| what kind of music do you prefer? | | i like slow and romantic music which instills deep feelings in me. what kind of music do you prefer in a particular mood that takes into an isolated world separate from all the tensions and worries? | |
| | Jones'n for Jazz: An Unabashedly Biased Commentary on Jazz "Must Haves" | | I think it would be rather bold to try to write to the history and current practices in and of jazz in one article. Either that or, hey, I just don't have the endurance or the attention span to attempt such a comprehensive undertaking and/or analysis. I can, however, offer a starting point that I think would provide a jazz newcomer to some delicious and EVER so exciting pieces of and moments in jazz music. I can in no way begin to know all of what is good and great in the vast discography of jazz which, by now is closing in on the century mark. You can look as far back as Scott Joplin, Jelly Roll Morton, and the heavyweights in blues and gospel, in vaudville and, yes, even the burlesque, and find some claim to the rich history and collective flavors that make up the stew we today enjoy as much as ever.I can tell you to go drink up and absorb yourself in the musical treasures of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Thelonius Monk, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Oscar Peterson. I can drool on about the tones and talent of Billie "Lady Day" Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, and even the sultry and sumptuous Bessie Smith or Ma Rainey - both of very early blues and jazz... | |
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| Songs Of The Century | | The list, in the order of votes received. Each song is followed by the name of an artist who made a recording of the song.Title Artist
1. "Over the Rainbow" Judy Garland
2. "White Christmas" Bing Crosby
3. "This Land Is Your Land" Woody Guthrie
4. "Respect" Aretha Franklin
5. "American Pie" Don McLean
6. "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" The Andrews Sisters
7. West Side Story (Album) Original Cast
8. "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" Billy Murray
9. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" The Righteous Brothers
10. "The Entertainer" Scott Joplin
11. "In the Mood" Glenn Miller Orchestra
12. "Rock Around the Clock" Bill Haley & His Comets
13. "When the Saints Go Marching In" Louis Armstrong
14. "You Are My Sunshine" Jimmie Davis
15. "Mack the Knife" Bobby Darin
16. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" The Rolling Stones
17. "Take the A Train" Duke Ellington Orchestra
18. "Blueberry Hill" Fats Domino
19. "God Bless America " Kate Smith
20. "Stars and Stripes Forever" Sousa's Band
21. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" Marvin Gaye
22. "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" Otis Redding
23. "I Left My Heart In San Francisco " Tony Bennett
24. "Good Vibrations"... | |
| | Do You Like Jazz? | | I do. The best are Paul Desmond and Dave Brubeck... The produced a jazz quartet... I like Take5 ... the sound is good... Take10 is also good..."Blueberry Hill" Fats Domino
19. "God Bless America " Kate Smith
20. "Stars and Stripes Forever" Sousa's Band
21. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" Marvin Gaye
22. "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" Otis Redding
23. "I Left My Heart In San Francisco " Tony Bennett
24. "Good Vibrations" The Beach Boys
25. "Stand by Me" Ben E. King
26. "Stormy Weather" Lena Horne
27. "Johnny B. Goode" Chuck Berry
28. "I Want to Hold Your Hand" The Beatles
29. "Midnight Train to Georgia" Gladys Knight & the Pips
30. "Imagine" John Lennon
31. "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" Gene Autry
32. "The Twist" Chubby Checker
33. "Happy Trails" Roy Rogers & Dale Evans
34. "Your Cheatin' Heart" Hank Williams
35. "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" Fisk Jubilee Singers
36. The Sound of Music (Album) Original Cast
37. "'Round Midnight" Thelonious Monk
38. "What's Love Got to Do with It?" Tina Turner
39. "Over There" The American Quartet
40. "Stardust" Hoagy Carmichael
41. "Ain't Misbehavin'" Fats Waller... | |
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