Any recommendations for blues/jazz music?

[jameshetfieldkirkhammet]

Hi guys,

Recently I've grown very bored with my current music playlist... Been exploring other genres, mostly blues and jazz.

I'm really not sure about the sub-genres and it's really not important to me. (eg. thrash, speed, black, nu-metal etc) I've also found hundreds of subgenre while surfing itune's music store.

Anyone can recommend me some blues or jazz music? mainly i really want it slow, soft and soothing music. something which can be played in the background, while reading a book etc.

something like BB King's "The Thrill is Gone", "Three o'clock Blues"

Jazz... maybe something with soft piano and saxophone in it. something like Kenny G. sorry for being a noob but some jazz music on the itunes store sounds quite upbeat. with this constant bassline. i find it quite irritating. :mrgreen:

so if any1 has any recommendations, pls share ya? thanks a lot in advance!!

[mrforum]

you could try some of Jamiroquai, Brand new heavies, jazzanova, incognito, st.germain.

the ones i recommend are jazz with those Deep bass, its the kind of music u get form from work to make you relax =)

[fuzztremecho]

Jazz

Miles Davis-some kind of blues album
John Coltrane
Pat Martino
Pat Meheny

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJSem...eature=related

[Phil]

When I think Jazz, I think Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan etc.

I've some select Jazz albums for sale, you might want to check them out.

http://soft.com.sg/forum/others-musi...ance-sale.html

[ac]

You should try vince guaraldi & bill evans.

zero sax in those though but mui relaxing for background music.

[JDesigner]

I think you can try the new album from Oscar Peterson. It is very relax and below link you can listen to some trial
http://www.geetune.com/geetune/Searc...00602517621367

[pf]

I think you are looking for Smooth Jazz.

[jameshetfieldkirkhammet]

omg... so sorry i didn't reply guys.

neck deep in project and school work. thanks for replying and for the suggestions. will definitely check them out once i clear those @)*(@#$%_$*5 projects.

Spot on pf! I just found out the type that im looking for is smooth jazz. lol. any suggestions?

[e4t3n]

hmm for smooth jazz you can try 'lee ritenour'. hes a kickass jazz guitarist, and he has some amazing tunes.

cheers

[KeDraiv]

erm, dunno if i'm hyjacking ur thread by doing this but

which jazz guitarist would you'all recommend to listen to?

to me, so far, i've always been searching for jazz basissts ( since i'm lyk a bassist, duh!)
so now i want to lyk listen to the guitaring of jazz to understand it more.

any recommendations?