I need some good jazz and blues artists.?!
Question:
I need some good jazz and blues artists.?
I don't know where to start in downloading some good jazz and blues songs and artists, please let me know some of your top picks so I can taste test some new music.
Thanks.
Answers: Take your list and go to Allmusic.com and do searches. There is a huge database and you can here 30 second clips of most music. They even have reviews, related artists, influences, and lists of new releases.
High on my bookmarks.
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Danny Gatton
Dave Hole
Jimmy Thackery
Watermelon Slim
Lenny Breau
Grant Green
Janvia Magness
Mike Bloomfield
Charlie Hunter Source(s):
http://wm09.allmusic.com One of the best jazz/blues bands ever were the Peddlers, though this was back in the sixties. Just a trio, they were an excellent live band. They did make a couple of singles, that didn't get anywhere (wrong kind of music for the masses perhaps), called 'Handel With Care' which as I recall was their version of Handel's Largo, and 'You're The Reason I'm Living.' If you like jazz/blues, they are well worth a listen. Jazz Artists:
A
John Abercrombie
Arcana
Atheist
Brian Auger
Azteca
B
Ginger Baker's Air Force
Jeff Beck
George Benson
Greg Bissonette
Blackbyrds
Carla Bley
Blood, Sweat and Tears
Angela Bofill
Brand X
Michael Brecker
Randy Brecker
Jack Bruce
Bunny Brunel
Buckethead
BWB
Donald Byrd
C
CAB
Caldera
Alain Caron
Casiopea
Centipede
Jimmy Chamberlin Complex
Dennis Chambers
Chase
Stanley Clarke
Billy Cobham
Colosseum
Colosseum II
Chick Corea
Chick Corea Elektric Band
Larry Coryell
Tom Coster
Kirk Covington
The Crusaders
Cynic
D
Miles Davis
Jack DeJohnette
Al Di Meola
Steve DiGiorgio
Dixie Dregs
Dreams
Joe DeRenzo
Dave Grusin
E
Don Ellis
Ephel Duath
F
Joe Farrell
Robben Ford
Mitchel Forman
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
Fuze
G
Galactic
Frank Gambale
Stan Getz
Guthrie Govan
H
Herbie Hancock
Hatfield and the North
Scott Henderson
Henry Cow
Hiroshima (band)
Allan Holdsworth
Greg Howe
Bobbi Humphrey
Harold "Ivory" Williams
I
If
Isis
Isotope
J
Paul Jackson
Bob James
Keith Jarrett
Jazz Is Dead
Alphonso Johnson
Scott Jones
K
Ryo Kawasaki
Steve Khan
King Crimson
Scott Kinsey
Kitty Hawk
Wayne Krantz
L
Leb i Sol
Jeff Lorber
T Lavitz
M
Tony MacAlpine
Alex Machacek
Mahavishnu Orchestra
Mike Mainieri
Manteca
The Mars Volta
Harvey Mason
Matching Mole
Bennie Maupin
Les McCann
John McLaughlin
Brad Mehldau
Meshuggah
Pat Metheny
Barry Miles
Marcus Miller
Howard Moon
Airto Moreira
Alphonse Mouzon
Mezzoforte
N
National Health
Nucleus
Lucien Nocelli
O
Oregon
Orhan Demir
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
P
Jaco Pastorius
Nicholas Payton
Pestilence
Phish
Physical Therapy
Planet X
Jean-Luc Ponty
Chris Poland
Chris Potter
Simon Phillips
Chris Poland
R
Return to Forever
Terje Rypdal
S
Daniel Saghian
Santana
John Scofield
Shakatak
Shakti
Derek Sherinian
Wayne Shorter
The Shuffle Demons
Soft Machine
Solstice
Spyro Gyra
Steely Dan
Vlatko Stefanovski
Jeremy Steig
Steve Smith
Steps Ahead
Mike Stern
Daryl Stuermer
Andy Summers
T
Ten Wheel Drive
David Torn
Traffic
Tribal Tech
U
United Jazz and Rock Ensemble
Micha? Urbaniak
Uzeb
V
Vital Information
Miroslav Vitou?
W
Chad Wackerman
Kazumi Watanabe
Sadao Watanabe
Weather Report
Dave Weckl
Kirk Whalum
Lenny White
Tony Williams
Gary Willis
Victor Wooten
Harold "Ivory" Williams
Y
The Yellowjackets
Z
Dweezil Zappa
Frank Zappa
Joe Zawinul
Blues Artists:
A
C.C. Adcock
B
Slick Ballinger
Carey Bell
Lurrie Bell
Tab Benoit.
Bobby "Blue" Bland
Juke Boy Bonner
Pat Boyack
Eddie Boyd
Doyle Bramhall
Billy Branch
Grace Brim
John Brim
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
J.T. Brown
George "Wild Child" Butler
C
Chris Cain
W.C. Clark.
William Clarke
Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater
Climax Blues Band
Albert Collins
Johnny Copeland
Shemekia Copeland
James Cotton
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
D
Larry Dale
Lester Davenport
Larry Davis
Debbie Davies
Jimmy Dawkins
Bo Diddley
F
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Sue Foley
Carol Fran
Denny Freeman
Lowell Fulson
G
Grady Gaines
Curtis Griffin
Buddy Guy
H
Slim Harpo
Z.Z. Hill
Andrew "Smokey" Hogg
John Lee Hooker.
Lightnin' Hopkins
Joe "Guitar" Hughes
J
Elmore James
K
Freddie King .
Eddie Kirkland
Smokin' Joe Kubek
L
Papa George Lightfoot.
M
Taj Mahal
Little Milton.
McKinley Mitchell.
N
Ollie Nightingale
O
Omar & the Howlers
P
Chris Pati
R
Duke Robillard
Fenton Robinson
S
Barkin' Bill Smith
George Harmonica Smith
Maynard Silva
T
Tarheel Slim -
TV Slim
V
Stevie Ray Vaughan
W
T-Bone Walker.
Muddy Waters
Y
Zora Young Boy you got a great answer there! There are so many categories under both headings . . . my 2 favorite vocal artists are Etta Jones and Joe Williams. Bessie Smith, Big Mama Thorton. I like Jill Scott a lot. Good luck! Check out django reinhardt, djangology. he is so good! and old louis armstrong from 1920s, miles davis: i like "someday my prince will come" by him. Is very good musicianship, all this is beautiful music i think. My top pick right now... cd2 of djangology, haha. As for jazz, muddy waters is prob best bet for most blues-like and one of best ever. i just listen to jazz at moment. i guess as with all types music got to keep looking till find the particular stuff you like, is big range. good luck!