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Best Jazz On A&M

Discussion in 'Jazz on A&M/CTi/Horizon and Others' started by Captain Bacardi, Feb 11, 2004.

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Who Was Your Favorite A&M Jazz Artist?

George Benson 1 vote(s) 2.3%
Wes Montgomery 11 vote(s) 25.0%
Gerry Mulligan 2 vote(s) 4.5%
Herbie Mann 0 vote(s) 0.0%
Chuck Mangione 3 vote(s) 6.8%
Les McCann 0 vote(s) 0.0%
Paul Desmond 4 vote(s) 9.1%
Gato Barbieri 2 vote(s) 4.5%
Thad Jones & Mel Lewis 1 vote(s) 2.3%
Sonny Fortune 0 vote(s) 0.0%
Dave Liebman 0 vote(s) 0.0%
Gerry Niewood 0 vote(s) 0.0%
Dave Brubeck 1 vote(s) 2.3%
Charlie Haden 0 vote(s) 0.0%
Jimmy Owens 0 vote(s) 0.0%
Roger Kellaway 0 vote(s) 0.0%
Pete Jolly 1 vote(s) 2.3%
Jim Hall 0 vote(s) 0.0%
Don Cherry 0 vote(s) 0.0%
Dizzy Gillespie & Max Roach 0 vote(s) 0.0%
Tom Scott 1 vote(s) 2.3%
Nat Adderley 1 vote(s) 2.3%
Antonio Carlos Jobim 9 vote(s) 20.5%
Quincy Jones 3 vote(s) 6.8%
Gap Mangione 1 vote(s) 2.3%
Paul Winter 0 vote(s) 0.0%
Charles Lloyd 0 vote(s) 0.0%
Tamba 4 1 vote(s) 2.3%
Neil Larsen 0 vote(s) 0.0%
Billy Hart 0 vote(s) 0.0%
Stan Getz 1 vote(s) 2.3%
Eduardo Del Barrio 0 vote(s) 0.0%
Art Blakey 0 vote(s) 0.0%
Sun Ra 0 vote(s) 0.0%
Vernell Brown, Jr. 0 vote(s) 0.0%
Paulinho Da Costa 1 vote(s) 2.3%
Gil Evans 0 vote(s) 0.0%
Chet Baker 0 vote(s) 0.0%
Ornette Coleman 0 vote(s) 0.0%
Ira Sullivan 0 vote(s) 0.0%
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  1. JMAR5 New Member

    Paulinho Da Costa is my favorite
    JMAR5, Oct 21, 2008
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  2. mr J. Member

    I would say that Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Wave" is probably the best A&M jazz album,although his earlier work with Stan Getz and later work on CTI is better.

    George Benson-his best work was on Warner and Quest(1976-1983)

    Wes Montgomery-The 20-track Greatest Hits is probably one of the best A&M jazz discs,but his earlier Verve stuff was better.

    Sergio Mendes-"Equinox" would be in the top 10.

    Quincy Jones-"Killer Joe"(1969) is probably one of the best single jazz recordings in the A&M catalog,along with Gato Barbieri's "She Is Michelle"(1978),"Rita Coolidge's "Am I Blue"(1975) and Karen Carpenter's "Ordinary Fool"(1976) and "This Masquerade"(1973).
    mr J., Oct 12, 2010
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  3. Dave Active Member

    Gerry Mulligan is also a fairly under-rated talent...

    Anyone vaguely curious about jazz saxophone (& wanting to avoid delving into the over-commerciality of Tom Scott) should definitely seek out his work...



    Dave
    Dave, Oct 12, 2010
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  4. lj Member

    It is my belief that strings and a full orchestration when done judiciously can add a positive extra dimension to the basic arrangement for singers and the rhythm section in jazz and pop music.

    Here are several prominent examples. Ella Fitzgerald--arguably the greatest female jazz singer of them all--had a number of albums with strings and full orchestration performing the Great American Songbook and the critics raved about the result. The critics also raved about the hundreds of ballads recorded with strings and full orchestration by Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett. And the list goes on and on.

    That said, my favorite two examples of jazz on A&M are Paul Desmond's performance of the song "El Condor Pasa" arranged by Don Sebesky. The strings and horns provide an eerie and stunning accompaniment. My other favorite is Jobim's "Wave" album. I couldn't imagine the album without strings and full orchestra. Below is a link with an interview of Edu Lobo from October 11, 1996. Interestingly he says that as great as Claus Ogerman was, Jobim was his own arranger. Claus under Jobim's close supervision was his orchestrator.


    http://www.nortemag.com/tom/edulobo/e.el1.html
    lj, Oct 14, 2010
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  5. Ranhiu New Member

    In no particular order:

    1) Tom Scott - Great Scott
    2) Tim Weisberg - Listen To The City, 4, Live at Last
    3) Quincy Jones- Smackwater Jack
    4) Neil Larsen - Jungle Fever
    5) Gap Mangione - Suite Lady
    6) David Spinozza - Spinozza
    Kind of jazzy:
    7) Seawind- Light the Light, Self-Titled
    8) Michel Colombier - Wings
    Ranhiu, Mar 25, 2012
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