We begged to do "MacArthur Park" but there was...for the sake of discretion, let's say there were some political forces at hand haha
I never listen to jazz, but I listened to The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady a few weeks ago. The Jazz Man would be proud.
Kind Of Blue, A Love Supreme, Giant Steps, and Time Out are all pretty popular albums and decent places to start if you're interested in going down the rabbit hole
Sketches of Spain by Miles and Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus were my access points. Pretty accessible
It was pretty good and while i'm not planning to dive headfirst into jazz all that much in the short-term, i'll probably check out a few other critically acclaimed ones like A Love Supreme at some point.
You might get a kick out of Take Five. It's an album dedicated to the exploration of odd time signatures, but they're so comfortable in odd meter that it all flows very naturally and comes across in a very accessible nature.
Anyone listening at all makes me very happy! Its true. Anything is great to hear but I think he'll enjoy
I'll keep that in mind. I like rock music w/ odd time signatures so it's probably not a stretch that I'd like it in jazz.
That's why I mentioned it! I thought it might appeal to your general tastes. Yo'll have to pop back in and let us know if you check it out or any other records
Saw some love for Weather Report on the first page. I saw Peter Erskine last year who I think was the drummer for Weather Report? He was cool.