Jazz / Blues Albums Full of Vocabulary Ear Candy

**jamiehenderson1993** · 10-13-2024, 01:07 PM

What are some good jazz albums to transcribe vocabulary?

**wolflen** · 10-13-2024, 03:00 PM

OK...

Kenny Burrell..Midnight Blue and all of Kenny's work

Miles..Kind of Blue

Albert King .. and the many he influenced..blues at its best

Hendrix.. who broke all boundries .. early seeds of fusion

**Boss Man Zwiebelsohn** · 10-13-2024, 03:06 PM

Originally Posted by HiFi Mule2Ride

If this is what you are talking about, Robert Cray’s music/recordings often has this stylistic trait.

Much of Duke Ellington’s music had it.

and “The Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes”.

“ ‘Round Midnight” is a good example.

Regarding that Robert Cray album which I gave (at that time still on vinyl) to the girl from my class as a birthday present (and it stll did not help although i was so much in love, LOL after all those years) the strongest track is "New Blood". An that is what we need. Indigo Chillun that think inna different way ... And if you listen to that solo you might "over-stand" (rasta-lingo) that rhythm is the most important thing of all -- Mama Africa, I can hear you calling ...

**Boss Man Zwiebelsohn** · 10-13-2024, 03:14 PM

Pannonica de Koenigswarter's (née Rothschild) best friend Mary Lou Williams "Godmother of Bebop"

my lonesome island album

My Mama Pinned A Rose On Me

**Boss Man Zwiebelsohn** · 10-13-2024, 03:21 PM

You can play this whole album at my funeral. Damned morons who are disrespecting Norman Granz' Pablo Records. You do not know what time ist is.

**jamiehenderson1993** · 10-13-2024, 05:05 PM

An incredible selection of stuff so far - thank you so much for sharing!

**PMB** · 10-13-2024, 07:14 PM

Originally Posted by Bop Head

Regarding that Robert Cray album which I gave (at that time still on vinyl) to the girl from my class as a birthday present (and it stll did not help although i was so much in love, LOL after all those years) the strongest track is "New Blood". An that is what we need. Indigo Chillun that think inna different way ... And if you listen to that solo you might "over-stand" (rasta-lingo) that rhythm is the most important thing of all -- Mama Africa, I can hear you calling ...

Also my fave track from Strong Persuader. Robert Cray is an underrated rhythmic master!

**pamosmusic** · 10-13-2024, 10:18 PM

Originally Posted by jamiehenderson1993

Similar the my last post about solos that you could steal vocab.

(I'll quote myself from that post where I say what I feel 'vocab' is...
I see a 'vocab' solo as one where the soloist plays phrases which would be considered idiomatic to the specific style that they are playing.
They are playing something that 'feels and sounds like X' whether that be Jazz; Country; Blues; Metal etc. Phrases that you could show and teach a Student and be able to confidently say "This is a Jazzy phrase / This is a common thing played in Metal solos / You'll find this type of thing gets played a lot in this style"

I'm hoping we can create a thread where people post albums (Jazz or Blues or Jazz-Blues ... or anything really) that they listened to a lot and have taken or adapted much of the 'jazz language' from the tunes on said album!

Personally, I've really taken a lot from Soul Station by Hank Mobley - particularly Dig Dis - lots of great Blues and Jazz lines that I really enjoy playing over.

I hope this is ok & that we can have fun sharing music we love!

Look man.

LOOK.

If you’re starting this thing with Soul Station, I don’t know what you expect anyone to do for you here.

It doesn’t get hipper than Soul Station.

I’m a “Remember” guy myself, but to each their own. As long as their own is a track off Soul Station.

**jamiehenderson1993** · 10-14-2024, 04:10 AM

Originally Posted by pamosmusic

Look man.

LOOK.

If you’re starting this thing with Soul Station, I don’t know what you expect anyone to do for you here.

It doesn’t get hipper than Soul Station.

I’m a “Remember” guy myself, but to each their own. As long as their own is a track off Soul Station.

**ruger9** · 10-14-2024, 08:12 AM

Damn. I first read the title as "vocaL" ear candy. And I was going to say anything by Billie Holiday.

**sgosnell** · 10-15-2024, 09:35 AM

Any solo by Charlie Christian. He was the foundation of all electric guitar, whether jazz, rock, blues, whatever. Around 1940 every guitar player alive tried to sound like him, and that continued after his death.

**pamosmusic** · 10-15-2024, 09:44 AM

Originally Posted by sgosnell

Any solo by Charlie Christian. He was the foundation of all electric guitar, whether jazz, rock, blues, whatever. Around 1940 every guitar player alive tried to sound like him, and that continued after his death.

This is so true. With a little creativity, those licks sound so modern too.