Need to buy more cool Jazz CDs

[New_Alex]

What I have, is a collection of Cds from Nat King Cole to Kenny G, Charlie's Parker (Ornithology) to wedding songs.

My problem is that in my little country Cyprus, there is a lack of large CD stores that you can satisfy your very own Jazz preferences.

I like soft, easy swing jazz, a bit of techno wouldn't be a problem, that is easy to even play on your own piano etc.

Please bare in mind that my prefferences are not restricted in the USA boundaries. I really believe that cool jazz exists in all the COOL open cultures in the world. So some international recommendations are needed at this point.

Thanks for your attention


Alex
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[Sergio Zamora]

Alex,

Are you familiar with Antonio Carlos Jobim or Joao Gilberto from Brazil? I'd recommend Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto's "Getz/Gilberto" (which I just listened for the first last week, btw) if you don't have it.

[stonemonkts]

I would add basically anything with/by Paul Desmond or Gerry Mulligan. They recorded one together in 1957 as part of a quartet which is very fine "Gerry Mulligan Quartet With Paul Desmond". Other recs would be:

Paul Desmond - Easy Living

Terence Blanchard - Jazz In Film

Benny Carter - Further Definitions

Nat King Cole - Best of the Instrumental 1943-1949 (prior to his career as crooner)

John Coltrane - with Johnny Hartman

Sonny Criss - Birth Of The New Cool

Art Farmer - Blame It On My Youth

Stan Getz - Best Of The West Coast Sessions (1955-1957)

Ahmad Jamal - Nature: Essence Part III

Franz Koglmann - We Thought About Duke

John Lewis - Wonderful World Of Jazz

That's probably too many and I'm only up to L so I'll stop. If you want my recs. for M-Z I'll be happy to oblige.

Welcome

[Uli]

Hi Alex,

are you familiar with any of aebly's jazz? Maybe a generation or so removed form techno. I read on your other thread that you are much interested in socialisation. People here talk a lot about it and the fans of it are as good a group as any to share experiences with.

[GA Russell]

I recommend The Original Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Chet Baker.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...379279-3188139