J*** recommendations similar to kind of blue?

Posted by: bigtrak on 05 March 2002

Hi
Has anybody got any recommendations for jazz CD's similar to Kind of Blue i.e. slow tempo sad tunes. I really like that album particularly the Sax parts so then bought john Coltrane's Blue Train I only picked that album because the cover looked really cool (dumb reason I know) but I couldn't get on with it, it just seems at times they are playing as many notes as possible as fast as they can (I can sympathise with Mike Cole is his thread "I don't get it") So if any of you can give me some recommendations of some nice sad slow jazz with a tune please let me know.
Cheers
Posted on: 05 March 2002 by John C
Something Else (Bluenote) - Julian Cannonball Adderly


Johnˇ

Posted on: 05 March 2002 by Peter Stockwell
try:

  • Sketches of Spain - Miles Davis
  • Soulville - Ben Webster

Peter

Posted on: 05 March 2002 by kevinrt
try and listen to anotherColtrane album called Ballads. It also has a cool cover, and the music is very relaxed.
Posted on: 05 March 2002 by Markus
Bigtrak,

I can strongly relate to your enjoyment of "Kind of Blue" and your desire for music with a similar sound and feel. I think you'll find that there are many albums out there which have a mixture between faster-paced and slower pieces. In addition to the fine recommendations posted in this thread above, I also suggest:

Blues and the Abstract Truth by Oliver Nelson
Tanganyika by Johnny Otis
Man of Many Parts by Buddy Collette
Harold in the Land of Jazz by Harold Land

You may also find that you enjoy the compilation series put out on 32 Jazz label. There are some very strong releases in this series and they are very low priced... A good place to start, especially if you are looking for some variety.

Markus

Posted on: 05 March 2002 by fred simon
I'd agree with the recommendation of John Coltrane's Ballads, and add a strong recommendation of Wayne Shorter's Speak No Evil.

I can't vouch that all the songs are slow, but most are medium to slow, most are bittersweet, Shorter's playing is sparser than Coltrane's, he's one of the greatest jazz composers ever, and the album is worthwhile alone for the gorgeous (and slow and sad) tune Infant Eyes, which features an elegantly beautiful and understated solo from Herbie Hancock.

Posted on: 06 March 2002 by woodface
Try some Bill Evans (everybody digs... or explorations) very mellow and easy to get into. I also recommend Benny Carter and Coleman Hawkins as artists to investigate. No one has yet mentioned Duke Ellington, try the 'Queens Suite' or 'and his mother called him Bill', the latter albumn is a heartfelt tribute to Billy Strayhorn and contains some of the finest alto sax (by Johnny Hodges) playing ever commited to master tape!
Posted on: 07 March 2002 by Peter Stockwell
quote:
Originally posted by 1st Pentacostal Church of Vuksanovic:
Miles Davis Ascenseur pour L'echafaud

This is available in the 'jazz in Paris' series at about €8.

Peter

Posted on: 07 March 2002 by Van_The_Man
Hi
A great 'sampler' of cooler jazz are the 2 Charly
sets 'Either Side of Midnight' vols 1&2(CPCD8140-2 & CPCD8058-2)there's bound to be something of interest on these.
'Blue Hour' by Stanley Turrentine and The Three Sounds ( Blue Note BST-84057 )is also a great atmospheric work and shares a similar ambiance to 'Kind of Blue'.
Happy hunting (though I have been searching for years for something that comes close to the Miles masterpeice,I've found some great music but nothing of such rare, fragile beauty!)
Posted on: 08 March 2002 by Sigmund
Possibly Sketches of Spain though I'd prefer "Quiet Nights" and "Porgy and Bess." All arranged by Gil Evans.
Posted on: 11 March 2002 by David Hobbs-Mallyon
bigtrak,

A Coltrane album you should check out is Cresent. It's the album that came out before A Love Supreme. It doesn't have the cathartic quality of A Love Supreme, but has some great tracks (Wise One, Lonnie's Lament) which fit the sort of mood I think you are looking for.

David

Posted on: 11 March 2002 by bigtrak
Thanks alot
All these suggestions should keep me going for a while.
cheers
Posted on: 11 March 2002 by Mike Hanson
Stanley Turrentine - Ballads

-=> Mike Hanson <=-

Posted on: 12 March 2002 by von zipper
Hah, managed to steal the in-laws laptop for a minute or two - just hope they don't figure out what the tapping sounds are coming from the toilet...

Try 'Chet' by Chet Baker - it's a wonderfully mournful album - perfect for a bit of 2 am reminiscing. Also 'Katanga' by Curtis Amy & the mysterious Dupree Bolton - the first track is extreme hard bop but the rest of the album is beautiful late night fare.

Posted on: 21 March 2002 by Peter Stockwell
A year or so ago I bought 'a Paris' by Jacky Terrason. This is an album dominated by Piano music, but there are guest appearances from Stephane di Battista, Leon Parker and others. The disc contains jazz versions of french classics such as 'Ne me quitte pas', 'La vie en Rose' & 'Que reste-t-il de nos amours'. The treatments very from solo piano to quintet. From acoustic piano to fender rhodes. It is never less than lyrical, and often swings hard, and is even funky ('I Love Paris in the Springtime', believe it or not).

This recording has been a favourite for the past year or so, I paid full whack for it and it's worth it in my view, but currently it's available from Amazon (France) for less than 9€, at that price it's a steal!

a consommer sans moderation!

Peter