Comment on Discussion Thread đź Monday 22 December 2025
Alamutjones@aussie.zone â¨23⊠â¨hours⊠agoSome questions firstâŚ
What have you tried that youâve liked? Is there an instrument or sound you particularly want highlighted?
For example, if youâve been enjoying jazz vocalists (Dinah Washington, I love you) then thatâs quite different to sitting you down with the Miles Davis back catalog for maximum trumpet all the time. If youâre vibing with the classic Basie big band sound (1930s and early 40s) then I donât want to send you looking 40 years later.
Whatâs your vibe so far?
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone â¨20⊠â¨hours⊠ago
I think Iâm more into jazz piano and guitar at the moment, more cool jazz. I am also partial to big band and vocal stuff. I love a good double bass too. Think Oscar Peterson Trio, the other famous jazz people, Art Blakeley etc
Have probably listened to vocal jazz the least but am open to recs!
Alamutjones@aussie.zone â¨16⊠â¨hours⊠ago
For guitar, youâre definitely going to want Django Reinhardt. Totally unique technique, since he only really had one functional hand. If you ever see a photo of him, youâll see it - the fingers on his left hand were so badly burned he couldnât use most of them
Emily Remler is a personal favourite. Wes Montgomery. Gabor Szabo.
PianoâŚArt Tatum, Herbie Hancock and Dave Brubeck. PARTICULARLY for Brubeck, an album called Take Five. Duke Ellington was also personally a pianist, though he veers into big band sound more than the others Iâve named
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone â¨14⊠â¨hours⊠ago
I think I have all of these artists saved in my jazz playlists! I love Take Five and Wes Montgomery! Dad likes Django and gypsy jazz!
Thanks for the recs :)
Alamutjones@aussie.zone â¨13⊠â¨hours⊠ago
Also, as a personal touch, thereâs a local composer called Elliot Lamb whose work I love.
Iâve known them for twenty years - went to school with them - and will suggest them to anyone whoâll listen. El is a brilliant trombone player