Best bebop music according to redditors

Tough to go wrong with Kind of Blue.

Found this discussion that is worth checking out:https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/quality-john-coltrane-vinyl-reissues-is-it-as-confusing-as-it-seems.666248/

Looks like there may be a more highly regarded version, also from Rhino: https://www.amazon.com/GIANT-STEPS-DELUXE-Vinyl-COLTRANE/dp/B0000DJYO0/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&ref_=yo_ii_img

This isn't a bargain, this price has been there for ages.

Paquito D'Rivera tears it up on One More Once with Michel Camilo. Most of it is on YouTube.

Ornette - Chronology

Sonny Rollins - Oleo

Evan Parker - The Snake Decides

Trane - One Down One Up

Too many to specify: Charlie Parker and Cecil Taylor, though Chasin' The Bird and 2 T's For A Lovely T are good places to look.

if you're already into duke, thelonious monk plays duke ellington might work for you. that being said...

i can't think of any bad monk albums, but he's at his best when he gets to stretch out on longer solos, building rhythm patterns, echoing and deconstructing melodies, etc. he often re-worked the same compositions at different points in his career, so for a lot of tunes there's not a canonical this-is-the-official-version "best" recording. you might try this imho stellar recently-discovered live recording at carnegie hall with john coltrane.

i always end up back on Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall.

Charlie Parker: A Studio Chronicle 1940-1948 is a 5-CD set that has the vast majority of the Bird you'll ever need for a ridiculously low price.

Bird was a fucking genius, a quantum leap beyond what was happening before him. Listen to Lester Young and Coleman Hawkins solos from the 30s -- the greatest sax players of their time -- then listen to Bird.

If you want to make a little mix from [The Dial and Savoy Master Takes] (https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Savoy-Dial-Master-Takes/dp/B002EDQ992/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1495353846&sr=8-1&keywords=charlie+parker+dial+and+savoy+masters) (from which you can get mp3s for $1/song), I recommend: Tiny's Tempo, Red Cross, Warmin' Up a Riff, Now's the Time, Koko, Moose the Mooche, Yardbird Suite, Ornithology, Cool Blues, The Hymn, Night in Tunisia, Klaunstance.

There are also some great live recordings with Dizzy Gillespie in 1945: Dizzy Atmosphere, Shaw Nuff, and Groovin' High -- available on [Chasin' the Bird] (https://www.amazon.com/Chasin-Bird-Charlie-Parker/dp/B000BO5LYA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1495355138&sr=8-3&keywords=charlie+parker+chasin%27+the+bird).

Look for OJC titles. These are out of print, but, you can still find some of them. Amazon has them:

Saxophone-Colossus-Vinyl-Sonny-Rollins

Way-West-Vinyl-Sonny-Rollins

Thelonious-Monk-John-Coltrane

Cookin-Miles-Davis-Quintet

Soultrane-Vinyl-John-Coltrane

Yes. For $1 more you can get the OJC/Riverside version. I have a recent OJC pressing of Sunday at the Village Vanguard, and it sounds great.

It's Amazon, cancel and change it: Waltz for Debby [Vinyl] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000000YBP/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_1mKbzbRHW6WD8

• Toots and the Maytals
  
  
• Medeski, Martin & Wood
  
  
• Lee Morgan
  
  
• Blackalicious
  
  
• Brownout
  
  
• Dag
  
  This might be a good time to try to find something you like in one of the classic greats like Miles Davis' Kind of Blue.
  
  If you're open to classical music I recommend this rockin' album of music by Samuel Barber
  
  Best of luck, friend.

I got lucky on that whole JR.com thing. I ordered 9 albums and they only cancelled one of them.

Look around on amazon, there's some good ones for cheap. Don't know if you're into jazz, but there's Thelonious Monk going for cheap. I'll post some others if I remember that I got cheap:

some cheap Sonny Rollins

phoenix album for under 16 bucks

Earthless - Rhythms from a Cosmic Sky. Kickass Jam/psych album, one song per side, but both awesome

some black keys for cheap. rubber factory and chulahoma for 15

some tool going for cheap. Especially Undertow and Opiate

Can't go wrong with Miles Davis

There's a few more cheaper ones from him as well.

1. Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
   
   
2. Mobb Deep - The Infamous
   
   
3. Madvillain - Madvillainy
   
   
4. Radiohead - In Rainbows
   
   
5. Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
   
   
   Honorable Mentions:
   
   

• A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
  
  
• Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
  
  
• Mastodon - Blood Mountain
  
  
• Nas - Illmatic
  
  
• dead prez - Let's Get Free
  
  
• Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
  
  
• John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
  
  

Europe grey market stuff is basically at best a cd pressed on a record. At worst it’s a cd pressed on vinyl with crap vinyl quality.

You’re much better off for Giant Steps either getting the 2017 mono which is a quiet flawless pressing or the Kevin grey mastered stereo , both on rhino, both fantastic sound.

stereo

mono

Maria Schneider - Thompson Fields

Incredibly textured, emotional, and stunningly beautiful. Incredible musicians too. The title track made me pull over in my car to listen.

Lickety Split: The Music of Jim Mcneely

Amazingly creative, intelligent and fun arrangements.

Mel Lewis and The Jazz Orchestra Live At The Village Vanguard -Compositions of Bob Brookmeyer

My favorite arranger. Just amazing music.

Madly Loving you - Bob Brookmeyer with The Ed Partyka Orchestra

Prominent arrangers composed music for Bob Brookmeyer. You can imagine the results when people try to impress their idol.

Thad Jones / Mel Lewis - Consummation

Just legendary.

For what it's worth, [this] (http://www.amazon.com/Kind-Blue-Miles-Davis/dp/B000002ADT/) recording claims in the liner notes to have corrected various errors in the earlier re-issues.

Similarily, I like this Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane quite a bit.

Some greats that fly under the radar. Some of my all time favorites;
(these link to the amazon page for the CD, but have the options for Vinyl)

• Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band "Live at the Village Vanguard"
  
• Wynton Kelly Trio & Wes Montgomery "Smokin' at the Half Note"
  
• Johnny Griffin "A Blowin' Session"
  
• Thad Jones and Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra "Consummation"
  
• Sonny Clarke "Leapin' and Lopin'"
  
  edit: added list format and links

I bought the version below back in Feb of last year off Amazon for $11.58 and it sounds great! Temporarily OOS but still only $15.66.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000000YBP/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06__o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I love a lot of the recordings that Ron Carter is on. He's usually such a great player, but the whole "Meets Bach" album is... well, it's filled with what I'd call "really questionable intonation choices".

Example It's even worse that its a studio album. Its like, he went in, recorded it and was like "Yeah, this is cool." and then they put it out. WTF? The amazon reviews sum it up.

Mingus Ah Um has always been one of my favorites. Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane is a good album too. If you are looking for some amazing vocals check out some Nina Simone.

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I can't narrow down the songs and movies to 5 but I think I can take a stab at the albums. The links go to Amazon. In no particular order...

1. Kind of Blue by Miles Davis - It works in every situation. It makes me feel like I am out in nature. Just that feeling of being able to breath deeply and you think, "this is where I am supposed to be."
   
   
2. Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd - It's so timeless. If this album came out today it would be hailed as innovative and fresh.
   
   
3. In On The Kill Taker by Fugazi - The energy. The passion. The emotion. When I need to get pumped up, this album does it for me. I can hear the first notes of Facet Squared just typing this.
   
   
4. A Fistful of Film Music by Ennio Morricone - My favorite film composer. This anthology is awesome from top to bottom and I could listen to it all day.
   
   
5. Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan - I was introduced to Bob Dylan way later than I wish I was so I feel like I am making up for lost time when I listen to him. No one makes nonsensical lyrics make so much sense like Dylan.
   
   I could survive on a desert island with these 5 albums and never want for music. I might want a power supply though.

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Miles Davis! I've always loved Jazz, it always gets me in a better mood. "Music is always a commentary on society."

Possibly

Hehe, I'm just busting your balls, dude. I actually didn't start with the early classics either. Made my way from 70s prog rock to fusion jazz to contemporary jazz and then made my way back.

Anyway, look into the concert at the Carnegie Hall Monk did with Coltrane. That should be a good intro. Underground is also a great album.

In case anyone is wondering, first hit on amazon: http://www.amazon.com/58-Miles-Featuring-Stella-Starlight/dp/B0000027R5

That's the album, and it's 7 bucks on amazon mp3.

This is one of my favorite albums for many reasons. I listen to this while biking in the rain.

Latin jazz? Some of my very favorite music was played by this insane big band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv6QB6-QfqM

Michel Camilo and some of the very best players out there. There is a studio CD of it as well: https://www.amazon.com/One-More-Once-Michel-Camilo/dp/B000002AOD

Insane musicianship, never gets old for me. And as a trumpet player, Jon Faddis on lead trumpet blows my mind every time.

Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall

This audio CD is notable for many reasons:

1. It represents a style at its height (1957).
   
   
2. It contains two of the world's greatest jazz artists, during the very short time they worked together (less than a year).
   
   
3. It documents Coltrane's style at a time when it really began to take flight.
   
   
4. The recording was discovered at the Library of Congress in 2005, so it's "new".
   
   
5. It was recorded live, and extraordinarily well for its day, at Carnegie Hall.
   
   Edit: it's also nice for getting your groove on with the ladies.

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