Jazz is a very interesting idiom. One of the best ways to learn how to play is to listen to jazz. Some great artists to listen to are Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Check back here for links to music.
Suggested Listening
Jazz is a very interesting idiom. One of the best ways to learn how to play is to listen to jazz. Below is a list of people that you may want to give a listen to according to their "specialties". I've also included a list of albums that are considered some of the most important in jazz.
Trumpet
Louis Armstrong, Randy Brecker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Wynton Marsalis, Brad Turner |
Alto Sax
Cannonball Adderley, Lee Konitz, Lennie Niehaus, Charlie Parker, Phil Woods |
Tenor Sax
John Coltrane, Stan Getz, Branford Marsalis, Sonny Rollins, Ross Taggart |
Bari Sax
Gerry Mulligan, Charles Davis, Pepper Adams |
Trombone
Slide Hampton, J. J. Johnson, Jack Teagarden, Bill Watrous |
Guitar
George Benson, Pat Metheny, Wes Montgomery, Django Reinhardt |
Piano
Dave Brubeck, Chick Corea, Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, Horace Silver, Miles Black |
Bass
Ray Brown, Charlie Mingus, Jaco Pastorius, Andre LaChance, Jodi Proznick |
Drums
Art Blakey, Kenny Clarke, Philly Joe Jones, Dave Weckl |
Big Bands
Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Maynard Ferguson, Bob Mintzer, Tito Puente |
Vocalists
Ray Charles, Harry Connick, Ella Fitzgerald, Diana Krall, Frank Sinatra, Mel Torme |
Scat Singers
Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Bobby McFerrin |
(A Few) Historically Significant RecordingsSomethin' Else - Cannonball Adderley
Maiden Voyage - Herbie Hancock Blue Train - John Coltrane Speak No Evil - Wayne Shorter Song For My Father - Horace Silver Kind of Blue - Miles Davis Giant Steps - John Coltrane The Sidewinder - Lee Morgan Milestones - Miles Davis A Night at Birdland Vol. 1 & 2 - Art Blakey 'Round About Midnight - Miles Davis Tenor Madness - Sonny Rollins Now He Sings, Now He Sobs - Chick Corea Sunday at the Village Vanguard - Bill Evans Now's the Time - Charlie Parker |