Old heads ...whats the best jazz era?

[videogamestashbox.com]

Old heads ...whats the best jazz era?

Academics historically always talk about the roaring 20's and "jazz age" in the same breath.

But the best jazz music(or rather the jazz music I like) seams to come from at least like 20 years or so down the line.​

The 20's seems like that big band sound era with an accompanying over all american jazz entertainment culture... in terms of music, attire, dance, etc.

While later periods had great jazz development even though jazz wasn't necessarily the most popular music/cultural expression at the time. SEE: various levels of cultural competition from Blues, Rock n Roll, and R&B

So again, in your opinion...

• Whats the best jazz music era?
• What era had the best compositions?

(irrespective of if the rest of the culture followed suit)​

 

[Obreh Winfrey]

Big Band and Swing Jazz I feel. Glen Miller's band was doing the damn thing.

 

[keond]

Hard bop era

 

[videogamestashbox.com]

Big Band and Swing Jazz I feel. Glen Miller's band was doing the damn thing.

Thanks...
But, yeah see that's that big band sound I'm not the biggest fan of. Most of the stuff I like seems to come within 10-20 years after WW2.

 

[videogamestashbox.com]

Hard bop era

Yeah thats a good period. Jazz around that time took on a very distinct sound from the big band era
Side note: I actually like bosa nova out of brazil also. Though thats a bit after hard bop started.

 

[videogamestashbox.com]

Big Band and Swing Jazz I feel. Glen Miller's band was doing the damn thing.

I'm sitting here thinking I know Duke Ellington was also putting in work back then ...but I think I know what the kicker is for me with big band tunes.

• Big band tunes are geared more so towards dancing
• While later forms of jazz are geared more so towards "lounging" or "chilling"

I think I prefer jazz music I can chill, lounge, and wine down to(like weed in music form)

 

[teeswinger]

I'm sitting here thinking I know Duke Ellington was also putting in work back then ...but I think I know what the kicker is for me with big band tunes.

• Big band tunes are geared more so towards dancing
• While later forms of jazz are geared more so towards "lounging" or "chilling"

I think I prefer jazz music I can chill, lounge, and wine down to(like weed in music form)

Can you recommend some of that chill lounge jazz? Preferably bass heavy?

 

[Neuromancer]

Hard bop era

this and beebop

 

[7evens]

Post-bop/Hard-bop.
Trane, Freddie Hubbard, Cannonball, Miles, Philly Joe Jones, Mingus, Monk, McCoy Tyner, Art Blakey, Joe Henderson. I can go on and on and on .........
Don't have to be to appreciate probably the most innovative art form ever

 

[Pinyapplesuckas]

 

[get these nets]

Life story of Buddy Bolden, executive produced by Wynton Marsalis

 

[Doobie Doo]

60s 70s jazz fusion with funk and soul

 

[Rakim Allah]

60s 70s jazz fusion with funk and soul

That’s my favorite.

 

[Toe Jay Simpson]

Roaring 20s gets nostalgic love like that because it was the only time where white folks could actually keep up in the scene

 

[IllmaticDelta]

So again, in your opinion...

• Whats the best jazz music era?
• What era had the best compositions?

(irrespective of if the rest of the culture followed suit)​

1920s-1940s has the best american popular music jazz comps

mid to late to 1940s-1960 probably has the best straight ahead jazz comps

1970s-1980s has the best jazz sound for hiphop era/samplers