the site. I want you to listen to Japanese jazz. Probably the Oriental melody believes that it is the unknown world and is fresh for you.  
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Posted By: dreadpirateroberts
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2012 at 12:58am
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Welcome Polymorphia! Hope you like it here - a few of my favs are: Janko Nilovic - Rythmes Contemporains Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady Herbie Hancock - Empyrean Isles ------------- We are men of action. Lies do not become us. http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/dreadpirateroberts%28member%29.aspx?reviews=all/" rel="nofollow - Reviews... |
Posted By: Polymorphia
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2012 at 10:26am
| Thanks all. I will be checking these out. I was surprised at the small amount of reviews compared to PA. I need to get some of my peers on here. |
Posted By: dreadpirateroberts
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2012 at 3:45pm
Absolutely, bring some jazz fans, that'd be great! Love to see a few reviews too, what's some of your other favourites? ------------- We are men of action. Lies do not become us. http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/dreadpirateroberts%28member%29.aspx?reviews=all/" rel="nofollow - Reviews... |
Polymorphia wrote:Posted By: Polymorphia
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2012 at 4:54pm
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John Coltrane—A Love Supreme John Coltrane—Om Miles Davis—B's Brew Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra—Consummation I'll be working on reviews over Christmas. |
Posted By: DamoXt7942
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2012 at 5:27pm
Welcome also here. 
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Posted By: dreadpirateroberts
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2012 at 5:58pm
Great! Some classics there - what did you think of Ole Coltrane ? ------------- We are men of action. Lies do not become us. http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/dreadpirateroberts%28member%29.aspx?reviews=all/" rel="nofollow - Reviews... |
Posted By: Kazuhiro
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2012 at 6:28pm
| I may easily understand "Ole" if I can understand mind of "Om"....Joke. |
Posted By: Polymorphia
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2012 at 7:09pm
| Haven't heard it, yet. I'm checking it out now. |
Posted By: dreadpirateroberts
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2012 at 7:55pm
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Posted By: dreadpirateroberts
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2012 at 7:57pm
Cool, it's got a monster first track and I love Tyner's Aisha on it too ------------- We are men of action. Lies do not become us. http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/dreadpirateroberts%28member%29.aspx?reviews=all/" rel="nofollow - Reviews... |
Posted By: Polymorphia
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2012 at 8:01pm
Just finished it. Great album! Ole and Aisha were my favorites too. Working on a review for KOB, but the ideas haven't crystallized in my head just yet. Any review-writing suggestions? |
Posted By: dreadpirateroberts
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2012 at 8:12pm
Fantastic - it's probably my second fav Coltrane album, love it :) Hmmm... maybe a couple - first one being to check out a few of John's as they're all tops. Maybe also discuss personnel a bit, ground the album historically/genre-wise and in the artists' own canon, and then discuss aspects you felt were successful/not successful. I'm biased against reviews that do a detailed blow by blow track review, but I personally mention most songs in my reviews, some only in passing though. Hope that helps, the suggestions are bit rambling I know! ------------- We are men of action. Lies do not become us. http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/dreadpirateroberts%28member%29.aspx?reviews=all/" rel="nofollow - Reviews... |
Posted By: Polymorphia
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2012 at 8:31pm
Thanks. I tend to be a bit picky when I write. I have to arrange and rearrange constantly. This will help a lot. |