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LISTENING AND PLAYING 99
Now about gramophone records. A Lone Playing record will give you a regular concert of one hour of music at a go. A good LP will furnish you with enough jazz material for at least several weeks' careful study. But to build up a representative collection of LPs does involve, over the years, quite a bit of money.
Starting Your Record Collection
If we were to start with a small nucleus of six records only, which would we pick? Here is our first list of six:
1. Ella Sings Gershwin, Brunswick LA 8648
2. The Modern Jazz Quartet. Esquire 20-038 (or EP 106)
3. The Bessie Smith Story, Vol. 1. Phillips BBL 7019
4. Duke Ellington 'Historically Speaking'. London LTZ—N 15029
5. The Hot Five (1925-27). Columbia 33 SX 1029
6. Charlie Parker. Columbia SEB 10026. Where in this list should we begin? If you are
interested in finding out how much sensitive feeling and exquisite musical taste can go into jazz, start with Ella Fitzgerald on No. 1. If you can take the real traditional stuff hot and strong, start with No. 5. If big-band music thrills you, then No. 4 is your starter. If you want to find out how gentle and pleasing modern jazz can sound, start with No. 2. Here is a second selection of six, introducing you |
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