quoted 15 lines John Harding... it's Miles Davis meets Goldie. Jazz Drum and base.> > John Harding... it's Miles Davis meets Goldie. Jazz Drum and base.
> > Then theres Square Pusher drum and upright base. Umm... DJ Shadow is
> > excellent too.. Then any John Coletrane.... peirod.
>
> Not to contradict any of the above but if it is actually jazz you're after
> then you're into another type of music that has a ton of different genres
> and sub-genres. If it's my kind of cool jazz then:-
>
> John Coltrane is good but he has released lots of different stuff. Try his
> 'Ballads', 'Coltrane' or 'Lush Life' for mellow grooves; try his album 'The
> Avant-Garde' w/ Don Cherry for something with a bit more up-tempo. Try also
> 'The Shape of Jazz to Come' by Ornette Coleman or pretty much anything by
> Eric Dolphy (a good starter is 'The Essential Eric Dolphy' [no duh!] I know
> this isn't the up-their-owns-backends jazz appreciation list so I'll cut
> this short here.
All this stuffs good, but i reckon theres nothing to end the day like,
John Coltrane 'Interstellar Space' or Ornette Colemans 'Free Jazz'...
a different type of 'easy' listening..
kF