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Date:         Thu, 28 Jan 1993 09:46:03 CST
From:         Dave <USTS060@RUST1.DPO.UAB.EDU>
Subject:      Re: jazz suggestions....

Tom "Buck-Naked" Buck says:
>
>    What I really need are some suggestions as to where to go from here.
> See, I get interested in one artist (be it Hendrix back in high school,
> Pink Floyd from my early college days, Sun Ra from a couple years ago, or
> Miles Davis for the past year or two) and I go out and buy anything and
> everything they ever did, or at least everything from my favorite period
> in their career. As a result, this is what I know and like best, but it's
> about all I know:
>
> Trumpet: Miles, Lee Morgan, Wynton Marsalis, Wallace Roney, Don Cherry,
>          Pops, Michael Ray, and Dizzy- (haven't gotten into Diz)
> Sax:     Shorter, Trane, Roland Kirk, Eric Dolphy, Bird, Dexter Gordon,
>          Ornette, Sonny Rollins- (also know, but haven't gotten into)
> Keys:    Sun Ra, Herbie, Chick, Duke, Carla Bley, McCoy Tyner
> Guitar:  Mclaughlan, Metheney, Frizzel
> Bass:    Ron Carter, Mingus- (I guess, but haven't gotten into him either)
> Drums:   Not big into drummers, at least not as a primary interest....
> Vocal:   Not really into vocal jazz, sorry....
>
> Lord, that's about all my brain can think of at 8:30am. Where do I go from
> here? I want to expand my jazz interests, especially in the brass, winds,
> and keys areas. It would be simple to just ask Jeff Beer for a few top-10
> lists again, which I may well do. I'd just peel off those I already knew
> and go for the rest.
>                         How about it?
>                                          Tom "wanting to go broke" Buck
    Maybe this'll help.  As a result of a much-too-long harbored
interest and the name list provided by my rock 'n' roll class, I made
an effort to get into more and more jaz, lately.  At least once a
week I make a trip down to ye ol' publick librarie.  B'ham pub allows
one to take four cd's at a time.  I simply raid the Jazz section for
anything I can get my grimy little paws on.
My first week was spent on:
    Count Basie     _Basic Basie_
                    _Kansas City 7_
                    _Let's Get Together_
    Billie Hoiday   _The Silver Collection_

This week I got:
    Chet Baker      _My Favorite Songs_
                    _Chet in Paris_
    Miles Davis     One of the compilation CD's I can't remember
                    which
    ???             _A Tribute to John Coltrane_

    I kinda scewed on the Coltrane CD.  I thought it *was* Coltrane,
not just a bunch of guys doing Coltrane songs.  Guess I'll pay closer
attention next time.
    I also got two videos.  One on Louis Armstrong and the other on
Bessie Smith.  I realize this does a lot to give you names and such,
but at least its a way to acces new sounds and at least the older
jazz.  Good luck.






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