Jazz sped up my clock

[sharpdressedscot]

I'm more of a metalhead/rocker but I like old swing and big band music... I have weird tastes in music for my age.

[sputnik]

1956 Miles Davis went into the studio with four other jazz heavy-weights. (John Coletrane, Paul Chambers, Red Garland, and Philly Joe Jones) The results were four perfect albums originaly released on the Prestige label. Remastered version can be found easly, or just pick them up on iTunes here.
Must have albums: Workin', Relaxin', Steamin', Cookin'

[beloitpiper]

1956 Miles Davis went into the studio with four other jazz heavy-weights. (John Coletrane, Paul Chambers, Red Garland, and Philly Joe Jones) The results were four perfect albums originaly released on the Prestige label. Remastered version can be found easly, or just pick them up on iTunes here.
Must have albums: Workin', Relaxin', Steamin', Cookin'

I know it's overused, but I still treasure Kind Of Blue like nothing else. Also, Coltrane, while an amazing sax player, got kinda crazy later on. "Sheets of sound" isn't really my thing. Just another example: don't do drugs.

[sputnik]

I know it's overused, but I still treasure Kind Of Blue like nothing else. Also, Coltrane, while an amazing sax player, got kinda crazy later on. "Sheets of sound" isn't really my thing. Just another example: don't do drugs.

Miles was no stranger to drugs. just give "Bitches Brew" a listen.

[TheKiltedWonder]

I know it's overused, but I still treasure Kind Of Blue like nothing else. Also, Coltrane, while an amazing sax player, got kinda crazy later on. "Sheets of sound" isn't really my thing. Just another example: don't do drugs.

This is by no means an advocation of drug use, but I think you'd be hard pressed to find a Jazz or blues player from that era that didn't use some form of drug. Most of their music didn't suffer; it was their lives that did. Most of the best players died in rather pitiful conditions because of addiction.