Anyone know of a good starting point, or a good classic TJ/ML album I can begin collecting with?
Came across an MP3 file online, of the song "Ahunk, Ahunk", which we used to play in our jazz band class. A couple other tracks I'd heard sound interesting. These may have come from that recent Mosaic set, which I think is now sold out. (Had I known...) There's usually a prime era for any band or artist--I'd sort of like to get one or two good albums to see what I like.
I still don't regret getting the 10-CD Roulette Maynard Ferguson set--IMHO, that had to be one of his best eras, with some of his best ensembles and arrangements. Don Ellis...I only have a few, but they're always interesting.
I'm still beginning to explore Stan Kenton, too. I guess I'm too young, but to me, the Kenton big band approach still sounds very fresh, and could have been recorded merely a year or two ago, not three or four decades ago. I can see how the Kenton band would have been considered ahead of its time. One of the Kenton CDs I have features Pat Senatore flying up and down the upright bass. (That would be Adventures In Jazz.)
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Came across an MP3 file online, of the song "Ahunk, Ahunk", which we used to play in our jazz band class. A couple other tracks I'd heard sound interesting. These may have come from that recent Mosaic set, which I think is now sold out. (Had I known...) There's usually a prime era for any band or artist--I'd sort of like to get one or two good albums to see what I like.
I still don't regret getting the 10-CD Roulette Maynard Ferguson set--IMHO, that had to be one of his best eras, with some of his best ensembles and arrangements. Don Ellis...I only have a few, but they're always interesting.
I'm still beginning to explore Stan Kenton, too. I guess I'm too young, but to me, the Kenton big band approach still sounds very fresh, and could have been recorded merely a year or two ago, not three or four decades ago. I can see how the Kenton band would have been considered ahead of its time. One of the Kenton CDs I have features Pat Senatore flying up and down the upright bass. (That would be Adventures In Jazz.)
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