What's the (non-music-theory) significance of "Eight To The Bar"? [more inside]
posted on Jul 20, 2008 - 8 answers

What kind of Jazz is The Three Little Bops and why can't I find anything similar? [more inside]
posted on Jul 17, 2008 - 16 answers

help me name my indonesian-jazz-band-with-a-dj! [more inside]
posted on Jul 17, 2008 - 26 answers

Questions about the dance musical "Contact" (not the film). [more inside]
posted on Jul 15, 2008 - 3 answers

If a guy thrills to the "Ed Wood" soundtrack, music from the old "Batman" (Adam West) series, the soundtracks to "The Incredibles" and "The Pink Panther," what else would he like?
posted on Jul 11, 2008 - 21 answers

Some time ago The New Yorker published a list of 100 essential jazz albums. What is the most expedient and economical way I can buy all 100 albums? [more inside]
posted on Jul 8, 2008 - 10 answers

Recommendations for jazz compilations similar to this one (dinner at eight)? [more inside]
posted on Jun 16, 2008 - 5 answers

Should we go to Montreal during the Jazz Festival? Or will it be "too crowded" if we're not super-into jazz? [more inside]
posted on Jun 16, 2008 - 10 answers

What are some of the earliest jazz recordings that I absolutely need to get? [more inside]
posted on Jun 4, 2008 - 17 answers

OK, I guess I am somewhat embarrassed to admit I have just been introduced to jazz, a genre of music I have never been interested in or listened to before. It was like an explosion of pleasure went off in my head and I discovered that I love it and want to right the wrongs that I have done to myself. [more inside]
posted on Jun 2, 2008 - 58 answers

I've got tickets to the Sonoma Jazz Festival that I can't use. Have any tips on getting ride of them? [more inside]
posted on May 22, 2008 - 3 answers

I'm for looking non-karaoke instrumentals to sing over, preferably free. Ideally someone just playing an acoustic guitar or piano with no vocals, limited frills and high recording quality, either jazzy standards or pop. It's actually pretty hard to find all three at once on youtube and other such sites, so I thought I'd give Mefi a shot. Somebody must have a collection...any ideas?
posted on May 17, 2008 - 5 answers

Give me recommendations for vocal versions of Round Midnight. [more inside]
posted on Apr 15, 2008 - 13 answers

I'm looking for a photo of a Wendy's Jazz Cap, or even just first-hand recollections of them. These were apparently some type of multicolored painter's cap sold at Wendy's establishments in the late 80's(possibly 1988ish). There seems to be no trace of their existence online. Phone calls to the Wendy's Customer Service hotline have come back with a "try eBay" response. A few good but ultimately fruitless tries to track one down can be found on the comments to my blog. Any information, photos, or recollections would be very much appreciated.
posted on Feb 28, 2008 - 13 answers

Dark Continent music: I have this archetype in my head of lounge/jazz/big band music from the 40s and 50s that drew upon stereotypes of african adventure. Exotica definitely. Please help me find some! [more inside]
posted on Feb 12, 2008 - 11 answers

So, let's just assume I got an internship for this small radio station and I want to start a segment introducing listeners to great Jazz music in movies - can be both specifically written/performed for the particular movie or a song/track that existed previously and was used prominently in the movie. [more inside]
posted on Jan 27, 2008 - 17 answers

Seattle area jazz/swing bands (for a wedding reception)? Google offers a big-ass list. But you have thoughtful, intelligent recommendations. Please to hope me?
posted on Jan 7, 2008 - 2 answers

We're about to purchase the Lambert, Hendricks and Ross CD "Sing a Song of Basie", but need to know if John Hendricks lyrics are included in the remastered CD liner notes.
We know that they were there with the original vinyl, but online retailers are annoyingly vague about the CD.
Does anyone have this CD? Could you let me know?
posted on Jan 6, 2008 - 3 answers

JazzMe. I want to like jazz more but feel quickly overwhelmed by the genre so I'd like your recommendations, particularly for the albums you come back to time and again, the ones you listen to because you love, not because you feel you ought to. So far Kind of Blue is the only thing that's really stuck, not that I'm trying to find another KoB, just your favorites. [more inside]
posted on Jan 1, 2008 - 55 answers

Is this piece of music, used in the film 'Forget Paris', just incidental music or a well known piece of jazz? If it is well known, what is it? http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=O29IITBox2c (starts around 2:53) [mild expletive warning for the clip] I bought the soundtrack, composed by Marc Shaiman, and it's not on there.
posted on Dec 28, 2007 - 6 answers

I want to transform my room into a jazz lair! [more inside]
posted on Dec 18, 2007 - 18 answers

Help me identify the LAST unknown songs on my Itunes. Mostly jazz, some blues and one or two pop songs. [more inside]
posted on Dec 11, 2007 - 18 answers

As happens about once a year, my dear boy has lately been stuck hard on Dave Brubeck. I love Time Out as much as he does, but I’m getting a little burned out. What other artists of albums might he enjoy? [more inside]
posted on Dec 10, 2007 - 42 answers

Who is the woman in the foreground on the cover of Wayne Shorter's Speak No Evil? [more inside]
posted on Dec 5, 2007 - 5 answers

Jazz-heads - help me fill out my Xmas wish-list. Especially seeking those with rec's for (say) quartets to octets featuring Baritone Sax, Trombone, and/or strong and prominent rhythm sections. [more inside]
posted on Dec 2, 2007 - 17 answers

When did jazz audiences start sitting down? [more inside]
posted on Nov 10, 2007 - 13 answers

Hi, folks! I'd just like to ask, out of curiosity, which wind instruments (especially brass) require the least effort and wind. I'm thinking of taking up something, but proper breathing is not my strong suit and I'm looking for something less taxing to build it up on. Any help with this query will be most appreciated!
posted on Oct 10, 2007 - 22 answers

Help me identify a great French-language radio station I heard broadcasting near Seattle, WA, or Victoria or Vancouver, BC. [more inside]
posted on Sep 29, 2007 - 7 answers

All-ages venues in SF for Sunday and Monday nights -- what are our options? Give me whatever you've got. [more inside]
posted on Sep 15, 2007 - 6 answers

What other artists do a good job picking up the Steely Dan style? [more inside]
posted on Sep 14, 2007 - 14 answers

Music theoriticians! Why do a lot of bebop tunes end on an incongruous chord? [more inside]
posted on Sep 13, 2007 - 8 answers

New York for a virgin? [more inside]
posted on Sep 9, 2007 - 25 answers

Where can I find a transcription of Take Love Easy by Joe Pass and Ella Fitzgerald? [more inside]
posted on Aug 26, 2007 - 0 answers

Where can I download early jazz songs? 1900-1930s? I've seen a site that has a number of them in RealAudio, but I'd prefer something I can easily load on my iPod. I am hoping that many of these are in The Public Domain. Still, I'd pay.
posted on Aug 12, 2007 - 12 answers

Needed: Recommendations for any and all Bebop Jazz artists, or links to sites that actually tell you which tracks/songs by which artists are Bebop. [more inside]
posted on Jul 25, 2007 - 15 answers

Jazzy electronic music recommendations? I'm thinking of Squarepusher, some Tortoise, etc. [more inside]
posted on Jul 24, 2007 - 49 answers

What are the recent jazz standards? Prototypically, jazz standards are from the '40s—let's guess the median is somewhere around 1945 and the standard deviation is 15 years—but the canon is certainly not closed, as shown by, say, 'Birdland' (1977). What else has become really widely known and played, in that time frame or since? Please cite a few performers to justify your claim. Bonus points if they're in different styles or decades.
posted on Jul 21, 2007 - 12 answers

Earworm: Please identify the song title and artist responsible for a soaring, saxophone driven instrumental hit popular on FM radio sometime in the 1978-1981 time frame. My best guess is this hit rode on the coattails of "Feels So Good". Unlike that happy hit, the song I am seeking had a more dramatic, soaring crescendo, ideal for sailing boats or, well, sailing boats.
posted on Jul 19, 2007 - 12 answers

I was in Amsterdam this Monday and Tuesday. Early tuesday morning I walked past a group of buskers who were playing music which changed my life. I've never heard anything like it. They looked to me to be maybe Turkish, somewhere eurasian. Two guys were keeping up a simple 2 - chord rhythm on accordions, whilst the lead guy was blasting his soul into a clarinet, playing a kind of desperate, breathy, technical jazz / polka kind of sound. It was awesome. Anyone seen these guys? Anyone know what kind of music I might have heard? Thanks in advance...
posted on Jun 14, 2007 - 18 answers

My niece, a freshman in high school, is interested in playing jazz on her flute and in convincing her teacher that there is a role for the flute in the school's jazz ensemble. I'd like to get some really good C.D.s of jazz flautists for her enjoyment and to enlighten the teacher, so I am turning to MeFi for help. Please help me find C.D.s of good jazz played on the flute. (No need to mention Bolling's Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio; we already know about that one.)
posted on Jun 11, 2007 - 28 answers

I am looking for an effortless way of listening to new jazz releases. Pandora was quite good, but it doesn't work in Europe anymore. Some clever radio show might be enough, as long as they play a lot of music and don't speak too much (bbc).
posted on Jun 8, 2007 - 6 answers

Wedding Music Filter: My fiancee and I are taking rumba lessons and we need to pick music for our first dance. Would "paper moon" played by our three-piece jazz band work? Any other rumba-able song suggestions? [more inside]
posted on Jun 6, 2007 - 9 answers

If you like Django Reinhardt, what/whom else would you like?
posted on Jun 4, 2007 - 31 answers

Which Miles Davis album begins with a riff of Westminster Quarters? [more inside]
posted on May 14, 2007 - 2 answers

Looking for a Duke Ellington recording for my uncle. Unfortunately, he is not able to provide many details. Googling has gotten me nowhere; Ellington's oeuvre is vast, it seems... [more inside]
posted on May 5, 2007 - 7 answers

Where are the best places to hear jazz in Paris? [more inside]
posted on May 1, 2007 - 8 answers

I love the music from Cowboy Bebop, what else should I listen to? [more inside]
posted on Apr 1, 2007 - 10 answers

Avant Jazz filter: Hey all. I'm looking to expand my collection of avant-garde jazz (or just experimental music in general). Suggestions? [more inside]
posted on Mar 5, 2007 - 54 answers

having a party in japan, need suggestions for the music. so far will be mostly a mix of jazz (old freddy hubbard, miles, lee morgan) and some more obscure funk from japan. i want to set up my ipod so i can just leave it running. just give me a brief few lines of what you might include for a spring party for a mixed group. (this 2 weeks a question is killing me )
posted on Feb 25, 2007 - 5 answers

Music-for-studying-for-the-@#%#-bar-exam-filter: Please help me balm the pain of preparing for this miserable test by recommending excellent music that's either wholely instrumental or not in English. [more inside]
posted on Feb 18, 2007 - 38 answers