A Jazz Muxtape By Amanda on May 1, 2008 2:35 PM | Permalink | Comments (8)
Time for a new muxtape. Since Laura alerted me to this particularly witless example of crushingly unfunny and pointless op-ed busy work and since I got a few Google hits in the last week looking for a "jazz muxtape", I thought I'd do a jazz muxtape. And they say bloggers are undisciplined, narcasscistic jerks -- Schembri (practically everytime I read him) more than proves you don't need to be 13 and writing in your PJs in your mother's basement to write like you're 13 and writing in your PJs in your mother's basement.
Anyhow. I'm very much a "don't know much about jazz, but I know what I like" and this is pretty much the first 12 things I came to, with some exceptions because a lot of tracks (ie. everything I have by Charles Mingus) is over the Muxtape limit of 10MB in size. Also kept it to instrumentals. Jazz vocals is a mux for another week.
These are the albums the tracks are from:
Robert Mazurek- Playground. This was recommended on a message board thread about "heroiny jazz."
Sonny Rollins-Way Out West "I'm an Old Cowhand" is my fave but I put that on a mux before.
Art Pepper-Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section
Irving Fields Trio-Bagels and Bongos
Getatchew Mekurya-Negus of Ethiopian Sax. African jazz is a whole topic by itself.
John Coltrane-Plays for Lovers
Dizzy Gillespie and Machito-Afro-Cuban Jazz Moods
Andre Previn- West Side Story
Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins
Thelonious Monk - Blue Monk
Buddy Rich with Dizzy Gillespie-Monterey Jazz Festival 1958-1980
Cannonball Adderley and Bill Evans-Know What I Mean?
By Tim
on May 1, 2008 9:29 PM
Excellent mux! I'm trying to create my own but Muxtape keeps rejecting my tunes. They're under 10MB and in mp3 format but still no dice. V annoying.
By Shaun
on May 1, 2008 11:31 PM
My trouble is I listen to Joe Pass and then try and work out what he did. I then get depressed re the significant gulf of talent and then hate jazz. Except for Sonny Sharrock.
And Miles. I very much remember the first time I heard 'Kind of Blue."
If I get time over the weekend, I'll blog on an attempt to transcribe a Joe Pass chord melody piece. Bloody hard work but I love it.
By Amanda
on May 2, 2008 7:27 AM
Tim, I get the occasional weird error but it always works when I try it again. Let us know when you get it sorted!
By Francis Xavier Holden
on May 2, 2008 2:21 PM
I only found out this morning by accident when I heard him on the radio that Abdullah Ibrahim is playing here.
By Francis Xavier Holden
on May 2, 2008 2:24 PM
er WAS playing here - except for tonight:
Friday 2 May 2008
10:30pm
Club Sessions
Dr Abdullah Ibrahim Trio: Jacaranda Blue
Venue: Bennetts Lane
SOLD OUT
By Amanda
on May 2, 2008 2:26 PM
New name to me Frankie, I'll check him out. Sonny Rollins is doing one gig in Sydney, at the Opera House but by the time I heard of it, already sold out. ;-(
By Francis Xavier Holden
on May 2, 2008 2:32 PM
amanda I rate Ibrahim pretty bloody high. South African - in early career performed as Dollar Brand - a name I still love.
I must compile a list of greats I've missed and another of those of missed and who have died
By Amanda
on May 2, 2008 2:44 PM
His emusic catalogue saved for my wekend credit refresh. Thanks. There are also some albums of him playing with his wife Samantha Bea Benjamin singing, which sound lovely.