Where do I start?
There are thousands of places to begin listening to great jazz artists. If you are really stuck, here are
some opening thoughts.
Cannonball Adderly – Autumn Leaves
John Coltrane - Giant Steps
John Coltrane – My Favorite Things
John Coltrane – Cousin Mary
Eric Dolphy – Hat and Beard
Maynard Ferguson – Chameleon
Maynard Ferguson – La Fiesta
Count Basie – Shiny Stockings
Art Blakey – Moanin’
Art Blakey – Are You Real
Miles Davis- So What
Miles Davis – Footprints
Miles Davis – All Blues
Miles Davis Quartet – Four
Lee Morgan – The Sidewinder
Buddy Rich – The Machine
Buddy Rich – Groovin’ Hard
Kenny Dorham – A Night In Tunisia
Chico O-Farril – Manteca
The Jazz Ambassadors – Come on Back
Woody Shaw – Dat Dere
Phil Kelly and the NW Prevailing Winds – Refrigerator