What Jazz Musician/Group Has Influenced Your Music The Most

[MarkieGee]

I know a lot of you, especially those who play instruments, have a deep appreciation for jazz. I became a dj, to some extent, to share my enthusiasm for magical marriage of disco and jazz in the 70's and beyond. I am a piano freak and have Thelonious Monk, Dave Brubeck, Errol Garner, Herbie Hancock and Donald Byrd as my primary influences. We are what we love, not who loves us!

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Miles Davis
Charlie Parker
Sonny Rollins
Thelonious Monk
John Coltrane
Stan Getz
Modern Jazz Quartet
Cal Tjader
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
and on and on and on

[guy formally knwn as mfsb]

In no particular order:

Miles Davis
Thelonius Monk
Herbie Hancock
Weather Report
Lonnie Liston Smith
Grover Washington Jr
Sun Ra
Ryan Cohen
Ahmad Jamal
Charles Mingus
Charles Earland
Jimmy McGriff
Lee Morgan
Freddie Hubbard
Joe Sample
McCoy Tyner
John Coltrane
Blue Mitchell
George Benson

[mdpm99]

Give me Traditional Jazz day or night......I love it from the bottom of my heart!

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[lesysteme]

bill dixon
muhal richard abrams
leo smith

[alex zen]

gil scott heron
stan getz

[alex zen]

oh, and pharoh sanders and sun ra

[jcapeverde]

Originally posted by david mancuso:
Give me Traditional Jazz day or night......I love it from the bottom of my heart!

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David, you must remember those WRVR concerts in Central Park years ago. Those were some special nights. Also the Wollman Rink and Pier 84 concerts. Some of my faves are:
John Coltrane
Miles Davis
McCoy Tyner
Freddie Hubbard
Wes Montgomery
Charles Earland
Mongo Santa Maria
Weather Report
The Crusaders
Jaco Pastorius
Joe Sample
Wayne Shorter
Roy Hargrove
Bobby Hutcherson
Blue Mitchell
Donald Byrd

[ June 14, 2003, 10:50 AM: Message edited by: jcapeverde ]

[vinny from the Burgh]

Stanley Turrentine
Charlie Parker
Miles Davis ("Schetches of Spain" specifically)
George Benson

[blackwax]

I love doug carnes stuff and almost anything on the black jazz label

also experimental stuff from steve reid

[mdpm99]

to: jcapeverde

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[kev]

Originally posted by blackwax:
I love doug carnes stuff and almost anything on the black jazz label

also experimental stuff from steve reid

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For me personally -

Art Blakey
Trane
Sun Ra
Miles (most notably the period when he had his quintet)
Ron Carter

there's so much more...

[blackwax]

not heard of trane whats the lowdown?

[imported_Kohtake]

Ryuichi Sakamoto (keyboards)
Skip Scarborough (keyboards)
Larry Mizell (keyboards)
Fonce Mizell (trumpet)
George Duke (keyboards)
Roy Ayers (vibes)
Miles Davis (trumpet)
Herbie Hancock (keyboards)
Donald Byrd (trumpet)
Alphonse Mouzon (drums)
Gene Dunlap (drums)
Paul Jackson (bass)
Bob James (keyboards)
Alex Bugnon (keyboards)
Bobby Humphries (flute)
Ronnie Laws (sax)

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[natacha]

Originally posted by kevin koga:
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I love doug carnes stuff and almost anything on the black jazz label

also experimental stuff from steve reid

:D

For me personally -

Art Blakey
Trane
Sun Ra
Miles (most notably the period when he had his quintet)
Ron Carter

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[RX]

pick one, you said? i'd have to say herbie hancock - only because, in my generation, he had his hands on more shyt that has influenced me than any other musician...

herbie brought in existence 3 things that i am ever so grateful for (amongst others, but these REALLY took hold on my soul):

-the movie "'round midnight"
-the headhunters
-"rockit"

3 different sounds - all extremely innovative what more can i say...

[TEK]

gil scott heron
ben harper [not really jazz is it?]
Terry callier

[GROOVE VICTIM]

Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock were my biggest influences as a teenager playing the piano and synths.


Herbie's work with The Head Hunters along with George Clinton's Parliament and Funkadelic are my two biggest musical inspirations.

Chick Corea's work with Return to Forever got me into alot of fusion records from the seventies and I always loved his aggressive approach towards solos in many of Return to Forever's songs.

Peace

[socratez]

Jazz is the teacher

John Coltrane
Pharoah Sanders
McCoy Tyner
Bill Evans

[MarkieGee]

this was a deeper question than I originally thought. It has made me remember "Headhunter" as one of the most influential albums of alltime. In terms of expanding my brain Sun Ra, Vernon Reid and Jimmy McGriff were key.

[Bougie Soliterre]

Airto
Weather Report
Quincy Jones

[Jamie 3:26]

Kenny G.

[imported_Kohtake]

Originally posted by Bougie Soliterre:
Airto
Weather Report
Quincy Jones

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[der geile hund]

Geeze, just one mention for Bill Evans?

[blackwax]

Originally posted by JAMIE 3:26:
Kenny G.

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