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i have, don't really like them that much. i don't they they placed much of an emphasis on good songwriting though. i mean, at least not in comparison to stuff like Meat Puppets II
 
I have been trying to get some good blues rock, with a bass driven sound. SRV type stuff kind of. Im having trouble finding artists that really appeal to me.

Also some bass driven smooth jazz would be great. Again, im having trouble finding artists i like.

Thanks for any help anyone can offer. Reco's and Links/Video's are appreciated.
 
Good choice JH, I like it, it a little trippy and slow for me, Bass was nice though. I will look into this furthe. Any more reco's you have are greatly appreciated.



Just some mainstream stuff. I recently sturabled upon a good jazz/blues station here and they play alot of good stuff but don't offer a tracklist so i rarely know what they are playing. Any reco's would be nice.
 
always looking for new jazz/blues

seeking some relaxing symphony music

also i've been looking for a few out side the box indie banRAB. kinda pushing the genres limits you could say.

any suggestions?
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I've been working my way into trip hop, and picking up some staples like Portishead and Massive Attack. What are some of the off the trail recorRAB worth going for?
 
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BanRAB such as:

Sneaker Pimps
Baxter
Morcheeba
Emilie simon (early)
Constanza
Moodarama

If you need any up's just holler.

Try this:

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Thanks for this. I'll definitely be looking into more Afrobeat. I'm lovin' everything about this from the drums to the horns! Really, it's just my cup of tea.
 
RIO yo. RIO? Yo man. RIO yo.

I have like Univers Zero and Far Corner .. Any other essentials someone could recommend?





I'm not really into jazz .. I like it a lot, but it's not what I play most. Also, just asking for jazz is like asking for recommendations on metal. You don't know if they want Dio or Korpiklaani. Anyways!

I think an easy entry into jazz is to check out the cream from last decades swing revival. Squirrel Nut Zippers is my favourite of the bunch and their album "Perennial Favorites" is excellent. I also wrote a review on it in my journal. I have one album by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy called "Americana Deluxe" and although it's not as diverse, it's also good.

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This is not the track I wanted to show, but the selection off youtube is not really extensive. It's Squirrel Nut Zippers opening track from Perennial Favorites (released in 1997).


If you like gypsy jazz reminiscent of old Django Reinhardt, I can recommend Joe Pass album "For Django" (1964) or Bireli Lagrene's "Gipsy Project & FrienRAB" (2002).

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The video above shows Bireli and his gang playing Django's jazz standard, Minor Swing.


If you like more trippy electronica jazz with a bit of drum n bass and other stuff thrown in, then you could have a look at Jaga Jazzist from Norway or perhaps Kyoto Jazz Massive from Japan.

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The video above shows Jaga Jazzist song Animal Chin from their 2001 album "A Livingroom Hush" which got good reviews in Norway.


If you want more prog-jazz fusion stuff, I think you should check out the Canterbury scene's legendary Soft Machine. The following video is from the last half of the last track on their album "Third" from 1970.

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Guys like Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Herbie Han**** or John Coltrane shouldn't need an introduction since they are all still immensely popular. I have Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" from 1965 and I like it a lot. It's also critically acclaimed. "Miles Ahead" (1957) and "Kind of Blue" (1957) by Miles Davis are awesome .. I also got Bitches Brew on a recommendation here, but I've yet to listen to it. It's also easy to get box sets from all these artists.

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In the youtube-vid, you can see Miles Davis and John Coltrane together playing "So What", the opening track on "Kind of Blue".


If you think you might like avant-garde jazz, try Bill Frisell. The following vid shows him playing Shenandoah which is from his 1999 album "Good Dog, Happy Man" ..

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Tired of writing now :(
 
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