Make Your Own Jazz and Blues CD Primers

[frogfunk]

If you were given a chance to compile a Jazz and Blues CD Primer/s, what songs will you put in it? Who will be the artists in it (almost synonymous with the first question)? Liner notes? How would you arrange the songs in the disc? By era? By order of intensity? By order of "listenability" (since it's a primer, it should be easy on the ears for someone interested in delving into the form for the first time.)?

You may also include our country in the primer for us to know how the genre was introduced.

Thanks! 

[Bammbamm]

  Mahirap pag isipan 'to bro!
 
By era ang gagawin ko.
First yung New orleans sa list. Sina W.C. Handy, Jelly Roll Morton,etc. hanggang big band nung 30's to 40' Duke Ellington, Count Basie,etc. Tapos, Be Bop- Charlie Parker & Dizzy Guillespie papuntang Cool,entra si Miles Davis, Jobim at West coast scene, John coltrane at Miles papuntang Fusion to modern jazz, Weather report,Yellow Jackets,Herbie Hancock, Scofield, Metheny,Roy Hargrove, Dave Holland,andami!.........

......tapos ano kaya kung tapusin ko sa Kenny G?..parang Jazz Funeral

[frogfunk]

Uy, huwag namang funeral. E-hehehehe! 

Thank you sa input, sir!  Gawin niyo na lang po na mas definitive yung selection pero alam ko mahirap pa rin yun. E-hehehehe! 

[deltaslim]

i think i wrote something similar, "A Blues Primer for Pinoys" or "A Pinoy Blues Primer" sumthintodateffect...  it's in the philmusic article archives.  Jim, would know.

[higad]

Mahirap pag isipan 'to bro!
 
By era ang gagawin ko.
First yung New orleans sa list. Sina W.C. Handy, Jelly Roll Morton,etc. hanggang big band nung 30's to 40' Duke Ellington, Count Basie,etc. Tapos, Be Bop- Charlie Parker & Dizzy Guillespie papuntang Cool,entra si Miles Davis, Jobim at West coast scene, John coltrane at Miles papuntang Fusion to modern jazz, Weather report,Yellow Jackets,Herbie Hancock, Scofield, Metheny,Roy Hargrove, Dave Holland,andami!.........

......tapos ano kaya kung tapusin ko sa Kenny G?..parang Jazz Funeral

sir tanong lang.. baduy ba labas ni kenny g sa bansa nila?

kasi sabi sakin ng kaibigan ko dati, parang april boy regino daw yung turing sa kanya ng mga tao e. yun yung sabi nila. 

[Jim Ayson]

i think i wrote something similar, "A Blues Primer for Pinoys" or "A Pinoy Blues Primer" sumthintodateffect...  it's in the philmusic article archives.  Jim, would know.

I think they're asking about an "essential listening" list though...

I'll think of what an essential jazz list would have. But for now, I'll just state that Miles Davis "Kind of Blue" should be in there somewhere.

[Jim Ayson]

sir tanong lang.. baduy ba labas ni kenny g sa bansa nila?

I guess it's a general consensus among jazzers that Kenny G is the jazz anti-Christ. 

[deltaslim]

i think i wrote something similar, "A Blues Primer for Pinoys" or "A Pinoy Blues Primer" sumthintodateffect...  it's in the philmusic article archives.  Jim, would know.

I think they're asking about an "essential listening" list though...

I'll think of what an essential jazz list would have. But for now, I'll just state that Miles Davis "Kind of Blue" should be in there somewhere.

Ah, ok... kala ko Primer as in Blues 101 write-up... tipong mix-tape pala!

Naku... sasabog ulo ko kung iisipin ko what to put in one cd... even harder to decide what to leave out... Basta, it should start w/ a griot from Africa and end with, maybe John Mayer?! (the end of blues music as we know it!)    *hehe... just kidding... lufet din ni Mayer... pa-cute lang kasi e*   

[v00doochi1d]

siguro pag sinabi natin na essentials eh hindi mawawala miles davis..john coltrane...kenny burrell...jimi hendrix...b.b.king...albert king..freddie king...dami pa men...

[Bammbamm]

Mahirap pag isipan 'to bro!
 
By era ang gagawin ko.
First yung New orleans sa list. Sina W.C. Handy, Jelly Roll Morton,etc. hanggang big band nung 30's to 40' Duke Ellington, Count Basie,etc. Tapos, Be Bop- Charlie Parker & Dizzy Guillespie papuntang Cool,entra si Miles Davis, Jobim at West coast scene, John coltrane at Miles papuntang Fusion to modern jazz, Weather report,Yellow Jackets,Herbie Hancock, Scofield, Metheny,Roy Hargrove, Dave Holland,andami!.........

......tapos ano kaya kung tapusin ko sa Kenny G?..parang Jazz Funeral

sir tanong lang.. baduy ba labas ni kenny g sa bansa nila?

kasi sabi sakin ng kaibigan ko dati, parang april boy regino daw yung turing sa kanya ng mga tao e. yun yung sabi nila. 

..Parang ganun na nga    Pero in fairness naman to Mr.G, magaling nman talaga sya.Original yung tunog nya(IMHO).. Yun lang talagang style nya eh talagang Kenny G at hindi mai- classify as Jazz..ke sabihin pa ng iba na smooth jazz...Kahit sya mismo ay ayaw na ma-label sa any particular genre.
Sa pandinig ko naman, parang may pagka "pervert" ang dating ng music nya KUNG ihahanay mo sya sa listahan ng mga Jazzers

[frogfunk]

I think they're asking about an "essential listening" list though...

I'll think of what an essential jazz list would have. But for now, I'll just state that Miles Davis "Kind of Blue" should be in there somewhere.

Yup! Somewhat like that. 

Kasi let's face it, hindi madaling sakyan ang jazz for some people. I'm after more of a compilation which will help the listener appreciate jazz easier without making it a sell out genre. Puwede rin book cum CD compilation.  Educational in a way and at the same time enjoyable. 

[430nmtune]

OK din kung ang compilation by instruments.
Ex. Best of Blues Guitar
Best of Blues Harmonica
Best of Blues Piano

Kahit mag oberlap ang mga kanta....

[frogfunk]

Puwede rin pero medyo madami ata sila... 

Siguro parang supplement na lang sila, di ba?