Jazz tunes that should be played insanely LOUD

[Big Al]

Thought about this while posting in the OMG thread. What are the jazz tunes that make you reach for the volume and crank it to eleven? Some of my favorites:

Right Off - Miles

Spanish Key - Miles

Miles Smiles

Hand Jive - Miles

The Big Cat - Terry Gibbs

Hornets - Herbie Hancock

Blue Moon - Roy & Diz

I Never Knew - Kenny Burrell (Blue Lights version)

Straight Life - Freddie Hubbard

Wail March - Sonny Rollins

Mongorama - Cal Tjader

Black Market - Weather Report

Go Red Go - Red Hollway & Plas Johnson

Blind Man, Blind Man - Herbie Hancock

Chameleon - Herbie Hancock

How about you?

[Brandon Burke]

* Mingus "II BS"

* Bob James "Nautilus"

* George Russell "Ezz-thetic"

* Lonnie Smith "I Can't Stand It"

* Eric Dolphy "Hat and Beard"

* Brigitte Fontaine & Art Ensemble of Chicago "Comme a la Radio"

* Freddie Redd "The Thespian"

* Jackie McLean "Climax"

[GloriousBlues]

Dejohnette/Hancock/Metheny - Nine Over Reggae

Dave Binney - Out Beyond Ideas

A second vote for Mingus - II BS

[bertrand]

Tony Williams Lifetime - 'To Whom It May Concern - Them/Us' and 'Allah Be Praised', both from Turn It Over.

Bertrand.

[patricia]

Jimmy Smith's "Walk On The Wild Side"

Theloneous Monk's "Japanese Folk Song"

[White Lightning]

Nick Brignola & Pepper Adams - Donna Lee

Illinois Jacquet - Soul Explosion

Hank Mobley - My Groove Your Move, A Baptist Beat, Remember

[Jim R]

Count BASIE !!

I also like (in general) my B-3 stuff cranked up pretty good. I like the way Jimmy Smith bites at higher volumes. I think that actually started back before I got into straight ahead jazz, with players like Chester Thompson (Tower Of Power), Greg Rolie with Santana, Geoff Palmer (Sons Of Champlin), Lonnie Jordan (WAR), Brian Auger's Oblivion Express, Steve Winwood, etc. Bill Doggett, too!

Back in that same era, when I was in high school, we used to crank up Les McCann & Eddie Harris' classic SWISS MOVEMENT (especially "compared to what"). Also The Crusaders- "Put It Where You Want It". Ah, memories.

Sarah Vaughan's version of "I'll Never Be The Same" from THE LONELY HOURS (on CD as part of THE BENNY CARTER SESSIONS; and also in the Mosaic set).... ..... Sarah Vaughan, cranked? Try it- it works!

[brownie]

Any albums with Philly Joe Jones!

Agree with the Miles Davis-Tony Williams albums. These have to be played LOUD!!

[tonym]

Anything from Miles Smiles.

Ebony Samba from Getz's Jazz Samba Encore.

El Barrio from Henderson's Inner Urge

The Moontrane from Unity

Jinrikisha from Henderson's Page One.

Journey Home from Jarrett's My Song.

Blue Seven from Saxophone Collosuss

SPANISH KEY, SPANISH KEY, SPANISH KEY!!!!!

[Saxophone__Vagina]

Manteca, blasting that is the only way i listen to it.

[Man with the Golden Arm]

Jimmy Smith's "Walk On The Wild Side"

ya beat me! one of the best crankers!!

Ellington - "Blue Pepper - Far East of the Blues" Far East Suite

Coleman - "Ramblin'" Change of...

Pullen / Hanrahan / Jack Bruce - "Rhawalpindi Blues" Darn It!

Zorn / Berne / Baron / Vachter - "Feet Music" Spy v Spy

Bennett - "The Moment of Truth"

[jazzmessenger]

"Free For All" (Not just the title song, the whole darn album!) - Art Blakey

I second that. Everytime I listen to this album, I turn up the volume. It's probably the only CD that makes me do that. By far, it is my favorite Blakey album!

[MartyJazz]

"Free For All" (Not just the title song, the whole darn album!) - Art Blakey

I second that. Everytime I listen to this album, I turn up the volume. It's probably the only CD that makes me do that. By far, it is my favorite Blakey album!

I feel that way about anything from Blakey's MOSAIC, especially, "Arabia", "Children of the Night" (Blue Note).

Charles Mingus: "Moanin'", "Tensions" from BLUES & ROOTS (Atlantic)

Sonny Rollins: "Street Runner With Child" from ALFIE soundtrack (Impulse)

"Three Little Words" from ON IMPULSE (Impulse)

John Coltrane: "Blues Minor" from AFRICA/BRASS (Impulse)

Grachan Moncur: "The Coaster" from EVOLUTION (Blue Note)

Countless more, I'll stop now.

[PHILLYQ]

'Right Off' Miles(Al, it should be cranked for this one!)

"Sidewinder' Lee Morgan

'Ascension' Trane

'Impressions' Trane

'Blues March' Blakey

'One of a Kind' VSOP quintet

'Prelude Part 2/Maiysha' Miles(VERY LOUD)

'Haitian Fight Song' Mingus

Edited May 18, 2004 by PHILLYQ

[Big Al]

"Free For All" (Not just the title song, the whole darn album!) - Art Blakey

You KNOW it!!! I can't wait for the RVG, as the current version sounds horrible! The new one's gonna get CRANKED!!!

"Yes I Can, No You Can't " - Lee Morgan

Another good one!!!

[Big Al]

Hank Mobley - My Groove Your Move, A Baptist Beat, Remember

Ohhhhhhhh YEAH!!!!!

[catesta]

Lee Morgan - Cornbread

Teddy Edwards - Sunset Eyes

Bobby Hutcherson - Una Moy Bonita

Pete LaRoca - Malaguena

[AmirBagachelles]

Fletcher Henderson band recordings

Congo Call, side 1 of The Cry! - Prince Lasha and Sonny Simmons

Blue Train

A La Mode - Blakey and JMs

Jack Johnson side 1

[Hardbopjazz]

My list would be too long. I crank everything up loud when I'm at home and have my earphones on.

Edited May 18, 2004 by Hardbopjazz

[.:.impossible]

We always listen to the Larry Young/Grant Green stuff pretty loud. If its got a B-3 on it, its gotta be loud! Check SMOKIN' by Lockjaw and Shirley Scott! Boom!

Medeski Martin and Wood SHACK MAN is a killer loud. Probably not jazz enough for this group though.

I also like to listen to Herbie Nichols and Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk at high volume.

If I could find a good Charlie Parker recording, I'd REALLY crank it, but the treble hiss is just too much on most of what I have.

[marcoliv]

Chick Corea - Spain

Art Blakey - Moanin'

John Coltrane - Blue Train

Chuck Mangione - Children Of Sanchez

and everything by Prince

MCO

[kh1958]

Many of the foregoing, I agree, but as for something that was performed loud and should be played loud, Ronald Shannon Jackson and the Decoding Society (for example, When Colors Play, Texas, Barbeque Dog, What Spirit Say...)

[Phil Meloy]

Senor Carlos - McCoy Tyner

[Stefan Wood]

Peter Brotzmann - Machine Gun (FMP)

[kh1958]

Senor Carlos - McCoy Tyner

That's a great song that I saw Mr. Tyner play live (nice and loud) a number of times, with Gary Bartz/John Blake/John Lee/Wilbey Fletcher and with Avery Sharpe/Louis Hayes.