TO: Jazz Ensemble Members
FROM: Dr. Rudolph & Mr. Shanefield
RE: Jazz Masters

Take a moment to answer the following questions:

1. Who is your favorite Jazz performer?

2. What jazz performer do you admire most?

3. What jazz recordings do you listen too?

It is very important to have a listening library in order to learn the art of jazz and jazz improvisation. Listed below are some of the classic jazz albums. Begin by purchasing one or more CDs and listening to jazz frequently.

If you are having trouble finding these recordings at local record stores, try the Internet: www.Amazon.com. Go to the music section and search for the album titles.

Another excellent Jazz site on the Internet is Jazz Central Station at www.jazzcentralstation.com. They have an education section as well as an on-line store.

If you have questions about any of these albums, or would like additional recommendations, contact Mr. Shanefield or Dr. Rudolph.

THE FOLLOWING ARE A SELECTION OF JAZZ CLASSICS RECOMMENDED LISTENING FOR ALL JAZZ BAND MEMBERS, HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL. THIS IS A RECOMMENDED LIST COMPILED BY DR. RUDOLPH AND MR. SHANEFIELD. THE PRICES LISTED ARE FROM WWW.AMAZON.COM. PRICES WERE QUOTED ON DECEMBER 4, 1998. THESE RECORDINGS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE AT MOST RECORD STORES. CONTACT DR. RUDOLPH OF MR. SHANEFIELD FOR QUESTIONS OR ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS.

RECOMMENDED JAZZ CLASSIC RECORDINGS:

LOUIS ARMSTRONG (Trumpet)
Vol 1: Hot Fives And Sevens Louis ArmstrongList Price: $11.97, Our Price: $11.49, Audio CD (February 22, 1988), Number of Discs: 1
Sony Music; ASIN: B0000026I1

Heart Full Of Rhythm
List Price: $11.97, Our Price: $11.49, Audio CD
Number of Discs: 1, Uni/Decca; ASIN: B000003N3M

Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy
List Price: $11.97, Our Price: $11.49
Number of Discs: 1, Sony Music; ASIN: B000002ADP

DAVE BRUBECK (piano)
Time Out
List Price: $11.97, Our Price: $11.49
Sony Music; ASIN: B000002AGN

FRANK SINATRA
Sinatra at the Sands [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]
List Price: $17.97, Our Price: $14.99
Wea/Warner Brothers; ASIN: B000006OBQ

ART BLAKEY (DRUMS) AND THE JAZZ MESSENGERS
Best Of Art Blakey
List Price: $14.97, Our Price: $13.47
Emd/Blue Note; , ASIN: B000005HFO

OSCAR PETERSON (PIANO)
Night Train (20-Bit Master) [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]
List Price: $16.97. Our Price: $12.99
Pgd/Verve; ASIN: B0000047D4

CHARLIE PARKER (SAX), DIZZY GILLESPIE (TRPT)
Jazz At Massey Hall
The Quintet, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, List Price: $11.97, Our Price: $11.49,
Fantasy/Original Jazz Classics; ASIN: B000000Y2R

THELONIOUS MONK (PIANO)
Monk Alone: The Complete Solo Studio Recordings of Thelonious Monk
List Price: $29.97, Our Price: $26.97,
Sony Music; ASIN: B000007NAC

COUNT BASIE (Piano - Big Band)
Best of Count Basie
List Price: $9.97
Our Price: $9.49
Marble Arch; ASIN: B0000010AF

CLIFFORD BROWN (trumpet) AND MAX ROACH (Drums),
Clifford Brown & Max Roach
List Price: $14.97
Our Price: $13.47
Number of Discs: 1
Pgd/Verve; ASIN: B0000046NF

JOHN COLTRANE (Saxophone),
Giant Steps
List Price: $16.97
Our Price: $12.99
Wea/Atlantic/Rhino; ASIN: B000003489

MILES DAVIS (Trumpet)
Birth of the Cool [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]
Miles Davis
List Price: $16.97
Our Price: $12.99
Number of Discs: 1
Emd/Blue Note; ASIN: B000006Q6B

Kind Of Blue
List Price: $11.97, Our Price: $8.38
Sony Music; ASIN: B000002ADT,


DUKE ELLINGTON
The Blanton-Webster Years
List Price: $35.97, Our Price: $32.37
Bmg/Rca Victor; ASIN: B000003EO4

Duke Ellington Live At The Blue Note
List Price: $22.97, Our Price: $20.67d
Emd/Blue Note; ASIN: B000005GX4

ELLA FITZGERALD (Vocalist),
Pure Ella (Decca)
List Price: $11.97, Our Price: $11.49,
Uni/Decca; ASIN: B000003N3Y

Porgy And Bess
George Gershwin (Tribute), Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald/Louis Armstrong,
List Price: $14.97, Our Price: $13.47
Pgd/Verve; ASIN: B0000046Z5

DIZZY GILLESPIE (Trumpet)
Shaw 'Nuff
List Price: $11.97. Our Price: $11.49
Wea/Sire/Discovery/Antone's; ASIN: B000003MLW

Sonny Side Up
Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt,
List Price: $16.97, Our Price: $12.99
Pgd/Verve; ASIN: B0000047CZ

BENNY GOODMAN (Clarinet)
Live At Carnegie Hall (1938)
List Price: $19.97, Our Price: $17.97
Sony Music; ASIN: B00000265Z

CHARLIE PARKER (Saxophone),
Bird & Diz
Dizzy Gillespie/Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker
List Price: $16.97, Our Price: $12.99
Pgd/Verve; ASIN: B0000047D3

Jazz At Massey Hall
The Quintet, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, List Price: $11.97, Our Price: $11.49
Fantasy/Original Jazz Classics; ASIN: B000000Y2R

SONNY ROLLINS (Saxophone)
S axophone Colossus
List Price: $11.97, Our Price: $11.49 Fantasy/Original Jazz Classics; ASIN: B000000YG5

J.J. JOHNSON (trombone)
Proof Positive
List Price: $16.97, Our Price: $12.99
Uni/Impulse; ASIN: B000003N75