Years ago I remember asking my late grandmother (God rest her soul) if Frank Sinatra, who I absolutely love, was a jazz singer. She said that she always thought he was a pop singer and that genuinely surprised me. What’s the difference between the two?

I'm in the middle of reading Miles Davis' autobiography and really getting a kick out of the trash talking he lays down on Ornette Coleman - namely that he's way overhyped and audacious for playing instruments he hasn't been formally trained on.

Since I'd never really given Ornette's records a spin, I threw on The Shape of Jazz to Come. I need to give it a closer listen, but my initial impression is, like, wait, this is pretty awesome. I like it.

Talk to me. How do you guys feel about old Ornette? Awesome, overrated, meh?

If you like him, which is your favorite record?

I was just thinking about this today. There are some blunders I cannot stand to even think about.

My personal one is Have You Met Miss Jones. It makes my blood boil to even hear the soulless melody of that song, not to mention most people I hear play it play it like "starbucks jazz."

Thoughts?

i feel like im at a low right now that i haven’t had for months and my confidence has gone completely out the window. i feel like how i felt before i really got comfortable soloing and for some reason now my performance anxiety has come back.

i feel like the amount i practice doesn’t reflect in my playing. i literally practice so much and i know all my major minor bebop altered half-whole etcetera scales and i transcribe a lot, especially blues which makes this more frustrating because nothing i transcribe comes out except for when i quote it verbatim but then the quote stands out so much from the rest of my solo because i can’t match that level of playing.

i feel like i play a bunch of random ideas that dont really connect to each other (especially with more bebop language) or the solo as a whole and i lack so much clarity when i play that sometimes the ideas that i actually like dont even come out. i just hate the way i play so much right now and nothing i do helps. i dont hear any of the language i play before i play it. i play it very mechanically just to play it and it doesn’t sound right or flow at all

i just feel weird because months ago i was able to go to jams and be comfortable soloing in big band and combo settings and i was getting over my performance anxiety and now i feel like it’s all come back and i just play so timid and reserved because i hate what im playing. and my playing just contrasts my peers so much that it feels humiliating to solo after them or be in the same musical contexts as them because i can’t match them at all. im doing college auditions next year and i feel so behind compared to the people i know and im stuck in a cycle of frustration and self loathing.

if anyone has any advice to get out of a rut that would be greatly appreciated.

Starting to get into jazz what are the must listens?

Here is the video link.

While a lesser known figure in regards to the jazz trumpet, Joe Gordon well deserves the praise that more known greats often receive. Please enjoy a collection of all the recorded solos I could find of Joe Gordon, placed in chronological order - similar to how I've done previously with Clifford Brown.

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can someone please contact spotify and tell them to replace whatever version of pharoah sanders masterpiece harvest time that is on spotify.

it sounds garishly amplified and hard panned. not subtle and attention-to-detail like the classic youtube upload of harvest time. we cannot let new listeners be introduced to jazz through this inconsiderate medium of playlist culture and 5 different deluxe remasters that pay no respect to the original art as the musician intended

I'm looking for some recommendations for present day jazz singers. The few I've heard were people I saw on Emmet Cohen's Youtube channel.

Hi everyone I am super curious about what Jazz artists, albums and songs were the most streamed this year.

Anyone has a clue how to access that data?

Thank you so much for your help.

PS my jazz album for the year was Julius Rodriguez- Evergreen

Record store guy says he’s top 5 jazz artists ever

2 big band leaders and Dizzy is a good year