[Music] BADBADNOTGOOD

BADBADNOTGOOD is a (jazz / hiphop / fusion / electronic) band consisting of five young musicians from Toronto, Canada. They released their second album BBNG2 some month ago. It's available via their homepage for free.

Let me tell you one thing: This album / band is fucking amazing. It's so hard to categorize this music but fuck categories anyways. The guys themselves tag their music with "hiphop jazz postbop", whereas hiphop goes too far since there is no vocalist or rapper. In the album they present their own tracks as well as covers from contemporary electronic music like James Blake's Limit to your Love (see video below) or CMYK. And it's this perfect symbiosis of styles that makes this album such a masterpiece for me. Things are just flowing, it never feels as if they're trying. Everything is working out just perfect.

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Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)

As this is the 10th post, it's about time for the first jazz record, eh?!
I will start with a true classic, which my Dad passed on to me (thx for introducing me so much good music):

Miles Davis' fantastic Bitches Brew, that was released in 1970 on CBS Records.
Must-hear, must-know, must-have! Nuff said!

Bass – Dave Holland
Bass Clarinet – Bennie Maupin
Bass [Fender] – Harvey Brooks
Drums – Charles Alias, Jack DeJohnette, Lenny White
Electric Guitar – John McLaughlin
Electric Piano – Chick Corea, Joe Zawinul (tracks: A to C1, D2), Larry Young (tracks: A, C1 to D1)
Percussion – Jim Riley
Producer – Teo Macero
Soprano Saxophone – Wayne Shorter
Trumpet – Miles Davis
Written-By – Miles Davis (tracks: B to D1)

 

Tracklist:

A - Pharaoh's Dance (by Joe Zawinul) - 20:07min
B - Bitches Brew - 27min
C1 - Spanish Keys - 17:30min
C2 - John McLaughlin - 4:23min
D1 - Miles Runs The Voodoo Down - 14:03min
D2 - Sanctuary (by Wayne Shorter) - 10:54min

Cream - Live Cream (1970)

Eric Clapton - Guitar, Vocals
Jack Bruce - Bass, Vocals
Ginger Baker - Drums, Vocals


Label:  
Polydor (EU,Japan) 
ATCO Records (US)

Tracklist:

A1 N.S.U.

10:13

A2 Sleepy Time Time

6:50

A3 Lawdy Mama

2:47

B1 Sweet Wine

15:08

B2 Rollin' And Tumblin'

6:36