So, witch Jazz record do you think is THE BEST?
Blimey man, we could be here all days, no doubt the jazz cats on the forum will give you some "unmissable" records, the must be in your CD collection recordings, so I'll leave the "standard" jazz records to the experts
I've been enjoying the Hiromi Trio Project, they've released to CD's so far "Voice" and "Move", it's amazing music, the musicianship is out of this world.
Here's the two title track from each CD, both performed live, I hope you'll enjoy the show
"Voice" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM8yxTBwzC0
"Move" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rxYw7Y45Eo
I've been really getting into jazz recently after being a metal guy all my life, in face I haven't listened to any metal in the past few days now that I think about it.
My favorite jazz record currently is John Coltrane's "Blue Train" you can listen to the entire album on YouTube, Locomotion is probably my favorite track on the album too.
Heres a link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjI8ruaL4D0
Why not start by watching this PBS 10 part documentary.
It will lead you to many artists whom you can pull up and listen to.
This series will also help you understand how jazz improv works.
Have fun and enjoy.
http://youtu.be/b_dAYqgLP8s