Which jazz tunes would make great ringtones?

[mjzee]

I was listening to "Piazza Navona" from the MJQ Mosaic set (originally from The Comedy lp), and it occurred to me that a short snippet of it would make a great ringtone. Which other jazz performances, 5 - 10 seconds in length, would make a wonderful ringtone?

[ElginThompson]

My ringtone lineup: Dizzy Atmosphere, Un Poco Loco, Five Spot After Dark, J.O.S., Move, Just By Myself, Mango Mangue, Money Jungle.

Current: Haitian Fight Song.

I just import tracks from iTunes library to GarageBand and create my own.

[BillF]

Long before ringtones, I remember reading that Lionel Hampton had a chimes doorbell that played the beginning of "Flying Home"

[ElginThompson]

Long before ringtones, I remember reading that Lionel Hampton had a chimes doorbell that played the beginning of "Flying Home"

HA!

[jeffcrom]

My ringtone is the opening trumpet cadenza of Louis Armstrong's "West End Blues." My saxophone-playing colleague Ben Davis uses one perfect, isolated note by Steve Lacy as his text message alert.

[robertoart]

I always wanted to have 'Baby Talk' from the Music Revelation Ensemble's - No Wave album. The one on Moers.

[GA Russell]

I've never downloaded a ringtone, but a few years ago I had the opportunity (with Virgin Mobile) to use Cal Tjader's Soul Sauce.

[Dan Gould]

I'd consider the opening of "Song for My Father" except that most people who hear it would think I really like "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" enough to make it my ringtone.

Then again, when I think about it, that makes perfect sense as a ringtone, right?

[medjuck]

I use "Milestones". (I used to use Kate and Anna McGarrigle's "Kiss and Say Goodbye" which begins "Call me if you're coming to town" but I always thought I was hearing it from a radio. For some reason that doesn't happen with Milestones.)

[colinmce]

If I had one it'd be "Oleo".

[cih]

Monk's 'Evidence'

[Dave James]

Since I genuinely don't like talking on the phone, I'd have to go with "So What".

Edited July 4, 2012 by Dave James

[A Lark Ascending]

'Ramblin'' (just the first phrase)

My ringtone is from a John Cage piece.

Edited July 4, 2012 by A Lark Ascending

[mikeweil]

Monk's 'Evidence'

I'd rather use "Four In One". Or "Trinkle, Tinkle".

I've never downloaded a ringtone, but a few years ago I had the opportunity (with Virgin Mobile) to use Cal Tjader's Soul Sauce.

Did it shout "Guarachi Guaro" too?

[miles65]

I don't have a cell phone and I don't want one but if I would want one I would like the St. Louis Blues as a ringtone.

Edited July 4, 2012 by Stompy Jones

[Pete C]

I use "Milestones".

I assume you mean the second one, from the album of the same name. I used to use it too. I find that staccato, repetetive themes are best. I'm now using Cousin Mary.

Armstrong's stop-time solo from Potato Head Blues might be fun.

Edit: It was such a good idea I just did it!

Edited July 4, 2012 by Pete C

[cih]

This intro..

[GA Russell]

Monk's 'Evidence'

I'd rather use "Four In One". Or "Trinkle, Tinkle".

I've never downloaded a ringtone, but a few years ago I had the opportunity (with Virgin Mobile) to use Cal Tjader's Soul Sauce.

Did it shout "Guarachi Guaro" too?

I think so, yes.

[Royal Oak]

My first mobile was a 2003 Motorola with the "beeping" kind of ringtone. You could compose your own tone, so I transcribed "Blue Train" one slow afternoon at work - it took absolutely ages. You couldn't programme any sort of syncopation, so it ended up very square-sounding.

[BeBop]

Once upon a time, mine was "In Walked Bud".

[aparxa]

For a couple of years, my ringtone has been this tune played by Horace Silver Quintet (I can't remember the title):

Edited July 4, 2012 by aparxa

[Michael Weiss]

I got Miles' "Right Off" from Jack Johnson, but... it's time for a change.

[Jay]

My ringtone for about five years or so has been The Art Ensemble's "Theme de Yoyo." Opening theme through the "breakdown." Makes me chuckle almost every time I hear it.

[robertoart]

My ringtone for about five years or so has been The Art Ensemble's "Theme de Yoyo." Opening theme through the "breakdown." Makes me chuckle almost every time I hear it.

You win the coolest ringtone ever award.

Has your phone ever rung in public and a stranger acknowledged your ringtone. I would have to acknowledge it politely at least if I heard it on a train

[Pete C]

I got Miles' "Right Off" from Jack Johnson, but... it's time for a change.

Yesternow, starting at 18:54.