Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Pharoah Sanders - Karma

Karma

Karma is my favorite Pharoah Sanders album. From 1969, the album is mostly avant-garde jazz and free jazz, with great playing by all musicians. It has the half hour long "The Creator Has a Master Plan", and the shorter "Colors". Many musicians are here, including Pharoah Sanders on tenor sax.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Ornette Coleman - Free Jazz

Free Jazz

Ornette Coleman's 1961 album of free jazz is one of the best. Many instruments play at the same time; drums, double bass, trumpet, clarinet, saxophone, with "Free Jazz" lasting almost 40 minutes. Solos are also here, with many musicians, including Ornette Coleman on alto saxophone.

Art Blakey - Free for All

Free for All

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers 1964 Free for All, is a highly energetic album of of hard bop, with great playing by all musicians. The album has "Free for All", "Hammer Head", "The Core", and "Pensativa". Art Blakey - drums, Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone, Freddie Hubbard - trumpet, Curtis Fuller - trombone, Cedar Walton - piano, and Reggie Workman - bass. I also like his Indestructible album.

Monday, November 28, 2011

Art Blakey - Indestructible

Indestructible

This 1964 jazz album by drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers is one of my favorites. It has great playing by all musicians. The album has "The Egyptian", "Sortie", "Calling Miss Khadija", "When Love is New", "Mr. Jin", and "It's a Long Way Down". Lee Morgan - trumpet, Curtis Fuller - trombone, Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone, Cedar Walton - piano, Reggie Workman - bass, and Art Blakey - drums. I also like his Free for All album.

Saturday, November 19, 2011

The Very Best of Cat Stevens

The Very Best of Cat Stevens

This collection has Cat Steven's songs from the 60s and 70s. Some of my favorites are "Matthew and Son", "Lady D'Arbanville", "Wild World", "The Wind", "Sitting", "Another Saturday Night", "Majik of Majiks", "(Remember the Days of the) Old Schoolyard", and "Just Another Night".

Sunday, November 13, 2011

David Bowie - Best of Bowie

Best of Bowie

This collection has many of David Bowie's songs from the 60s to the 00s. Some of my favorites are "Space Oddity", "Fame", "The Jean Genie", "Life on Mars?", "Sound and Vision", "Ashes to Ashes", "Under Pressure", "Modern Love", "Let's Dance", and "Dancing in the Street".

The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt

The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt

Linda Ronstadt has many popular songs in many different music genres from the 60s on. This collection has her songs from the 60s to the 90s. My favorites are "Blue Bayou" and "You're No Good". Some other songs I like are "Different Drum" (with The Stone Poneys), "Heat Wave", "It's So Easy", "When Will I Be Loved", and "Ooh Baby Baby".

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

The Beach Boys - SMiLE

SMiLE

The never completed SMiLE album by The Beach Boys, from the 1966-1967 sessions, has some of the best songs in pop music, with many psychedelic songs. Some of my favorites are "Heroes and Villains", "Gee", "I'm in Great Shape", "Barnyard", "Good Vibrations", "Do You Like Worms? (Roll Plymouth Rock)", and "The Elements: Fire (Mrs. O'Leary's Cow)". I also like their Pet Sounds and Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys albums.