favorite intros

chmochka · July-29th-2003, 08:09 AM

autumn leaves from cannonball's "somethin' else"
summertime from garner's "body and soul"
equinox from "coltrane's sound"
my funny valentine from miles's "58 sessions"

Nate Dorward · July-29th-2003, 08:17 AM

George Russell's arrangement of "Round Midnight", surely.

Squaredancecalling Steve · July-29th-2003, 12:25 PM

Pepper Adams, on Mingus' "Moanin'"

Brian Olewnick · July-29th-2003, 12:41 PM

Sonny Rollins,"Skylark", from Next Album

Tanager · July-29th-2003, 01:14 PM

Hrm...can I include non-Jazz intros composed partially of spoken comments? If so, then I'll nominate Pete Anderson's intro to Dwight Yoakam's "Please, Please Baby." Funny and jaw-dropping at the same time.

HLJ · July-29th-2003, 11:38 PM

John Coltrane's intro on 'Acknowledgment' from "A Love Supreme"Peace and all that.

john williams · July-30th-2003, 12:22 AM

"Love" from "First Meditations" by Coltrane. Its the beginning of my favorite album and when I hear the intro to "Love" I know I am in for a real treat.

Groovie · July-30th-2003, 02:47 AM

My all time favorite intro is Pres. on Basie's "Every Tub."

Nate Dorward · July-30th-2003, 08:29 AM

The start of Charlie Parker's "Parker's Mood" (appropriately, reproduced verbatim on Sonny Rollins' Plays for Bird too)

Derek Taylor · July-30th-2003, 01:05 PM

Joe Henderson's opening salvo on "El Barrio" from INNER URGE (Blue Note)

Noj · July-30th-2003, 02:20 PM

Oliver Nelson "Stolen Moments"--first few notes grab me every time.

Horace Silver "Sighin' And Cryin'"--I love the way the bass and drums introduce the theme, then the horns pick it up and take it a step further, then Horace follows with those infectious lines. The tune has been stuck in my head for weeks, in a good way...

Non-jazz: Les Claypool, Primus "Fish On"--incredible virtuoso bass composition opens the tune.

frankpop1 · August-2nd-2003, 08:08 PM

braxton 'dortmund' - c-m=bo5 later known as Composition 6 C

i think

Reid · August-5th-2003, 05:32 AM

Some great bass intros:

Duke Ellington--"Jack the Bear" (with Jimmy Blanton)
Bobby Watson--"Appointment in Milano"
Miles Davis--"So What"
Charles Mingus--"Hatian Fight Song", "Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting"

hornplayer · August-5th-2003, 01:31 PM

Basie's intro for Joe Williams on Every Day I Have the Blues.

LeMo · August-5th-2003, 03:20 PM

Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy on "Stormy Weather" from "Mingus" (candid).
A (big) mention also to "El Barrio" (Derek Taylor choice), a forgotten (thanks to DT to have exhume it) masterpiece from Joe Henderson, recorded near the end of the hardbop era.

Rob C · August-21st-2003, 05:33 PM

I played Monk's Music for the first time last night and the short opening "Abide With Me" just about knocked me out.