Classic US Jazz: 1966

The only one of these I've heard is the Zappa, but jazz?

Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass - What Now My Love

Btw, Blow Up wasn't released before early 1967.

Saperlipopette! wrote: Not a single one in my personal top 20 of the year this time. And. what the hell is Freak Out! doing there? It's not by Zappa btw. Paul Bley Trio - Touching Lee Morgan - Search for the New Land Sun Ra - The Lady With the Golden Stockings (aka  The Nubians of Plutonia) Wayne Shorter - Speak No Evil Chico Hamilton - El Chico Komeda Quintet - Astigmatic Bobby Hutcherson - Components Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage Andrew Hill - Smoke Stack Jackie McLean - Right Now! The Joe Harriott Double Quintet - Indo-Jazz Suite Joe Henderson - Inner Urge Don Cherry - Complete Communion Duke Pearson - Wahoo Anthony Williams - Spring Ed Thigpen - Out of the Storm Herbie Mann - Monday Night at The Village Gate Steve Kuhn Trio - Three Waves Yusef Lateef - Psychicemotus The Charles Lloyd Quartet - Dream Weaver ...but The Magic City is in my top 25 though.

Waka/Jawaka and The Grand Wazoo are indeed two superb Zappa jazz albums.

Hancock!

Love Blow-Up. Even if first released in 1967, I'll give it a vote. Otherwise I would go with John Coltrane's Ascension.

If including Frank Zappa, then I would have left out the Mothers of Invention albums for this, and maybe his Lumpy Gravy collaboration. The first just under Zappa's name is Hot Rats. That said, whatever, no need for me to be pedantic.

Miles Smiles

Edited by omphaloskepsis - September 03 2024 at 12:33

Grumpyprogfan wrote: ^Lumpy Gravy is the first Zappa release under his name.

Yes, Francis Vincent Zappa & The Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra & Chorus's Lumpy Gravy is the first under his name. So I would think that that is the best place to start with Zappa, and not Hot Rats.

that said, for Paul complete discography type of listening, I think starting with The Mother of Invention ain't a bad way to start with Zappa, and I'm glad that I listened to those The Mothers of Invention albums. Because genre can change depending on the album, I kind of think of these series titles as loose guides to the artists (even if it does not fit individual albums). Labels are useful, but the music itself matters more, I might say. :)

Edited by Logan - September 03 2024 at 12:26

omphaloskepsis wrote: Miles Smiles Freak Out:  outright odd Why should Wayne Shorter pout?  Unless Bacharach Hancock'ed in front of Coltrane's Insane saxophone shout... Ting! Sigh and moan at Henry, Herb, and Herbie's  Jazz record pile Nina cute, Let it all out at Evan's and Benson's  Uptown Hall...she sang,   I have no doubt  if Davis's Smile would have been polled He would win by miles... in a rout.