detlef Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Putting together some new mixes for the dining room at work and would love some hook-ups on people I may not be hip to (or have forgotten) I play a pretty eclectic batch ranging from classic jazz, vocal jazz, bossa nova, downbeat, trip-hop, old soul, even throw in some mellower tracks from rock bands. In terms of genres, there's not a whole lot that I won't try. Of course, within many, I have to pick my spots. To save you the trouble of mentioning artists that I'm already using, here's a somewhat comprehensive list: (forgive the spelling as I'm pulling these out of my head and can't spell for crap) Bill Evans Miles Cal Tjader Sonny Rollins Shirley Horn Eliane Elias Hank Mobley Julie London Vince Guaraldi Nina Simone Shelly Manne Zero 7 Tommy Guerrero Zoot Sims Nicola Conte Stan Getz/Gilberto-that whole vibe Shuggie Otis Kid Loco Nightmares on Wax Fly Theivery Budos Band I'm sure I'm leaving off a ton but this should give you some ideas... There's a cool Jujube T-shirt for whomever gives me the most non-redundant suggestions that work (which is admittedly completely subjective but will be fair). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Bone, Thugs, and Harmony - ANYTHING You'll thank me later and my t-shirt size is L. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylive5 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 You might try Mose Allison and Michael Franks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 I forgot to add: Bill Withers OV Wright Al Green Jobim Aretha Beck Bobby Timmons Bobby Womack Dave Brubeck Carmen McRae Charles Wright Cyrus Chestnut The Dining Rooms Grover Washington Herbie Hancock Coltrane Monk Jon Hendricks Jutta Hipp Lou Donaldson Marc Ribot Marvin Gaye Just to take care of a few more... Oh, and the Mose Allison call is perfect. That's one I've certainly forgotten about and need to get back into. I can't check out anything else right now because I'm streaming off my computer into the dining room right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 first few ideas.... bill frisell, for a contemporary, eclectic electric guitar vibe. or you could go slightly more old school cool, with some guys like wes montgomery, grant green, pat martino. you dig the bossa stuff...gotta have "tom & elis" by jobim and elis regina if you don't already the john coltrane with johnny hartman album, and/or any collection of coltrane ballads the art tatum with ben webster "group masterpieces" cd a couple years ago I put together about 4 hours of what I considered my best dinner type music for our wedding reception (a small dinner thing with no dancing). a fair amount of it was classical, but a lot was up this alley as well. I'm happy to throw the mp3s on a cd for you to see if there are any particular suggestions there that strike your fancy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Ella Fitzgerald Billie Holliday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 first few ideas.... bill frisell, for a contemporary, eclectic electric guitar vibe. or you could go slightly more old school cool, with some guys like wes montgomery, grant green, pat martino. you dig the bossa stuff...gotta have "tom & elis" by jobim and elis regina if you don't already the john coltrane with johnny hartman album, and/or any collection of coltrane ballads the art tatum with ben webster "group masterpieces" cd a couple years ago I put together about 4 hours of what I considered my best dinner type music for our wedding reception (a small dinner thing with no dancing). a fair amount of it was classical, but a lot was up this alley as well. I'm happy to throw the mp3s on a cd for you to see if there are any particular suggestions there that strike your fancy. For starters, I've got the Hartman/Coltrane album and it's nails. I'll certainly check out Tom and Elis as I dig both of them a lot. I'll have to check out the guitar guys later on and Art Tatum is a fine, fine call. As for the mp3s, I'd be a fool to turn down the offer. I'll pm you with my info. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 Ella FitzgeraldBillie Holliday Sorry, fine suggestions indeed but those would fall under the category of covered but somehow failed to mention. My bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Bela Fleck and the Flecktones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choppy Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Winton Marsalis would mix nicely with those you've listed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Sorry, fine suggestions indeed but those would fall under the category of covered but somehow failed to mention. My bad. How about some real old school Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman & Stan Kenton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 How about some real old school Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman & Stan Kenton. For the most part, I pretty much avoid most pre-1950s (Billie excepted). Also, big band isn't exactly my thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 For the most part, I pretty much avoid most pre-1950s (Billie excepted). Also, big band isn't exactly my thing. :skylive: :skylive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isleseeya Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Albert King Duane Allman ( his solo stuff ) Depeche Mode ( ) The Smiths ( ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheikYerbuti Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I demand that you check out Madeleine Peyroux ASAP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I demand that you check out Madeleine Peyroux ASAP. I almost mentioned her in my first post. some of her stuff I don't love...just seems too much like she's trying to sound like billie holiday one minute, trying to capitalize on the whole norah jones phenomenon the next. but some of her stuff is really great. heard a cover of a dylan tune the other day that was simply phenomenal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 (edited) I demand that you check out Madeleine Peyroux ASAP. Sorry, there's another that's already in the mix. As to Azz's comments. I hear you but one thing I don't really mind about it, especially for my needs is that she does a damned good Billie and the production is so much better so it sounds a whole lot better in the dining room than the real thing which can be grainy or otherwise poor quality and often live (so you have applause which can be tough if you're not listening to the whole album since it cuts off). So, with Peyroux, you get Billie (sort of obviously, don't get me wrong) recorded with modern equipment. Edited October 21, 2008 by detlef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheikYerbuti Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 heard a cover of a dylan tune the other day that was simply phenomenal. "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go", and yes, she nails it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil_gop_liars Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Critters Buggin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Eagles of Death Metal Jackal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylive5 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 For the most part, I pretty much avoid most pre-1950s (Billie excepted). Also, big band isn't exactly my thing. :skylive: :skylive LOL If he wants to eliminate some great stuff...hey... it's his restaurant not mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJoTheWebToedBoy Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 (edited) Kind of a Jazz/Swing/Hipster Doofus mix to chill with.... Diana Krall Chris Botti Renee Olstead Dr John (check out AfterGlow and In a Sentimental Mood CDs) Eva Cassidy Lyle Lovett Tony Bennett Ray Charles Boz Scaggs Duffy Edited October 22, 2008 by JoJoTheWebToedBoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilthorp Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I have no doubt you'd find something in Tuatara's collection that not only would work, you'd have people asking "who is that?". http://www.tuatara.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 For the most part, I pretty much avoid most pre-1950s (Billie excepted). Also, big band isn't exactly my thing. :skylive: :skylive LOL If he wants to eliminate some great stuff...hey... it's his restaurant not mine. well one big issue there is recording technology. with pre-50s stuff, you're dealing with mono with hardly any bass, recorded to 78s so you're limited to like 3 minutes per track/side. still adequate to hear what was going on, but somewhat challenging to listen to. not really condusive to setting a nice relaxing ambiance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Sarah Vaughan - she's a goddess Morphine - vaguely jazzy, but laid-back and smooth. And good. I actually just put that on to put my daughter to sleep. Massive Attack, Portishead - that trip-hop kinda stuff you mentioned Jeff Buckley - phenomenal voice, doing a modern Edith Piaf sorta thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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