"Modern Jazz Quartet always got that A-Class"
-Quasimoto, "Jazz Cats Pt.1"
Sometimes you want to listen to "jazz": just somewhat generic, bordering-on-background music jazz from 50's or early 60's with that jazz beat and acoustic instruments and so forth.
Modern Jazz Quartet, and anything by any of their members, Milt Jackson specifically, is sold gold. Just great music, deep pocket, quality players. Piano, Vibes, Bass and Drums. No horns.
Top notch. Everything I have by them works for times you need jazz: cooling out, Sunday mornings, parent visit, daytime party background music, poetry reading, beatnik convention. hahaha, when else do you listen to jazz? New School recital.
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4 comments:
Love Milt, he's all over those first Monk recordings, some of the best stuff ever.
I got a Milt Jackson album going right now, Early Modern, but I don't think I have any MJQ albums. DC, hook me up?
I listen to any of the albums by Miles' quintet in the 60s: Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, Tony Williams, Herbie H., Miles, all of it solid gold.
what about the WWALT blog Snuggie?
Re Miles, Amen. Love it all but partial to the fusion material a la Bitches Brew/Live Evil/On the Corner and In a Silent Way. Outstanding and to quote the man himslef 'some scary shit.'
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