Style: Arabic Jazz, Modal Jazz
Vibes: Nocturnal, Summer, Patient, Searching, Hypnotic, Longing, Devotional, Hypnotic, Meditative, Mysterious, Spiritual, Warm
Instrumentation: Upright Bass, Oud, Korean Reed Flute, Percussion, Alto Saxophone, Clarinet
Ahmed Abdul-Malik – The Eastern Moods of Ahmed Abdul-Malik Read More »
Style: Cool Jazz
Vibes: Romantic, Elegant, Flowing, Sentimental, Tender, Contemplative, Mellow, Nocturnal
John Coltrane Quartet – Ballads Read More »
featuring Richard Davis, Bobby Hutcherson, Woody Shaw, Clifford Jordan, Sonny Simmons, Prince Lasha, J. C. Moses, Eddie Khan
Style: Post-Bop
Vibes: Intertwined, Flowing, Uplifting, Warm, Flowing, Playful, Spring
Eric Dolphy – Musical Prophet (The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions) Read More »
featuring Grachan Moncur III, Bobby Hutcherson, Roy Haynes & Larry Ridley
Style: Post-Bop
Vibe: Moody, Nocturnal, Elegant, Suspenseful, Soothing, Complex, Mysterious
Jackie McClean – Destination… OUT! Read More »
Style: Jazz, Solo Piano
Moods: Reflective, Personal, Elegant, Introspective, Mellow, Sentimental, Soothing
Musical Qualities: Sparse, Improvisation, Acoustic, Melodic
Mingus Plays Piano Read More »
Style: Post-Bop
Moods: Passionate, Sentimental, Tender, Cathartic, Mournful, Energetic, Spiritual
Musical Qualities: Improvisation, Acoustic, Virtuosic, Instrumental
Coltrane live at Birdland Read More »
Style: Post-Bop, Progressive Big Band
Vibe: Elegant, Romantic, Nocturnal, Bustling, Passionate, Warm, Complex, Energetic
Musical Qualities: Polyphonic, Progressive, Dense, Technical, Acoustic, Improvisation, Lush, Melodic
Charles Mingus – Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Read More »
Released in 1963 on Columbia Records Format: LP
Thelonious Monk – Criss-Cross Read More »
Originally released in 1963 on Impulse! Records 1974 reissue, blue/green label Format: LP
Mingus – The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady Read More »
Released in 1964 on Columbia Records Recorded in 1963 Format: LP
Bob Dylan – The Times They Are A-Changin’ Read More »
Released in 1977 on RCA Recorded live on a European tour in 1963 Format: LPx2
John Coltrane Quartet – Afro Blue Impressions Read More »
Information: Originally released in 1963 on Columbia This pressing was released in 2001 on Sundazed records Format: LP, 180g, Mono
Bob Dylan – The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan Read More »
On his debut album, the guitar and banjo virtuoso starts off with a 22-minute droning epic fusing American and Arabic Folk music with Indian Raga on his acoustic guitar (often trying to imitate the feeling of the oud). Here, he is accompanied by the fluid, driving drums of Billy Higgins. Side 2 is made up of 4 shorter solo pieces, mostly for the banjo, including an impressive rendition of “Carmina Burana” by German composer Carl Orff and a folky mountain song.
Sandy Bull – Fantasias for Guitar and Banjo Read More »
