Currently I am thinking of starting to learn jazz. I was wondering what jazz album would be a great place to start for going down this road!
In a Tomo's YouTube video, I remember him saying that it is important to focus on only one single album and keep listening to it over and over again from different aspects. I am currently looking for that kind of jazz album for me to indulge in and learn licks, chords, and feelings!
Thank you so much for your amazing contents!
oh man, so many to choose from. here are 75... find one song you like, and go discover their catalogue if you have spotify.
https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/the-greatest-jazz-guitar-albums/
https://www.sfjazz.org/onthecorner/12-jazz-guitar-albums-you-should-hear/
I don't remember in which video Tomo recommends some jazz guitarists, but the ones I remember and really liked listening to would be: Kenny Burrell, Joe Pass, Wes Montgomery, George Benson and Charlie Christian.
If you are completely new to jazz I personally would suggest listening to artists playing other instruments aswell. The young Miles Davis is always a great starting point in my opinion, because his melodic phrasing is often times very clean, beautiful and more easy to follow than something fast and complex as Joe Pass. My Recommendation: Miles Davis Quintet - Relaxin' for example or anything of the 50s Miles. also Chet Baker was a good introduction to jazz for me. This is quite personal but I benefited from listening to some older jazz artists to understand what jazz is based on(like early Miles, Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington etc.). Listen to the melodies of Chet or singers like Ella Fitzgerald. When you listen to some Joe Pass afterwards, everything will make more sense in my opinion, since his interpretations are like I said more complex. these are just my opinions and there are really a lot more great artists that come to my mind but those should suffice for the start. hopefully I did not offend anybody by this :)
Thank you guys!
I will check them out!
Here is Tomo's comment:
"Thanks so much for subscribing to my Guitar Wisdom. Please listen to one of these albums to start. Pick only one, and listen to it for at least 30 days."
Charlie Christian "Genius of Electric Guitar"
Barney Kessel "Volume One”
Joe Pass "Virtuoso"
Joe Pass & Herb Ellis "Two For The Road”
Wes Montgomery "Incredible Jazz Guitar " - "Full House" - "Live at the Half Note”
Kenny Burrell "Midnight Blue”
Jim Hall "Undercurrent" (with Bill Evans)
Grant Green “Grant’s First Stand” - “Green Street” - “Feelin' the Spirit”
Thank you so much for your advice!
Also, some of the greatest players out there learned how to phrase incredibly well by paying more attention to horn players and singers and trying to match what they do rather than following guitar players. This will help your phrasing tremendously