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Obscure Jazz music

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Some of the most amazing Jazz out there is still relatively unknown. This thread is devoted to all that talent out there, that is playing purely for the love of it......but haven't or may never reach the masses.

I adore this:

Albatrosh- Gambler:

YouTube - Albatrosh "Gambler"
 

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Albatrosh played at my school last year! I think I was the only person who liked it. :P
 

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@Icy: I like your contributions. Never mind the "main-stream" issue, I don't really care for it as long as the music has some merit. I love Jazz piano, never heard of this guy before, thank you. Also, I really like the nostalgic feel of "The Rain".

@Sosekopp: I envy you! I always had a thing for Jazz when I was younger, although I never mentioned that to any of my friends as they were all into Whitney Houston and Bryan Adams.....:slashnew:

Here's more:

Kuusumun Profeetta- Kovin lentaen kotiin kaipan:
YouTube - Kuusumun Profeetta - Kovin lentaen kotiin kaipan (Ektro Reco
 

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I'm loving that Giovanni Mirabassi. I only know well known classic Jazz artists, otherwise i would contribute. I only recently discovered Jazz and really like it. On my ipod i have Art Tatum, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, Miles Davis and The Dave Brubeck Quartet. Could you recommend me some more artists? Is there a particular Giovanni Mirabassi album i should get?
 

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I'm loving that Giovanni Mirabassi. I only know well known classic Jazz artists, otherwise i would contribute. I only recently discovered Jazz and really like it. On my ipod i have Art Tatum, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, Miles Davis and The Dave Brubeck Quartet. Could you recommend me some more artists? Is there a particular Giovanni Mirabassi album i should get?
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Prima O Poi is pretty well-rounded. I have access to other albums, but I've only heard single songs so far.

As for starting out in Jazz, it doesn't matter if you make a splash or go for the household names, it's all good music. It's so diverse you easily develop a library that differs from other people.

I'd recommend filling out the ones you already have. Have you listened to A Love Supreme and Kind of Blue?
 

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Those two that Eyeseecold suggest are a good start. They are both gems for me and served my introduction to jazz.

Thank you for this thread Polaris, much appreciated.
 

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Yes i love those two albums! A Love Supreme was what started the whole thing for me!
Thanks EyeSeeCold.
 

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I got the see Nik Bartsch and Ronin perform recently which was awesome! They do all kinds of stuff with their instruments like reach inside the piano and tweak the cords directly while also finger the keys. They are great to watch.

This is a vid of them performing:
YouTube - Nik Bärtsch's Ronin Live at Jazzfestival Berlin 06 (2/3)

This is one of my favorite songs by them:
YouTube - Nik Bärtsch's Ronin - Modul 52

Blue Cranes are a local Portland group that opened for Nik. They weren't as good but were fun.
YouTube - Blue Cranes - Love, Love, Love

I heard about Brian Carpenter's Ghost Train Orchestra recently. I'm in love. They've been playing around with 1920 Chicago and Harlem jazz. I'm having trouble hunting down a video of anything off their Hothouse Stomp album but you guys should check it out.

YouTube - Beat Circus - Coney Island Creepshow/Hell Gate
 

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I'll give a better look at this thread in a cold rainy day.
 

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Thank you all, this is a great way to discover new Jazz.

@mattsearles: Joe Maneri is amazing....another ECM darling.

@nihilen: Now, that is quite interesting. You really get the in-your-face "city-feel". I must check Zorn out closer.

@Cavallier: wow, you've opened my ears to Nik Bartsch. I've never had a chance to listen to him before, I rather like it. And Blue Cranes, what a find! They are quite Scandinavian-sounding, I think. Sparse, melancholy and a little folky-eerie. Thank you :)

@A22: this should indeed be renamed the Rainy-day Jazz thread.
 

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Loved you contributions, Icy.
Kuusumun Profeetta's song is wonderful. What language is that btw?
Anouar Brahem sounds like a strange but beautiful combination of arabic music and jazz - I really like both.

I only listened to the musics here. I'll look for more from the singers some other time. Here are my contributions (I don't know much about Jazz but I thing this guy is famous):

YouTube - Chet Baker - Tenderly

Miles Davis is not exactly obscure but his songs with Chet Baker are great. Couldn't find it on youtube.

... Not Jazz, but fits with the thread athmosphere:

YouTube - Villa-Lobos: Mazurka-choro
YouTube - Villa-Lobos: Schottisch-choro
YouTube - Villa-Lobos: Valsa-Choro
YouTube - Villa-Lobos: Gavota-Choro

This guy plays a little different than the version I have (which is better) but anyway...
 

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I just ran out and bought Astrakan Cafe. It's fascinating.
 

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@Goph: :slashnew: Uhm, it is kind of meant to be....obscure. However, obscure can have different levels of obscurity depending on the individual's perspective. I am guilty of posting "non-obscure" music, so I accept your contribution. I actually really like Django Reinhardt, very nostalgic 30's style. I have always been fascinated by this era; the music, the art, the literature, etc.

@A22: beautiful contributions, thank you. I sense a certain degree of hidden passion and melancholy here.....very Latin-mood, hrrrrrr....

@Cavallier: congratulations on your purchase. You are now an addict of the mysterious sounds of the Far East :D

......and Anthile takes the prize so far for most obscure contribution. As expected :D Fantastic stuff, I have to take some time out to really listen to it, though.

*rushes out to buy new headset*

Edit: Kuusumun Profeetta is Finnish.
 

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Hmm...thread is not dead. I really should contribute more to something that I started, as I rarely start anything.

I like all the contributions ( I like most music, as long as it has a degree of honest creativity underpinning it); Mingus and Getz are some of my favourites, btw. Thank you all :). Parov Stelar is great stuff, reminds me a little of Squarepusher, DJ Shadow etc.

ES Trio, what can I say...not much. The music speaks for itself, thanks PA.

Here's my latest...some old stuff revived, probably more on the Afro/Funk/Jazz fusion side, but then isn't all music fused, somehow.

Fela Kuti (1973):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ykpwr8K3M4

Cymande (1970):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz3Ds0JABsM

For Cog, in response to hir contribution :borg::
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcxsheROd3E&feature=related
 

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Swedish progressive rock-jazz of the 70s. This really, really is something else. And oh. Just forget about the pig on the album cover... It ruins the mindset.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skdYwsbGLNE
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Secret Oyster, anyone? Those first few albums are so so good....I think they were from Sweden...Could be Norwegian....Also, the material from a French-Canadian outfit called SLOCHE - just outstanding...Missing Link was another band that skated the fine line between Hard Progressive Rock and Jazz-Rock fusion...They were Scandanavian.

Phil Collins was not always such a puss...Just before Genesis dwindled down to a three-piece Pop org, he started a kick-ass Fusion band called - Brand X...Those first few outings of theirs holds up to some of the better Mahavishnu and RTF stuff...
 

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Secret Oyster, anyone? Those first few albums are so so good....I think they were from Sweden...Could be Norwegian....Also, the material from a French-Canadian outfit called SLOCHE - just outstanding...Missing Link was another band that skated the fine line between Hard Progressive Rock and Jazz-Rock fusion...They were Scandanavian.

Phil Collins was not always such a puss...Just before Genesis dwindled down to a three-piece Pop org, he started a kick-ass Fusion band called - Brand X...Those first few outings of theirs holds up to some of the better Mahavishnu and RTF stuff...
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THANK YOU! I've been looking for some more of this kind for a great deal of time, and now I've got a whole case. Love this forum! :-]

A bit like Secret Oyster yes. Although Fläsket seems to be more built around melody.


Just for that, a bonus recommendation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=mxxkcPtivG8&NR=1
 

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Happy to be of service...I love the Fusion thing too sometimes...But, I really would like to hear some suggestions on the Avant Garde and Free Jazz tip...I saw someone mention Sun Ra up top, and I've never checked out any of his works...Although, I know that there's a frikkin' ton of 'em...Can anyone mention one or two of his top, most worthwhile recordings...

It was a revelation when I discovered Coltrane's works on iMPLULSE! Those albums from '61 to '65 are his creative apex...Couldn't get into the last few years of his life/catalog...Lots of random, abrasive noise in my opinion...But, those years when he was skating the fine line between creative genius and majordolt...That's the shiz for me...Africa/Brass, Coltrane '62, Impressions, Crescent, A Love Supreme, Living Space...And, it's not like he didn't do some really significant things while on Prestige or Colombia...It's just that his iMPULSE! material is otherworldly!

From a descent knowledge and appreciation of Coltrane, a jump into Pharoah Sanders' book seems utterly logical...For him, I would immediately delve into Thembi, Karma, Black Unity, Elevation...And, If you're a John Coltrane fan, please don't judge Sanders on his one '65 collab with Coltrane - Meditations...I didn't care for it myself...But, maybe you will.
 

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Happy to be of service...I love the Fusion thing too sometimes...But, I really would like to hear some suggestions on the Avant Garde and Free Jazz tip...I saw someone mention Sun Ra up top, and I've never checked out any of his works...Although, I know that there's a frikkin' ton of 'em...Can anyone mention one or two of his top, most worthwhile recordings...
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Sun Ra

/Space is the Place
/Atlantis
/The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra
/Sound of Joy
/Lanquidity
/Jazz in Silhouette​
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Lanquidity has some fusion so that could be your starting point, it's one of his most immersive albums. Sound of Joy is one of the less 'weird' albums with accessibility, same with Jazz in Silhouette. Atlantis is among the weirdest. I don't think anyone comes close to Sun Ra's ability to harmonize instruments into such immersive and rich soundscapes.

Liking Sun Ra, you have to listen to Pharoah Sanders(you've already mentioned him), Alice Coltrane's Journey In Satchidananda and Eddie Gale's Ghetto Music.

Still under avant garde / free jazz, Ornette Coleman's The Shape of Jazz to Come and Woody Shaw's Blackstone Legacy are worth listening to.
 

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Thanks for the heads up on the Sun Ra...I'm at the local library right now and will check out which of the above titles they have in the county system...Good idea for anyone looking to maximize their taxpayer dollars.
 

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Couldn't find anything from the suggested list...Found one title from 1988, that didn't sound so appetizing...Had to get something called 'Monorails' from 1966...Good year for JAZZ, at least.
 

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Couldn't find anything from the suggested list...Found one title from 1988, that didn't sound so appetizing...Had to get something called 'Monorails' from 1966...Good year for JAZZ, at least.
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Ah that sucks. Have you tried grooveshark.com ? You can listen online, youtube too.

I have Monorails and Satellites, not one of the ones I listen to often though.
 

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Oh wow....so many great contributions...I haven't revisited this thread for a while....thanks people :)

Feelin' trippy....transcendental jazz: Alice Coltrane - Journey into Satchidananda (1970)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuDuNfqXnrc
 
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