It Don't Mean A Thing, If It Ain't Got That Swing
I've been a jazz fan since the mid-50s. I started out listening to Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, and Artie Shaw. I then graduated to Duke Ellington, The Modern Jazz Quartette, Dave Brubeck, and the West Coast sounds of Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, and Chet Baker. After that came Miles, Coltrane, Art Blakey, and Thelonius Monk. Other favorites are Gene Ammons and Stan Getz. In a more modern vein, I like Chuck Mangione and Mark Isham.
My favorite vocalists include Chris Connor, June Christy, Jane Monheit, and Joe Williams. For the blues, I'm partial to Champion Jack Dupree, Shugie Otis, The Allman Brothers, and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Here are some of my all-time favorite albums (in no particular order):
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I burned the following jazz CDs:
Artist | Title | Featuring | Time |
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Chris Connor | Favorites | The Night We Called It A Day, Where Are You?, Oh You Crazy Moon, Angel Eyes, Lilac Wine | 72:18 |
Diana Krall | Favorites | All Or Nothing At All, You Call It Madness, Boulevard Of Broken Dreams, Garden In The Rain | 69:57 |
Modern Jazz Quartette | Favorites | Angel Eyes, Fontessa, Pyramid, Cylinder, Odds Against Tomorrow, Precious Joy, 'Round Midnight | 69:28 |
Various Artists, plus John Coltrane and Miles Davis | The Blues In Modern Jazz, Coltrane Plays The Blues, Kind Of Blue | Just Blues, Blue Monk, Requiem, Haitian Fight Song, Blues At Twighlight, Bluesology, Blues To Elvin, Blues To Bechet, Blue In Green, Flamenco Sketches | 78:10 |
The Romeros, Jim Hall, The LA 4, Miles Davis | Concierto de Aranjuez | Concierto de Aranjuez (4 versions) | 59:54 |