Can anyone recommend a good Duke Ellington biography and/or the standard biography? I'm particularly interested in one that takes his later work seriously.
posted by OmieWise
on May 12, 2010 -
6 answers
Suggest some 60s-70s funk-soul for a fan of Roy Ayers. Instrumental preferred but not necessary.
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posted by rubadub
on May 4, 2010 -
24 answers
When did rock (or at least faux rock with rock instrumentation) become the mainstream music in television themes and commercials?
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posted by pracowity
on Apr 18, 2010 -
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I'm in New Orleans the week of the 13th-20th and have very few plans for what to do during the day (by myself) or at night (with a friend). I'm looking for suggestions for places to go, preferably that we can get to by streetcar. Note: I've never spent this much time in a city with a big river before and have no idea what to do with that.
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posted by NoraReed
on Feb 27, 2010 -
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Does anybody know of a small jazz ensemble to play our wedding ceremony in New Orleans?
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posted by jaybeans
on Feb 18, 2010 -
3 answers
Years ago, someone pointed me to Ishkur's guide for electronic music. Does something like that exist for jazz?
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posted by shinyshiny
on Feb 16, 2010 -
10 answers
Help us find an upbeat Dixieland jazz song for our wedding recessional (besides "When The Saints Go Marching In").
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posted by thinkingwoman
on Feb 10, 2010 -
12 answers
I really like the music in this
Ibanez advertisement. Can you recommend similar music? Song/CD recommendations would be most helpful, but artist suggestions would not go unappreciated. And I guess it would help to know what genre(s) I should try listening to.
posted by bricoleur
on Jan 25, 2010 -
6 answers
Willkommen Weimar! Looking for the most Jazz-Age places in NYC, ideally with a decadent Berlin feel. Awesome art deco bars, antique cocktails, hot hot neo-retro music where I could breakout a charleston without blush : Where can I find the past?
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posted by The Whelk
on Jan 21, 2010 -
10 answers
I love music and over the past few years have taught myself to be pretty good as a ukulele player. I'd love to get involved with a band--old-time jazz, dixieland stuff--and really learn how to make music with others. But all I know is how to play by myself. I don't know how bands work in the slightest, nor how to find others who are better than me but willing to let me "play along." How do I get started getting started? Thanks!
posted by largecorp
on Dec 26, 2009 -
7 answers
I'm looking for an excellent jazz/blues/blues-rock bar in Philly. Grizzled old guys on their guitars, grizzled old patrons, bad lighting, laid-back bartenders and a relaxed atmosphere with a little bit of room to sway if you're feeling it. If you've ever been to the Cat's Eye Pub in Baltimore, something like that.
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posted by schroedinger
on Dec 16, 2009 -
5 answers
Okay what is the name of the kind of swing music where the band does call and response with the singer? Not the backup singers. The horn section.
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posted by rileyray3000
on Dec 14, 2009 -
10 answers
My Secret Santee is a Bossa Nova Guitarist. Help me find a couple of CDs that will surprise and delight him.
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posted by alms
on Dec 11, 2009 -
5 answers
What are the live performance concert DVDs that stun you with their excellence and excitement?
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posted by netbros
on Dec 1, 2009 -
66 answers
Can anyone identify one of these songs I have stuck in my head? (Links below) - Please help!
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posted by cdenman
on Oct 27, 2009 -
6 answers
I'm looking for funky jazz, with plenty of synth, an upbeat pace, and R&B influences, in the style of the mid 1980s to early 90s work of Chick Corea and Jeff Lorber. I've noticed this style tends to be copied in video game and movie soundtracks from that period, so recommendations for those types of music are welcome.
posted by matkline
on Sep 15, 2009 -
13 answers
What's that movie in which two male thieves synchronise the timing of their heist by whistling jazz songs?
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posted by oxit
on Aug 23, 2009 -
14 answers
What are some of the best and (most importantly) unpretentious jazz clubs in New York City?
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posted by laze
on Aug 19, 2009 -
15 answers
What sheet music should my friend buy? She plays clarinet, grade 8. She's completely lost, looking for something jazz or classical.
posted by mooreeasyvibe
on Aug 9, 2009 -
6 answers
Hi, I would like to know song's that are similar to Club De Narcisse (some websites display the song name as Club Le Narcisse). This is from Malcolm McLaren's album Paris. By similar I don't mean songs by Malcolm McLaren. By similar I mean songs that have the same musical structure, beat, flow, rhythm and
genome attributes.
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posted by yoitsfrancis
on Jul 27, 2009 -
1 answer
Jazz filter: Help me ID this song describing a clown making it big I heard on KKJZ (Cal State Long Beach's Jazz station).
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posted by DolorousEdd
on Jul 15, 2009 -
3 answers
Help me find contemporary 20s & 30s hot jazz music that incorporates ukulele music.
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posted by cazoo
on Jul 15, 2009 -
7 answers
What are some good books or educational DVD's, besides Jamie Abersol, for learning rock, blues and jazz piano and Hammond B-3 soloing and licks.
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posted by doppler68
on Jun 19, 2009 -
3 answers
Music types: help me identify exactly what it is that I dislike about these particular types of jazz!
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posted by gallusgallus
on Jun 10, 2009 -
14 answers
I have a friend who is a violinist. She's only played and listened to classical violin music. Please recommend artists and recordings of non-classical violin.
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posted by sciencegeek
on Jun 1, 2009 -
49 answers
Looking for a vocal coach for a 30-year-old guy (me.) Preferably one who is hip to soul, jazz, r&b.
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posted by rubadub
on May 29, 2009 -
4 answers
Want to get my parents tickets for great old school jazz concert in NYC this June. Any recommendations?
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posted by zavulon
on May 18, 2009 -
8 answers
Do you remember the 'concept album' from the late 70s (?) called 'Wings'? Nothing to do with Paul McCartney, this was a 'crossover' production, mixing jazz and classical. The word 'wings' is so generic that Googling isn't helping me at all. If I just had the composer's name, I'd be able to hunt up a copy ... (I remember being wowed by the music back then, and would like to re-visit it.)
posted by woodblock100
on May 8, 2009 -
4 answers
If I love Duke Ellington and John Coltrane's "In a Sentimental Mood," what other jazz songs should I seek?
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posted by grrarrgh00
on Feb 9, 2009 -
11 answers
We will be in Paris from this Saturday to Monday, help us make the best of it.
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posted by nfg
on Jan 30, 2009 -
9 answers
I'd like an introduction to Japanese jazz/piano ambient. Where should I start? Who's great? Who should I avoid?
posted by Xurando
on Jan 26, 2009 -
7 answers
I'm looking for recommendations for jazz albums with a lineup similar to the one on Sonny Rollins's classic album
The Bridge, which has tenor sax + guitar + bass + drums and that's it. (
YouTube example.) I love how Jim Hall's guitar takes on the usual role of the piano since it's the only instrument in the ensemble that can play whole chords.
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posted by Jaltcoh
on Jan 21, 2009 -
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Today during NFL games, there was an IBM ad that featured big hits, quarterbacks getting sacked, etc. In the background a delightful jazz tune was playing, kind of an antithesis to the action on screen. What was the song?
posted by downing street memo
on Jan 11, 2009 -
4 answers
I'm having trouble finding music of a particular genre... kind of like "action jazz music." or maybe cinematic jazz music?
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posted by FireStyle
on Dec 23, 2008 -
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