Reecommend me some jazz

All I listen to at the moment is Sun Ra, John Zorn and some jazz-influenced rock bands.

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

The only jazz I know is Dave Brubeck Quartet.
Download Take Five, thats a good song.

You rang?
How about Fusion?

"You Know You Know" Mahavishnu Orchestra

chick corea's SPAIN with billy cobham & al di meola

Brecker Brothers Live In Barcelona - Some Skunk Funk

AL DI MEOLA with steve gadd, Jan Hammer etc. (Tour De Force Band)

John McLaughlin & Carlos Santana


Or how about some smooth Jazz?

Oscar Peterson - You Look Good To Me

JOHN KLEMMER #7 "SADE, SADE, SADE" LIVE 2007

Best musicians in the world play Jazz.

You want more it will be my pleasure. Just ask.

Miles Davis. The Mahavishnu Orchestra (that's more Fusion)

Then there are the classics: Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, etc.

John Coltrane, off the top of my head.

Duke Ellington, that's all I have to say.

Amon Tobin.

Not jazz in the traditional sense, but check it anyways.

For live bands check out the 3 piece Medeski Martin and Wood.

Amazing.

Beethoven - Fur Elise

Ornette Coleman

Everybody seems to forget Michael Brecker.

Here you go

Tribute to Michael Brecker

Brecker-Metheny-Every Day I Thank You

And Pat Metheny aint no slouch himself.

Pat Metheny - Into the dream / Have you heard

Jazz-influenced rock: Steely Dan anyone?

I prefer Coltrane over Miles Davis (Davis is very good, this is just a preference thing).

Thank you all for the recommendations, I'll listen to them later.

Nils Petter Molvær (and Miles of course):
http://www.nilspettermolvaer.no/

An update (because I'm bored):

I've got some Mahavishnu Orchestra, Miles Davis & John Coltrane albums.

MO is by far my favourite so I'm looking at fusion more now. I got some Return to Forever albums but I don't really like the singing in the early ones and the later albums don't interest me very much... I'm going to listen to Weather Report next.

Miles Davis and Coltrane are both very good too, but I haven't listened to them much yet.

John Zorn is still jazz king

Originally Posted by God

An update (because I'm bored):

I've got some Mahavishnu Orchestra, Miles Davis & John Coltrane albums.

MO is by far my favourite so I'm looking at fusion more now. I got some Return to Forever albums but I don't really like the singing in the early ones and the later albums don't interest me very much... I'm going to listen to Weather Report next.

Miles Davis and Coltrane are both very good too, but I haven't listened to them much yet.

John Zorn is still jazz king

I see you like more fusion and jazz rock/avant garde.

Look up Miles' *****es Brew, The Jack Johnson Sessions, In a Silent Way, The Cellar Door Sessions, Black Beauty, Tutu/Amandla (not my cup of tea but they're good still.)

Coltrane Ascension (if you feel like you're really brave,) A Love Supreme

Sun Ra (any of his later stuff is insane.)

I'm sure Rush has mentioned Frank Zappa, and Chick Correa.

Herbie Hancock's Chameleon is great. Future Proof and Dis is Da Drum is also good.

Of course, there's Metheny, McLaughlin, and Pat Martino (guitar works.) John Scofield and Martin, Medeski, and Wood made some really good Funk/Jazz records.

Check out Jimmy Smith for some good Funk/Soul-Jazz as well.

That's all I can think of right now. If you like more classic jazz I can tell you more, though I think they'll not suit your current taste. Given that you're coming at Jazz from the rock perspective, you'd probably like to ease into it a bit.

Django Reinhardt

old school jazz at its best

also the dude only had two fingers, played awesome guitar AND resisted the temptation to be called 'Django two fingers'

but then he didn't do hard drugs so maybe he doesn't count as jazz in the traditional sense...

Tortoise? Quite jazzy post-rock stuff.

I love music labels and definitions. 'Post-rock'.. hahaha.

. I'm going to listen to Weather Report next.

Great stuff

This my favorite by them


Weather Report - Birdland

This is pretty neat

Birdland - Weather Report & Manhattan Transfer

Its just a great tune

Maynard Ferguson "Birdland"

Jaco Pastorius