# Recommend me some Jazz

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-jazz/272140>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 31, 2004, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-jazz/272140 "2004-10-31T06:25:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2004, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-jazz/272140/21 "2004-11-01T17:47:14Z")

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> [@Kalhoun](#):
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> “Who’s the loneliest monk?”

When I heard him on “Jazz with Bob Bazooka” or whatever, I thought it was Felonious Monk.  
🙂

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**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2004, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-jazz/272140/22 "2004-11-01T21:57:01Z")

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Let’s see, appears no one’s mentioned Grant Green - check out _Idle Moments_ which is kind of his definitive album, and _Matador_, which is less well known but wonderful - and it includes his own arrangement of “My Favorite Things”.

Certainly delve more into Coltrane - _Blue Train_, _Giant Steps_, and _Ascension_ (though, as with all his post-_A Love Supreme_ work, _Ascension_ is pretty out there) are often considered classics, and there’s also _Crescent_, which is one of my personal favorites.

Let me second the recommendation of Sun Ra. I like _Lanquidity_ quite a lot, and it’s a little more accessible than some of his other stuff. Art Ensemble of Chicago is also avant-garde, yet generally very listenable as well.

Lately, I’ve been listening a lot to _Radiale_ by the little-known Spaceways Incorporated after getting a recommendation from the people at the record store. Great album, very strongly influenced by Sun Ra.

Dave Douglas is one of the people still doing interesting stuff - check out _Freak In_ or _The Infinite_. His associate John Zorn is probably the most avant-garde jazz musician around today, and I just love his now-defunct klezmer/jazz group Masada.

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**Author:** ![Quasimodal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/57b2e6/32.png) [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2004, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-jazz/272140/23 "2004-11-02T00:20:12Z")

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There’s also some Great White North Jazzers to celebrate. They’re harder to find but still very musical.

Diana Krall - Piano and vocals  
Mike Rud - Guitar  
Mike Murley - Saxophone  
David Braid - Really kicken bombastic Piano  
David Occhipinti - Guitar  
Mike Herriot - Trumpet  
Oscar Peterson - Probably mentioned above  
Brad Turner - TPT  
The Band Metalwood - Cool electronic stuff

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