I'm looking for famous pieces of avante garde jazz which show a new and creative use of instruments.\n\nIm writing a paper on the topic but am just starting to learn about jazz music and would like some suggestions.\n\nThanks
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Start with Ornette Coleman, Henry Threadgill and John Zorn. They represent the beginnings, middle periods and current trends in avant garde jazz, respectively.
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hymm is someone obsessed? thats okay i am too.  Beautiful has to be the best, but i am also a big fan of wisemen. THere is also a good one in his live concert (look out for it when you go) with a real heavy beat, something about on the floor... i dont know, but the stuff to come is amazing. oh, i remember he goes over to the piano and pounds it out. i took binoculars so i could look at him closer. his hands are so strong! pretty cool stuff here.
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Here's some links, and you should ask my friend Jimbo, 'cause he loves Christmas music, he might know :)\n\nhttp://www.amazon.com/Verve-Presents-Very-Christmas-Jazz/dp/B000050J48\n\nhttp://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=949
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I found some of his albums. I think you can hear portions. Hope this helps. :)
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I think you should check out Yahoo Music, they have a list of different types of music...
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Very sparse.  Only suitable for an arty spaced out mood.\nWill never go mainstream, but maybe that's not what you want.  I wouldn't listen to it at home, but if I had an avant garde art gallery or maybe a minimalist restaurant I would play it to create an edgy mood.  Keep working on the production side as well - you need some real sharp sounds when there's so little going on.
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Jimi Hendrix "I Don't Live Today" "If Six Was Nine" "Purple Haze" Weather Report"Will"   Ohio Players"Fire"....... find any cd by Sun Ra...... Cream"Crossroads" Billy Cobham"Stratus" anything by Mahavishnu Orchestra...Tony Williams Lifetime "Snake Oil".....find something by Return To Forever.....John Coltrane CD "A Love Supreme"
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Hmmmm.... J-rock... there are a lot of them and they are grouped into different types like visual kei, etc.\n\nI suggest getting X-Japan, Malice Mizer, Buck-Tick, B'z, BUMP OF CHICKEN, Dir en Grey, High and Mighty Color, Luna Sea, and Janne de Arc. Whoa! Thst's a lot.\n\nBut I'm sorry, I can't help you with jazz...
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I play the b flat clarinet and piano. i wanted to play the flute in the beginning too, but i changed my mind. clarinet is so much more mellow and, well, you know, nice!
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Miles didn't discover Coltrane. Coltrane was already established and doing great work with Dizzy Gillespie and others. Miles help Coltrane expand into more experimental modes and helped him become who he became.\n\nAnyway, Coltrane is an awesome musician. Did he really "invent" world music? Don't know about that.\n\nMiles definitely did invent new music styles. He helped recreate jazz with Kind of Blue, infact all of music. So, I will go with Miles as being more influential in Jazz and music in general. Without Miles we may not have had Yes or Pink Floyd or other great bands.
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It is a variable of jazz (music).
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I don´t know who actually plays, but most jazz music at Everwood is from Art Tatum. Hope it helps.
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Modern Jazz Quartet-They were a band who had a strong classical influece, as well as the blues.\nHerbie Mann-Great flute player\nDave Brubeck-His use of odd time signatures is phenomenal\nArt Blakey & The Jazz Messengers-One of the most agressive jazz groups I heard.\nHorace Silver-One of the great innovators in hard bop.\nMax Roach/Clifford Brown -The dynamic duo of jazz\nAhmad Jamal-Like his Less Is More approach to playing...\nCannonball & Nat Adderley-what can I say? Two brothers who play good jazz music\nWeather Report-perhaps the best spacey jazz music you'll ever hear...
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I like Big Band or Swing music. I got into it when that "Jump Jive and Wail" song was playing on the radio all the time, and have liked it ever since. Suprisingly enough, there are a lot of Swing bands around now, but are hard to find because this type of music isn't very popular. Here is a link to my favorite:
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Yes, I think most people who play musical instruments (esp a stringed one) like classical music since we learned to play using it.  I'll check out the group. Thx!
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I am Cajun. The music is a testament to the spirit of the people!  Type in Zydeco and see what comes up!!! So much fun to dance to. For a taste of hispanic culture, Gypsy Kings... or Spanish Guitar (Cuba) try Otmar Liebert...magnifico! I listen to so many cultures I could go on and on.  Peter Gabriel did a compilation of the music of artists from around the world called "One World".  Here you will find the name of artists from Africa, Japan etc...Enjoy!
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Definitely not trying to disrespect others...............................     \n\nBut most of the world's attitude and mind are not like they used to be when jazz was the greatest.  Meaning "Good taste in music."\n\nMusic that any-BODY can listen to and not corrupt the mind in any way. When a kid can pick up a record and just play it and ENJOY IT!\n\nAnd we all know NOW, kids shouldn't be picking up just any record, and listening to it, and some Parents know don't even care. Which is why jazz is now abandoned like it is.\n\nLast point, if you notice today a kid or even young adults listening to jazz....... I bet you that its because of their parents??!