jazz music recommendation?

[pagan]

Can't believe I forgot Wes Montgomery, best jazz guitar I've ever heard

 

[jefff]

I was just going to mention Wes.

 

[kiel]

Lot of great names in this thread. I saw Pharoah Sanders live in Chicago, if it's woodwind he can play it. I watched him turn a bass clarinet into a jazz instrument. I enjoy Eric Dolphy did incredible work as well.

 

[toobfreak]

Funny how as people mention their favorite jazz artists, many seem to be blurring the lines between contemporary jazz, progressive jazz and even fusion mentioning people from all over. But while the OP never actually mentioned which kind of jazz he was now exploring and interested in as if jazz were just one thing, the one musician the OP did mention was an artist which transcended more than one of these genre if not indeed outright inspired some new forms of jazz expression which gave birth to many of the other musicians and bands mentioned above!
If one wants to truly explore Miles, some of his works I've found most enjoyable and can most heartily recommend would be 'Tribute To Jack Johnson' and 'Filles De Kilimanjaro.' 'In A Silent Way' and 'Live Evil' are pretty good as well.
Check 'em out.

 

[fnord]

Sjmiller: Read a few days ago that Pete Fountain died this past August in his hometown. Sadly, his name has yet to pop up on any of the Celebrity 2016 Massacre lists.
Have to agree with you and Shutterbug on the many flavors of jazz. I was always a "cool" jazz guy until I ran across some very old recordings of that eight fingered Gypsy, Django Rheinhardt, and then, a few years later, the more contemporary and flat out incomparable Keith Jarrett.
Vintage suggested reading? Raymond Chandler's "The King in Yellow."
http://ae-lib.org.ua/texts-c/chandler__the_king_in_yellow__en.htm
Fnord

 

[theloniousmonkfish]

Far as I can tell Jazz is blurred lines/genres and everything in between/outside of that. Standards are great, have their place, and should not be overlooked but there is so much music available right now it's impossible to hear it all. Once you find the rabbit hole you'll fall right in, it's super easy and you can never get out...
Also for those interested in digging deep on Miles check out Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud, phenomenal album.

 

[dino]

Might I suggest a rather interesting book to help in appreciation of jazz in its various forms?

"How to Listen to Jazz" by Ted Gioia

 

[kane]

Kenny G!
Ha ha just kidding!
Although he is called Jazz......it's too broad a term.

Watch the Ken Burns series on jazz.

That will introduce you to and help you understand the genre if you are interested. Although as I recall it stops with the beginning of fusion in the 1970's.

I found Miles Davis' autobiography educational and fun to read.

Ralph Ellison wrote some good essays about jazz.