Yimaphi amanye ama-albhamu e-jazz afinyeleleka kalula kakhulu kumuntu osanda kuqala ukuzwa i-jazz?
Umculo we-jazz uhlanganisa izinhlobo eziningi zezitayela, izinhlobo kanye nezikhathi, ngakho-ke kungaba nzima futhi kudideke kumlaleli ongeyena we-jazz ukuthola indawo yokungena eyanelisayo. Kuye kwaba nezinhlu eziningi zama-albhamu we-jazz "omkhulu kunabo bonke" athuthukiswe yizincwadi ze-jazz kanye nabagxeki eminyakeni edlule. Lokhu okulandelayo kuyisampula emfushane yama-albhamu anamazinga aphezulu avela kwezinye zalezi zinhlu. - UMiles Davis: Uhlobo Lwe-Blue (1959) UMiles Davis' umsebenzi wobuciko. Elinye lama-albhamu anethonya elikhulu kunawo wonke, ngenxa yethonya lalo elibanzi e-jazz, e-rock nasezinhlotsheni ze-classic. Liyi-albhamu ye-jazz ethengiswa kakhulu kunazo zonke ezake zaba khona, futhi ngokuvamile liyi-albhamu yokuqala ohlwini lwabahlaziyi bama-albhamu. Inezindlela ezipholile, ezinomoya ezibonakala ngokushesha, ezinomculo futhi ezifinyeleleka cishe kunoma yimuphi umlaleli. - UJohn Coltrane: Uthando Oluphakeme (1964). Njengoba ibhekwa kabanzi njengengqikithi kaJohn Coltrane, iyi-jazz enamandla enezingxenye ezine zokuzindla okungokomoya. Umgxeki ngamunye uhumusha inhloso kaJohn Coltrane nencazelo ethi A Love Supreme ngendlela ehlukile. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ucabanga ukuthi ufuna uhlobo oluthile lobumsulwa obungokomzwelo, noma ukususa umuntu ophakathi ukuze akhulume noNkulunkulu ngokuqondile, ukuphila kwakho kokulalela i-jazz ngeke kube okufanayo ngemva kokuzwa lesi sivumelwano esishisayo. - USonny Rollins: ISaxophone Collosus (1957). I-albhamu eyaziwa kakhulu kaSonny Rollins. Lapha uRollins uvela njengengqwele ye-jazz yangempela engena emphakathini ofanayo noColtrane, uBen Webster, uColeman Hawkins noLester Young. Izwi lakhe elinamandla futhi elinesigqi esiphezulu elenziwe ngokwezifiso liboniswa kahle ku- "St. Thomas" naku- "Blue 7". Okungafanele kuphuthelwe ukuhumusha kwakhe okunamandla okujwayelekile kwejazz "You Don't Know Love" kanye nesolo lakhe elihle ngesikhathi sikaKurt Weil "Moritat" (owaziwa nangokuthi "Mack the Knife"). - UDave Brubeck: Time Out (1959) Iqukethe izimpawu zesikhathi ezingavamile kanye nokuhlanganiswa kwe-Cool ne-West Coast jazz, i-Time Out yaba yi-albhamu yokuqala ye-jazz ukuthengisa amakhophi angaphezu kwesigidi futhi yakhiqiza ingoma eyodwa, "Take Five" eyaba yi-jazz yokuqala yokuthengisa amakhophi angaphezu kwesigidi. UBrubeck wachaza umsindo womdlali wakhe wesiginci uPaul Desmond ngokuthi "ufana ne-martini eyomile". Niyofuna ukuphuza ingilazi eqandisiwe bese nizithulela enye njalo lapho nilalela le ngqikithi ye-jazz ehlala njalo. - UJohn Coltrane noJohnny Hartman: UJohn Coltrane noJohnny Hartman (1963) iyingqungquthela yezingqungquthela ze-jazz ballad. UJohnny Hartman ekuqaleni wamelana nomqondo wokuqopha i-albhamu noJohn Coltrane, ekholelwa ukuthi ngeke bahlangane ngokomculo. Ngemuva kweseshini yangemva kwamahora noColtrane nomdlali wepiyano uMcCoy Tyner, bavuma ukusebenza ndawonye futhi bangena esiteshini ukuze baqophe i-albhamu yabo enesihloko esithize equkethe izinhlobo ezicacile ze- "Lush Life", "They Say It's Wonderful" kanye ne- "My One and Only Love". Lena i-albhamu ebaluleke kakhulu. - UBillie Holiday: Lady in Satin (1958) I- albhamu ka- Holiday yamazinga e- Great American Songbook - ehlelwe ngobunono ezungeze izwi lakhe elihlukunyeziwe, elibucayi, kodwa elinesigqi esinamandla - liwubufakazi bamandla akhe okuthonya nawokuzimisela kwezobuciko kulokho okwaba unyaka wokugcina wokuphila kwakhe kweminyaka engu-44. Watshela abakhiqizi bakhe ukuthi wayefuna i-albhamu enhle, okuthile okuthambile. Bamkhokhela u-$150 ohlangothini ngalunye, kusengaphambili. Wabanikeza imali yabo... nangaphezulu. Okubalulekile.