Jazz is my new favorite music type.

Yeah. I'm in my late 30s as well, and while I lived for rock in my teens and early 20s (not only that, because I was raised in a musical family so I was exposed to everything, but rock was definitely my preferred genre), by my mid-20s I found my tastes branching out quite a bit to where rock is now definitely in the minority in my daily listening habits. I can maybe only do 3-4 songs/around 10 minutes at any given time before I have to switch things up with jazz, folk, 'world music' (I hate that term), religious chant/hymns, country, rap, R&B, etc. There are simply too many sounds out there to stick with just one or two!

I'd like to think that this is a healthy development. It's like how if you're a kid and you love sugary breakfast cereal, even though it's not the most nutritious option and you probably shouldn't live off of it, it at least makes sense: it's marketed to you and made with you in mind. If you're an adult and still love it and eat it regularly, then you've probably at least somewhat stopped growing/maturing and/or have given up on life.

Army of the Lord said:

I have lived so far into my late 30’s and have seen my music choice change over time. I am really enjoying Jazz at this point of my life. Has your music favorite type changed over time?

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Glad you finally joined, I've been enjoying jazz for the last couple years...it all began with Oscar Peterson and Art Tatum...then to Miles Davis, Chet Baker, Wes Montgomery, and Doc Cheatham.

I have realized that once you get into it, it puts a "swing" to everything else you do.

Army of the Lord said:

Has your music favorite type changed over time?

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Oh yeah...I am almost in my mid-twenties.

My major shift in music goes as follows.

I use to be into rock and roll (60's-80's), then death metal, then classical (still am, it is my top favorite, particularly Baroque), then hip-hop (after being introduced to Christian artist Shai Linne), then lofi, then jazz...

Now there were others between the lines, but I was heavy into these genres/types of music (and still am).

I have one consistent genre of music I will always love (other than Classical)...but I don't know the name of it. It is a sub-genre of hip-hop...

Jonaitis said:

then death metal, then classical (still am, it is my top favorite, particularly Baroque)

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Strange how that swing occurs. I loved King Diamond as a teen. Now Vivaldi and Bach are my faves. Especially when played on a nylon stringed guitar.

royal priest said:

Strange how that swing occurs. I loved King Diamond as a teen. Now Vivaldi and Bach are my faves. Especially when played on a nylon stringed guitar.

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I was so heavy into Behemoth. I was into that underground stuff. While I liked groups like Suicide Silence, Chimera, and Cannibal Corpse, there was something charming about underground foreign bands, especially the Nordic folk stuff.

I honestly think that the reason for the swing is that the there is a correlation with the way it sounds (if you really think about it). I mean seriously...listen to any piece or movement by any composer into metal...it is truly amazing. Mozart Symphony 25 or Dvorak Symphony 9.

Vivali and Bach are my fav...

Jonaitis said:

I honestly think that the reason for the swing is that the there is a correlation with the way it sounds

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Absolutely.

Army of the Lord said:

Jazz is my new favorite music type.

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Hi Army of the Lord, first off, WELCOME TO CF

Now, if you don't mind me asking, who are some of your favorite jazz musicians and/or jazz bands?

Thanks!

--David
p.s. - do you know if there are any musicians who are specifically jazz AND Christian? I know there are some Christian musicians that do some jazz, along with blues and rock, etc., like these guys below, but strictly jazz?

Thanks again

(the second song, the one following this one, is pretty cool too, it is an African version/African harmonies of All Creatures of our God and King, sung again by First Call, with some help from an African choir and musicians)

Whoops, YouTube doesn't just forward on to the next song here on CF. Here is the song I spoke of above, O' Sifuni Mungu, by First Call.

--David

Oh, yeah. In jr. high it was Country (real Country, mid-70's and earlier), in high school through college it was Rock, Prog and Fusion (The Who, Humble Pie, Tull, Floyd, Jeff Beck, Gabriel-era Genesis, Jaco Pastorious, Al DiMeola, that kind of thing), after that I started listening to Baroque and Classical. In my '30's and '40's I got heavy into the blues (Muddy, Wolf, the three Kings, Mike Bloomfield, Johnny Winter, and their derivatives like SRV, Tinsley Ellis and the like). Gov't Mule, Gary Moore, Frank Marino,... If you've never heard of Bettye Lavette, you need to fix that.

Now I'm a huge jazz head, mostly saxophone players because that's my axe. Hard Bop is my favorite, but I also dig Afro-Cuban, Funk, Modal and Straight. Hank Mobley, Dexter Gordon, Prez, Hawk, Frog, Trane, Miles, Pepper, Stitt, Brecker,... it's a long list. Cleanhead, Johnny Griffin, Stan Turrentine, Sonny Rollins, ROLAND KIRK (!!!!!) Also the great vocalists like Ella.

If you ever get a chance to catch a show by Jane Monheit, I strongly suggest you take it. She's crazy talented, there's no finer jazz vocaist on the scene today.

If you've never listened to jazz, this should be the first thing you listen to:

There are so many jazz styles. I've enjoyed cool jazz, be-bop, and blues, to name a few. Here are 2:

In the last 5 years or so, I've come to appreciate big band swing. This is Bennie Goodman's classic from the late 30s. Terrific drum work by the great Gene Krupa. If this beat doesn't get you going, you must be in a coma.


Julie's version of this bluesy jazz tune, recorded in the 50s, is one my all-time favorites. Great minimalist arrangement with only bass and guitar. It's the best torch song on record. Love the echo fade-out.

jayem said:

Julie...

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Aahhh, Julie... when I was young I only knew of her as Nurse Trixie. I was gobsmacked when I rediscovered her as an adult. Wow... just... WOW! If her version of "Go Slow" doesn't heat you up, you're dead.

Her August, 1959 appearance on "What's My Line?" was entertaining as well.

Another all-time classic jazz song. Peggy started as a singer with Benny Goodman's band. Her recording also has a pared-down arrangement just with bass, percussion, and fingersnaps. It's uber-cool. More proof that a good song, by a great vocalist, doesn't need a big orchestral production.