Favorite Jazz Tracks

[marv2]

I'm very impressed with the taste in Jazz of so many posters here. many of my favourite Jazz tunes were mentioned here. In my previous experience, many of the Soul fans I've come across weren't Jazz fans at all. Many had had little or no connection to Jazz, or knowledge of that genre of music. Admittedly, many of them were British Northern Soul fans, and ohers had come to Soul from beneral Pop Music, Rock & Roll, Hard Rock, and some even from Punk.

Robb, I know what you mean. For myself, growing up in an African American household with both parents big music lovers, the appreciation of Jazz came easy. The same with Blues. Soul & Pop music was most popular because that is what we heard regularly on the radio and television. Soul music was born out of Jazz, Gospel and the Blues.

[marv2]

One I could never leave off my list........Ramsey Lewis Trio "Wade in the Water"

[Jerry Oz]

One I could never leave off my list........Ramsey Lewis Trio "Wade in the Water"

Don't forget "The In Crowd" by Ramsey Lewis, which in my opinion, was better than the original.

[robb_k]

Robb, I know what you mean. For myself, growing up in an African American household with both parents big music lovers, the appreciation of Jazz came easy. The same with Blues. Soul & Pop music was most popular because that is what we heard regularly on the radio and television. Soul music was born out of Jazz, Gospel and the Blues.

Like you, Marv, I started listening to Jazz, Blues R&B and Gospel/Spiritual music at an early age [[2 or 3), as my parents played it constantly in our house.