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I asked the same question a couple years ago at a different forum. You know what the answer is? There isn't any. Just listen to some real Jazz. It's not like jazz is evil.
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Yeah, I suppose you could get some of the hymn collections, but as far as original compositions. Not much out there, if anything at all.
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my own jazz collection is just getting wider but here's some sounds that I picked up in Memphis at a christian bookstore--Still Time,see what God can do etc.
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yeah i was in borders the other day and i found nothign wrong with the jazz in there or the blues. Its not ungodly to listen to it. Plus i could not find any christian versions of jazz or blues.
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godly_return said:yeah i was in borders the other day and i found nothign wrong with the jazz in there or the blues. Its not ungodly to listen to it. Plus i could not find any christian versions of jazz or blues.
There could be no Christian version of a jazz song. Jazz is spontaneous improvisation. If a person is Christian, and he plays jazz? Its Christian Jazz.
That is, if he is filled with the Spirit when playing. There are more Christian Jazz musicians out there than many realize. It would be like going to a Christian bakery. What does Christian bread taste like?
The music should have life and integrity. It should be edifying to hear. It should a be a joyous sound. It should be played from the joy the musician possesses. Most jazz is instrumental. Its the words that can be unchristian..... and some instrumental music can be suggestive. Other than that, the music reflects the soul. If the one playing is a Spirit filled Christian, its Christian music.
Nat King Cole was a minister's son. If I am not mistaken, the famous John Coltrane was a minister's son. The also famous jazz drummer, Elvin Jones grew up in a Christian home. His father (a deacon) played bass in church.
I remember reading a few years back a book on big band jazz. One of the drummers from that era was named Dave Tough. He was a sad man. I think it was Duke Ellington who was quoted, saying, "too bad Dave was not a preacher's boy." For he was a sad man needing something in his life he never found."
Christianity was simply integrated in many of the jazz musicians lives as they grew up. Sure, not all were deeply devout. But many had a Christian foundation in life. Joe Morello (drummer of jazz classic, "Take Five.") is a professing born again believer. Not all lived exemplary lives at all times. But, many jazz musicians came from a Christian foundation.
Grace and peace, GeneZ
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I think the simple fact that jazz does not promote ungodly stuff like a lot of popular music does today makes it OK to listen to. Songs with lyrics often show love in a more realistic light, where the singer describes how much they care about their love, not the nasty stuff rappers talk about. It's much more pure and suitable for all ages, not to mention being a true art form!
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Quite a lot of jazz is romantic, and some of it can be pretty questionable. I prefer the wordless type as well, though there are a few with lyrics that I do enjoy.
Any of ya'll heard of Sam Levine? I do not personally listen to him, but I believe he's got a Christian album.
Any of ya'll heard of Sam Levine? I do not personally listen to him, but I believe he's got a Christian album.
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WannaWitness
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There is. It's just extremely hard to find. I'm trying to look for some, myself, but I've managed to find some that are considered to be exclusively Christian artists.
Here's a few artists to look into who perform some great music in various jazzy styles:
Denver and the Mile High Orchestra
Sam Levine (a sax soloist)
The Pfeiffers (actually a Southern Gospel group, but they have some great tunes they do in big band style.)
Phil Driscoll
Dave Boyer (he's more of a Sinatra-like crooner, with big band accompaniment)
The W's
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, recommended if you like a little blues and boogie-woogie mixed in. She does her own guitar work. She is an artist from the 1940s.
I also have a record (although not Christian) with a band called the George Lewis Band of New Orleans, where they perform a great arrangement of "Down By The Riverside" and "In the Sweet By and By".
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This website lists a TON of Christian Jazz Artists. It has links to their websites and you can listen to samples.
http://www.songsofdavid.com/christianjazzartists.shtml
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WannaWitness
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That is a BIG LIST!
I'm surprised they didn't list the Pfeiffers. They're labeled as "Southern Gospel", but a great deal of their music has a big band sound... proof that SG music isn't all "country" like people mistakenly believe it to be.
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I am a christian and jazz musician. Jazz to me is just another idiom and way to express music. It also has certain chord progressions (changes) and licks that are distinctive to it. I usually just transpose what I know from jazz and use it in contemporary christian music.
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WannaWitness
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Has anyone heard of Abraham Laboriel? He tends to be in the background a lot (I see him credited on some of my music), but has given many artists' music a jazzy touch.
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I doubt these guys are christians cause they do some pretty 'drugged out' music. But i love Medeski Martin & Wood's rendition of "Is there anybody here that loves my jesus" off their album Shack Man
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