I only found one Reddit comment mentioning this a decade ago so, I need to know if I'm way off base or not.

I was listening to the title track from "The Congregation" (1958) by Johnny Griffin, and I swear the vast majority of the Family Guy theme song was heavily inspired by this track, or it at least used many of the same inspirations and motifs.

Please take a listen and let me know what you think, thanks all!

Original Dixieland Jazz Band – Bluin' the Blues / Sensation Rag (1918) 78 RPM shellac record

This early jazz, dixieland, fox trot style music recorded for dancing.

A Pretty Ghoul is Like a Malady

My particular niche is small band recordings from the mid-50s through the early 60s, this gem being from 1956, and Jack Montrose was a very active arranger and tenor man in that era. Note the top 2 names- when this album was being recorded, Bob Gordon and Clifford Brown were up-and-coming stars around the L.A. scene. Gordon was uncannily nimble, fingering a baritone sax as if it were an alto, and Brown was the equivalent of seeing a ball player in his rookie year and knowing he’ll be in the Hall of Fame- but in August of 1955 Bob Gordon died in a crash on his way to a Pete Rugolo gig in San Diego, and Clifford Brown suffered the same fate 10 months later. So this album was recorded in the summer of 1955, and both leads would be gone as it hit the shelves.
Very much worth tracking down on Discogs.

This record holds a special place in my heart. On days like today when I feel beaten down and hopelessly burnt out, nothing soothes my nerves and loosens my shoulders like The Melody At Night, With You.

What albums do that for you on a rainy day? You get bonus points from me if it's a solo piano record lol.

Recently i gained an interest for jazz because i became obsessed with a lot of nikolai kapustin’s compositions. Im not sure if hes really considered jazz or more like classical jazz fusion? But i really really love his works, especially his eight concert etudes (my favourites are no1&3). Havent been able to find that in anything else, and every time i try to find for jazz playlists its always smooth jazz, which is great too but its not really what im looking for.

I find myself really really enjoying jazz music with little to no structure, and i really like it when it sounds messy/fast paced? The kind of music that is hard to snap to because you just cant really ever get the hang of the rhythm. I also do love a lot of dissonance in the music i listen to. I also enjoy bebop

Sorry if the descriptions are really vague but i genuinely know very little about the right words to search to find for recommendations that i would enjoy.

Wanted the a copy on vinyl but thought this at £12 was a good price

KOKORISA blends classical training, jazz roots, and global experience into a genre-fluid sound that moves between power and vulnerability. Raised across Tokyo, Shanghai, and Ohio, they write in both English and Japanese. Each song tells a personal story of heartbreak, healing, and self-discovery. // Learn more about them here: Linktree 🡵

just looking for recommendations, cause I know almost nothing abt jazz and it's genres, but I really love Donny McCaslin's music, which I found by total accident

So basically me and my friend played Javanaise by Claude Bolling together and we're looking for more duets to play for flute and piano.

Requirements:

The piano mustn't only be like accompainment and should do something other than chords

Must be a flute and piano duet or something that can be easily converted to a flute and piano duet

Must be awsome sauce like Bolling

Pretty new to jazz and trying to recognize one of the tunes he played. The setlist I got was -

1- Be careful what you wish for (original)

2- Naima

3-??

4- Acknowledgement (?)

5- Giant Steps

Thank you for the help!

I went to school for jazz for two years and to put what I’m saying most clearly I present this interaction:

During combo one day we began learning a Miles Davis song, I cannot remember which one unfortunately, and I suggested a slight alteration to our arrangement as I thought it’d sound better with the way we’d been playing it to which my teacher responded “do you really think you can come up with something better than Miles?”

Now maybe I couldn’t but I think Mr. Davis would respect it for trying to push something forward or even being willing to try. Whenever I’ve suggested that jazz can still be original and you can bring your own flair to it, I’m met with general responses of “okay but you need to respect the tradition..” and yes, you do, but since when was being creative and original not part of that? It’s not like I’m reinventing the wheel, I just do things slightly different.

I ran into this and similar arguments so many times that it created a genuine disliking for the way they teach jazz in school, at least that one. I also recall being told “we’re not here to make you artists, we’re here to get you a job” and it’s understandable but also extremely sad. Surely there’s a balance somewhere in there.

Hi all! In the spirit of the season, I've been working on some fall-themed tunes. Here is "Patient Is The Night" from one of my favorite shows, Over The Garden Wall.

I'm just curious that's all.

Like the title says I’m just looking for something new or old with that psychedelic jazz funk. Some of my favorites are MMW, Scofield, weather report, lettuce, soulive to name a few, thanks in advance!

Which album, or compilation, features the song "Up in Erroll's Room"? I heard it once on the AM dial in the very early 80s, but haven't found it since. All the Erroll Garner albums I've looked at over the years do not have it -- and I used to work in music retail years ago, too. It's frustrating to have a song stuck in one's noodle for over 45 years and not be able to find it. Thanks in advance.

Based the linked thread.

Who you got? I say it’s Kenny G. This isn’t to say he’s a good or bad jazz musician. Just that he’s the most famous.

Regina Carter - Something for Grace

To my David Sanborn fans, I came across this live recording from 2003. The crowd from the second set had better energy.

David Sanborn Live at Luther's Blues on 2003-06-13 : David Sanborn : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

i have the full demo with the trio of jazz, but i dont know about titles :cccc that the first first version is a scrap video but is the original improvisation. 1 year later we habe a pro record but any ideas for name hahahahahah

Yesterday I made a post on the Vinyl Jazz subreddit stating that I was incorrectly sent the cheaper impulse version, even though I paid for the Acoustic Sounds pressing. Annoyingly, they didn't have any left in stock. However, I managed to find a copy elsewhere and to my surprise arrived half an hour ago, I was expecting this tomorrow.

The tip on gatefold cover just exudes quality compared to the regular pressing and comes with a nice anti static sleeve for the record as opposed to the crappy paper one in the impulse press.

Compared the two and oh man, this one is so much more dynamic in terms of the soundstage and better image seperation.