I visited a lot of sites in my search to find a article about something that interested me. I was able to come across a blog site called Songs In the Key of Life. It is a site that discusses things that happen in the R&B world. There were a lot of album reviews, as well as, news about different artists. One of the posts that caught my eye was about listening to and finding jazz songs that you might like. Jazz 101: Become a True Aficionado talks a lot about finding jazz songs that you might be interested in. The writer of the post was trying to step into the jazz world, and really didn’t know where to start. I can say that this post offered great help. I am “a jazz music virgin” too. I listen to jazz, but I do not know that much about it. I am not familiar with a lot of the jazz artists or their work. I know a couple of songs, but I have no clue who made them.
This post really did help me and can help others find music that they would not usually listen to. I listened to a couple of songs on the “Jazz 101 Starter Kit” list. I knew a couple, like “Strange Fruit” and “What the World Needs Now”. The other songs were really good too. Ramsey Lewis “The In Crowd” really caught my ear. I am excited to start my exploring in the jazz world. By the sounds of it, I am sure I will find many more songs that I like.
Check out the post!!!
http://songsinthekeyoflife.net/2009/04/13/jazz-101-become-an-true-aficionado
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Jazz is great! I'd recomend John Coltrane and Miles Davis. Two great artists that are very well known. It seems like an interesting article that I'll have to read as well!
ReplyDeletewell Lester Young and Louis Armstrong are pretty cool but can I just say Billie Holiday is the shiiiit! I would totally marry that woman ... or at least write my final MU79 paper on her...
ReplyDeleteThis is an awesome website with great information!