your question:
08/04/2022 Geist
What albums got you into jazz? If I don't enjoy jazz, should I simply cut my losses and quit trying to force it? (I used to love Eric Dolphy's Out For Lunch and I often liked piano-bass-drum trios, but by and large my interest has fizzled out,)
my answer:
My first important jazz records were Charles Mingus’ Ah Um, Miles Davis’ Nefertiti and those Bill Evans records with Scott LaFaro on bass. I don’t see any point in trying to force any rapport, but keep in mind that there are lots of different kinds and eras of jazz. What about Jimmy Guiffre 3, Tim Berne’s Fractured Fairy Tales, Sun Ra, The Art Ensemble of Chicago, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Stephen Lehman, Herbie Hancock’s Sextant, Ornette Coleman? I mean, you can can, by all mean, not enjoy any of this, but the list is endless. Do you feel like you’re supposed to like jazz? Because you can like whatever you want.