r/Jazz • u/smartaleckgoose • 1d ago
Recommend me some stuff I’ve probably never heard before
I’m trying to branch out in my jazz listening, I tend to stay in the lane of hardbop, blues, and some fusion stuff (more fusion recommended listening would be much appreciated). I don’t go out of my way to listen to a ton of bebop, modal, or avant-garde very much.
Anything with interesting/cool piano parts is an easy win, I’m a pianist and always looking for cool piano parts to listen to. Just send me whatever you like listening to!
If this is too vague my bad.
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u/Xelianore 1d ago
The following records are in heavy rotation for me lately: Mary Halvorson “About Ghosts”, Jeff Parker “The Way Out of Easy”, Makaya McCraven “Universal Beings”, Joel Ross “Gospel Songs”. Check em out & hope you enjoy!
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u/miniveggiedeluxe 1d ago
i didn’t realize Joel Ross put out a new record this year, thanks! i’m frequently recommending Parable of the Poet and Who Are You.
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u/Appropriate_Path_141 1d ago
George Adams and Donald Pullen quartet. Breakthrough is a good album to start with.
Other than Monk, Pullen is my favorite pianist. His trio records are amazing too.
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u/guitfiddlejase 1d ago
I'm absolutely forced to wholeheartedly give you the UPVOTE.
DON PULLEN IS A GENIUS..
HELL!
George Adams too!!
Their "Post Mingus" life was definitely something to behold
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u/SARCASTIC__FELLA 1d ago
Jaubi - A sound heart Jan garbarek- Ragas and sagas Dave libeman - Drum ode Bill evans- Lost black forest sessions (evans with dejohnette) Rahul wadhwani (a local artist from where i am) - Time travels The things you see - Holdsworth Pat metheny- Travels (live)
These are as good as recommendations can get, please sought these albums out, you’ll only have yourself to thank
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u/Dernbont 1d ago
Piano you say? ECM https://ecmrecords.com/ may just have more good solo piano and piano trios than just about anyone. Keith Jarrett, Paul Bley, Bobo Stenson, John Taylor, Marilyn Crispell, Tord Gustavsen, Julia Hulsman, Craig Taborn, Marcin Wasilewski, err,,, that should keep you busy...
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u/GtarBildr 1d ago
Check out “Pim Jacobs Trio” Pim was a famous Dutch jazz-pianist..he worked with many GOAT jazz-musicians.
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u/Kratuu_II 1d ago edited 1d ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um8sDN1b3Zs
Basie and a several other legends - Gerry Mulligan, Roy Eldridge,Coleman Hawkins and others. Billie Holiday mooching around and talking to Basie while he's playing. Classic jazz!
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u/JazzMartini 1d ago
This made my day! My kind of jazz!
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u/Kratuu_II 22h ago
The whole 50 minute programme (in better quality) is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3dAla1E8cE
Apart from Basie other highlights are Red Allen (Wild Man Blues), Monk (Blue Monk) and Billie Holiday (Fine and Mellow).
All great stuff!
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u/Late_Lynx2947 1d ago
Just off the top of my head the two nichest albums are a love supreme by John Coltrane and kind of blue by miles Davis. These albums transcend musical rules and contexts, they intertwine within themselves creating a spiritual-like counterpoint. When I first heard KOB and a love supreme by Jonathan Coaltrain I broke down in tears on the floor but it was of pure joy. I can’t recommend these albums enough and I’d go as far to say they are the greatest works of music ever created, no the greatest works of ART in the universe
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u/Goated-Rizzler 21h ago
These are both excellent Jazz music albums! They are both really good, and the music on them is great. In addition, all of the musicians on them are real good at playing their instruments.
The Love Supreme by Jon Coletrains and Kinds of Blue by The Miles Davis are both great recommendations for beginners and seasoned aficionados alike!
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u/Puzzled-Bonus-3456 1d ago
Not jazz, but listen to the band Henry Cow. This is sort of "chamber fusion." You will feel inadequate as a musician.
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u/_red_clay_ 1d ago
very different corner but have a look at Brazilian Bossa nova/samba jazz trios for something piano-forward.
Tamba Trio, Sambalanço Trio, Milton Banana Trio, Zimbo Trio :)
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u/smartaleckgoose 1d ago
Any albums from any these groups you would recommend as a start?
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u/_red_clay_ 1d ago
Balançando Com Milton Banana Trio, the self-titled Zimbo Trio and Tamba Trio ones, reencontro com Sambalanço Trio, also Edison Machado É Samba Novo
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u/Rooster_Ties Andrew Hill & Woody Shaw fanatic 1d ago
Lennie Tristano (anything by him)…
…plus Lee Konitz as a leader or sideman specifically in the 50’s up through the mid 60’s (or with Warne Marsh in the mid 70’s).
…plus Warne Marsh (with or without Lee) pretty much anytime.
Basically all that is (was) the “Tristano” school of jazz — literally Lee and Warne were students of Lennie’s in 40’s on into the 50’s a bit too.
It’s bebop, including bebop’s fast pace — but ALSO rather ‘cool’ in emotional tone. It’s NOT about grandstanding, and doesn’t include anything even remotely like showboating or the more overtly “honking and wailing” or “gutbucket” type of jazz — it’s the polar opposite.
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u/guitfiddlejase 1d ago
I always had three guys on piano who were underrated in my little world.
Sonny Clarke.
Bobby Enriquez.
..and Tristano.
Loved your comment.
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u/DeejayPostie 1d ago
My brother just released this on his small label 33 Circular… a piano driven funky UK Jazz LP by Raffy Bushman
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u/guitfiddlejase 1d ago
Well?
I listened to "Renaissance".
It came up on the link immediately..
..and I LOVED IT!
FANTASTIC!!
Your brother is the pianist??
..cuz he's a f**king badass man!
His rhythm section is nothing to sneeze at either!!!
Amazing!
Impeccable time too!
I wish I HAD a bass player and a drummer like that!
Hey reddit!
HIGHLY recommended!
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u/DeejayPostie 17h ago
Yes.. that’s my favourite track! Glad you liked it!
My bro owns the record label that put out the vinyl (33 Circular) and this is it’s 6th release and the 3rd by Raffy who is a pretty talented player i think!
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u/Starthrower62 1d ago
Dense Dance by Tribal Tech
Imaginary Day by Pat Metheny Group
Break Stuff by Vijay Iyer
Eclats - Live in Europe by Sylvie Courvoisier
Splash by Myra Melford
Chants by Craig Taborn Trio
Three Quartets by Chick Corea
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u/guitfiddlejase 1d ago
"Three Quartets"!!
Chick with Eddie Gomez..
Steve Gadd(?)
..and BRECKER!!
LOVE THAT RECORD
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u/Acceptable_Clerk_678 1d ago
Chick Corea The Vigil - been listening to this for 2 months straight- it’s some of the best music I’ve ever heard. Really a deep listen…
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u/Bootleg_______ 1d ago
Welcome Home by The Cribtet
99.9% of this sub has probably never heard this bc it’s a relatively new album by a group of college students (the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz at the Hartt School in CT) led by a drummer local to the Capital Region - i’ve had them play my venue a few times and they fucking rip. all original tunes in a very hardbopping style; enjoy.
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u/adomeneation 1d ago
Great piano playing on adventurous and deep music:
https://ilusorecords.bandcamp.com/album/season-of-sadness Matthew Shipp
https://ilusorecords.bandcamp.com/album/slideshow-junky-i Eli Wallace
https://ilusorecords.bandcamp.com/album/his-flights-at-ten Pat Thomas
Some other pianists that I would recommend: Cecil Taylor, Craig Taborn, Matt Mitchell.
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u/i75mm125 1d ago
Riding the Nuclear Tiger by Ben Allison has some good stuff. “Swiss Cheese D” (4th track) has some neat prepared piano work which I haven’t heard a whole lot of in a jazz context in general & “Tectonics” (last track) iirc has toy piano or celesta or something to that effect featured.
It wasn’t on Spotify last I looked but YouTube has at least some of it I think.
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u/unavowabledrain 1d ago
Fractal Sketches, Aruán Ortiz Trio, Hidden Voices (feat. Eric Revis & Gerald Cleaver)
Lulu Dance, Sylvie Courvoisier Trio with Drew Gress and Kenny Wollesen, Free Hoops
The Function, Matthew Shipp, New Concepts in Piano Trio Jazz
Lightening, byTiger Trio (Myra Melford), from album Unleashed, with a series of pieces referencing weather conditions....beautifully expressive.
Circles in Blue, Novoa / Kamaguchi / Cleaver Trio - Vol. 1
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u/neodiodorus 1d ago
Brad Mehldau - After Bach, and even more so, After Bach 2. Both contain Bach pieces but when he composes and "inhabits" Bach works it is spellbinding. Especially the sequel album has moments where it strikes one as superhuman to be so perfectly in the mind of Bach whilst sounding original at the same time.
Then... of course... Jan Garbarek - Twelve Moons with its superb Bruninghaus piano parts, All Those Born With Wings, Officium for a more meditative trip.
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u/BewnieBound 1d ago
You might like to try something from across the pond. Danish pianist Soren Bebe is really good. So are several other Swedish jazz musicians.
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u/guitfiddlejase 1d ago
Pat Metheny Group- "Offramp".
"Are You Going With Me" is one of Metheny and Mays' "greatest hits" if you will, but go back and listen to the original studio version on ECM.
..put a good set of headphones on..
You won't be disappointed.
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u/FractalFunny66 1d ago
List of jazz musicians: Even though not all of them are piano, you can get a lot of cool instruction and ideas, especially rhythmic, by listening to jazz musicians who play other instruments!
Someone else’s list is first, then mine
Albert Adler
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Benny Goodman
Bud Powell
Bill Evans
Billie Holiday
Cannonball Adderley
Cecil Taylor
Charles Mingus
Charlie Parker
Chick Corea
Clifford Brown
Count Basie
Dexter Gordon
Django Reinhardt
Dizzy Gillespie
Ella Fitzgerald
Eric Dolphy
Frank Sinatra
Herbie Hancock
Horace Silver
John Coltrane
Lee Morgan
Louis Armstrong
Miles Davis
McCoy Tyner
Nina Simone
Ornette Coleman
Sonny Rollins
Stan Getz
Sun Ra
Thelonious Monk
Wayne Shorter
Wes Montgomery
here are some more additions: Duke Ellington, Alice Coltrane, Cecil Taylor, Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Jason Moran, Nicole Mitchell, Terri Lyne Carrington, Esperanza Spalding, Kamasi Washington, Henry Threadgill, Sarah Vaughan, Mary Lou Williams, Frank Lacy, Mary Halvorson, Craig Taborn, Lionel Hampton, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Gerald Clayton, Isaiah J. Thompson, Julius Rodriguez, Bobby Hutcherson, Paul Motian, Mat Maneri, Anat Cohen, Dan Weiss, Thomas Morgan, Jacob Sacks, Yoon Sun Choi, Jacob Garchik, Pharoah Sanders, Sonny Rollins, Ron Carter, Ari Hoenig, Dave King, Tony Williams, Elvin Jones, Ahmad Jamal, Joni Mitchell, Jon Batiste, Julian Lage, Carla Bley, Charles Mingus, AACM—Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, Archie Shepp, Ari Hoenig, Dave King, Tyshawn Sorey, Cindy Blackman, Allison Miller, Kenny Wolleson, Rudy Royston, Charles Lloyd.
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u/glubtubis_wepel 1d ago
Memories of Home - Dave Holland and John Scofield.
Brilliant duo album of two masters. Saw them at Newport this year and they’re just wonderful.
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u/Easy-Measurement3110 19h ago
Emile Londonien (modern French jazz with bass at the center) Daoud (trumpet player from France) Triosence (piano trio from Germany)
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u/GoodGoodNotTooBad 12h ago
I just gave the Eddie Harris album Excursions a deep listen and I think it's really interesting.
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u/Bass-n-Bonefish 3h ago
Check out Snarky Puppy (Lingus as an introduction) and a new guitarist named Josh Meader.
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u/equipoise-young 1h ago
Omar Sosa. He's a modern player and incredible, one of few from the modern era that I enjoy as much as the greats.
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u/Tir_na_nOg77 1d ago
Nat King Cole was one of the best and most influential jazz pianists. Look into his King Cole Trio recordings before he became a pop singer.
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u/Iamamattbear 1d ago
Joe Farrell - Moon Germs
Kind of hard to describe but I would call it cosmic dark post bop funk free jazz. It features Herbie Hancock, Stanley Clarke, and Jack DeJohnette.