Music: Blues/Jazz/Funk

[TootooTrain]

Looking for some artists/songs of these genres that I could get into. Obviously Jazz is a bit different from Funk, but it all depends on the mood you're in when you hit that play button. It can be any time/date of release, but preferably within the last 40-50 years. If there are any current blues/funk bands that are big these days I'd be interested in giving them a listen for sure. I haven't done much searching for new bands of these genres. I know some of them aren't as prevalent these days, but I've always just seemed to stick with what I knew was good.

Here's some of the artists I've listened to in the past just so you can get a feel for the style I'm into. Just to list a few off the top of my head; BB King, James Brown, Bill Withers, Ray Charles, Miles Davis, Sinatra, Blues Brothers, Tribe called quest (more of a r&b/hiphop/jazz combo)

 

[Xelebes]

In terms of modern tradpop, probably the biggest band is Postmodern Jukebox. If that's your thing.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

40-50 years is a huge time span. For modern stuff (like 2000's and newer) check out Roy Hardgrove, Sean Jones, Vulfpeck, Kamasi Washington, Lucky Chops, Trombone Shorty, D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, Esperanza Spalding, Gary Clark Jr., Snarky Puppy, Lake Street Dive.

Go back each decade there's tons and tons more. I'll put together a list by decade later if that helps.

 

[Jack Straw]

Jazz: Charlie Parker, Thelonius Monk, John Coltrane, Dave Brubeck (some essentials, just for starters)

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

Jazz: Charlie Parker, Thelonius Monk, John Coltrane, Dave Brubeck (some essentials, just for starters)

Well, yeah, I mean those guys are all jazz legends but if he's looking for more modern stuff... Coltrane died in 67, Parker in 1955... Having said that the late Trane stuff from the mid-late 60's is from a different planet and people in 200 years still won't be able to decipher a lot of it. Haha.

You could probably really just go through the careers of Herbie Hancock and Miles Davis decade by decade as they both evolved so much. Wayne Shorter was super versatile having played in Weather Report, Steely Dan. Brecker Brothers did amazing jazz/funk stuff in the 70's and 80's.

It's really just such a broad question when you're spanning that much time and that many genres. I'll get to that decade by decade list later today maybe.

 

[Beliveau]

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What are some of your favorite Blues artists or albums? Mine are listed above.