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Progressive Jazz
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:37 am
by henrychalder
Just lately I'm getting into some Jazz, but its got to be something different, progressive in fact. I'm at the mo listening to Billy Martin/Chris Wood/John Medeski and John Schofield playing 'Hanuman'
whats your best listenings of Progressive Jazz?
Progressive Jazz
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 8:29 am
by RedGlitter
Wish I could respond but I'm not too sure what progressive jazz is...? I'm a Miles Davis/Chet Baker type of girl. But I can look into those names you mentioned and see if it's something I can get into.

Progressive Jazz
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 8:42 am
by Lon
Ah yes, Progressive Jazz--------late 40's and 50's-----my era of growing up
on the West Coast---------Stan Getz, Bud Shank, Dave Brubeck, Shelly Mann,Maynard Ferguson, Julie Christie & the Big Band Sound of Stan Kenton.
Progressive Jazz
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 3:26 pm
by Nomad
henrychalder;673313 wrote: Just lately I'm getting into some Jazz, but its got to be something different, progressive in fact. I'm at the mo listening to Billy Martin/Chris Wood/John Medeski and John Schofield playing 'Hanuman'
whats your best listenings of Progressive Jazz?
Give Pat Metheny a try.
Progressive Jazz
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 4:37 pm
by Bryn Mawr
Best Jazz I ever came across was a band called Nahorny - Polish prog jazz from the 70's