Milton Jackson is one THE Jedi Masters of the vibes. I Growing up north of NYC, I had friends who stumbled upon Jackson practicing vibes on the street. "Bag's Groove" is not only Jackson's jam, but IMO one of the ultimate vibraphone songs. Also IMO, the ultimate version of "Bag's Groove" is from the album "The Prophet Speaks." https://youtu.be/He9DBg8ukR0

I usually prefer to understand what I'm listening to, but in this case it feels good just float along without full understanding. Of what she's singing about, or what harmonies they're playing. I'm pretty sure some of it's in 4/4 time.

And! Today is Bandcamp Friday, so if you want to support your favorite artists, pick up some stuff on your wishlist, today is a good dayt to do it, for a few more hours. :)

For instance, anything on here -- https://bandcamp.com/discover/jazz+modern-jazz

Gone, man! Solid gone.

I learned the Ferguson version in high school jazz band too! Only years later did I learn the history of the track.

Thank you for unlocking a memory of mine.

A long time ago, I was in the marching/concert band in high school (US) and our band director LOVED this tune. Specifically this Maynard Ferguson version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvMqnF3f2f0

We played it so many times. Now, I think Ferguson always blows too hard but this tune will be with me forever. Thanks

Thanks for the share! Great way to start the morning for me. The interview was a pretty enlightening peek into the jazz process for me, and I especially liked "Arriving Soon"

I love vibes so much. I should get one of those names t-shirts made:

Lionel &
Milt &
Bobby &
Gary

But shout outs to Sasha Berliner & Joel Ross now too.

A classic I would say and very lovely song. Sorry for the spam btw.

Horace is so intense, to see him play. I wanna say Bennie was crazy hot on this set, and it's cool to hear him doing more straight ahead postbop vs what I've mostly heard from him with Herbie and the Headhunters which is a very different vibe and skill set. But, actually you're right it's just everybody kicking ass on this set.

So, so great. Love to watch Horace Silver play so much. All of them were on fire here though. Thanks!

Sonny Rollins is buttery smooth and that album is one of the quintessential jazz records from that time, imo.

bohren and der club of gore- didn't know what pieces to pick from the artist so I went with the most recent album pushed (patchouli blue). I really really like it! Definitely giving "solving a brutal mystery vibe," the entire album. Quite the moody piece of work, I'm definitely going to check out more of their works.

Hey, thanks for the suggestions!

9th and Hennepin- well that was certainly a song. spoken word with jazz behind it? not terrible, i was passively listening to it though so i didn't pick up all the lyrics. it was... good i guess? I'm not entirely sure how to feel about it to be quite honest. The poetry (or what I picked up from it) fits the theme though, which leaves me starting to question if I even knew what I was looking for when I made this post.

Black Coffee album- fallout vibes like crazy, good album for that but idk if it quite scratches the itch i was looking for. Like, it sort of does but doesn't at the same time, if that makes any sense? Either way I'm definitely keeping this one in my back pocket for when I (inevitably) crave pretending I'm in the fallout universe again.

Love me some Tom Waits, his spoken word pieces are some of my favourites of his works. What's He Building In There is a classic. Have you heard the Glitter and Doom version of 9th & Hennepin? Very cool different take on it.

Doom Jazz, as in Bohren & the Club of Gore maybe?

I have a detective noir themed playlist, instrumentals mixed with jazz standards:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ex76Qkdex9kNDAaFkKBTz

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLn56l4bby8WR-zvZYM35ZLtMDqcjfvafK

My first thought was Tom Waits, Ninth and Hennepin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBkg77FT3Do

Or maybe you might like some Black Coffee with Peggy Lee?

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_-eA5t_VxBuxcFDre2HS7GCETzEk5BdZ

Mingus, The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady.

Glad I could be of service!

Sorry about the link, I use Apple Music but I know most people don't use that. I have an alternative app (Marvis Pro) that shares via song.link. It basically tries to find the album on other services. I was surprised Spotify wasn't included, but I have no control over that. Still, I think song.link is better than music.apple.com, for sharing on public forums.

Anyway, it was worth a shot. I don't really know jazz. Aside from my coworker, my father was a fan.

I never would have thought Japanese jazz was a thing. hyde (typically stylised in lowercase) is a Japanese rock star; he previously fronted Japanese rock band L'arcenCiel, and he's done some pretty heavy hard rock solo. So when I heard about his new album, I was very surprised to find it was this jazz sounding stuff. Still listened to the whole thing. His song Red Swan, that he did with Yoshiki, that was used in Attack on Titan... I will listen to that every single time YouTube recommends it. That is art. But I would not recommend it to you in the context of this thread.

I'm not against Japanese jazz. Every single one of the followup links on that page require me to sign up for. From the 30ish seconds of a few songs that Tidal let me listen to, it sounds more like a groovy version of the noir jazz I'm looking for, but then again it's hard to tell with only 30 seconds of 4 minute songs.

Here's the playlist, I didn't listen too far into it, but the first song of the first video is precisely the genre of vibe I'm looking for. Thanks for linking the playlist, that's exactly the vibe I'm looking for!

Not jazz per se, but Japanese singer hyde’s new album Jekyll kind of has that vibe. I have a coworker who listen to jazz and I put the album on, she said it has a cool vibe but obviously couldn’t understand all the lyrics.

https://album.link/i/1881538105

Definitely different. Worth checking out if you like thinking outside the box.

If it’s not the right vibe, let me know. That’s how I describe this album to others. I don’t love it, but it’s certainly a conversation piece.

I think linking that "doomer jazz" playlist would be the best bet, to give others some kind of idea of the sound you are looking for.

This is a total stab in the dark, but for me when I want that "coffee and cigarette in a New York apartment staring out the window at the rain in the early morning" vibe I usually go for Miles Davis' Nefertiti album. Especially the title track might fit your vibe? Or at least my idea of your vibe? I know this is 60s and not 40s but I assume we're not necessarily looking for something of the period?