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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > No More Drake > Recommendation Megathread
 
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Big Coffin Hunter
Aug 13, 2005

 I have a question similar to CinnamonToastFunk. I already know a few of the masters, but I'm looking for more "weird" jazz and don't really know where to start. I've just been listening to a lot of Sun Ra and a lot of the more instrumental Frank Zappa stuff, and not that there's really anyone that sounds like them but any other jazz with some sort of strange edge I'd love to listen to.

EDIT: Also realized I don't know poo poo about jazz fusion outside of Weather Report and Zappa's Hot Rats album, so anything there would be cool too.

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Big Coffin Hunter
Aug 13, 2005

Munky from KORN posted:

This Hermann Szobel record pretty much rules:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNWNad3xGW4

Very similar to Zappa, but with, I think more of a classical edge. It's a nightmare to find, but very worth it.

And I'm really not sure what precisely you're saying when you say "strange", but if you're just looking for music on the avant-garde side, Eric Dolphy is one of the essentials.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHbKBRbD41w

Start with Out To Lunch! as it's one of my favorite jazz records of all time.

edit: Since I'm already in here, I might as well ask: what would you guys recommend for someone looking for some very funky jazz fusion? My familiarity with the canon is somewhat spotty(my interest in jazz has mostly been limited to less tonal stuff until recently), so don't be afraid to drop some obvious names.
Those are amazing! And by strange I guess I meant avant-garde, because those two things are exactly the type of stuff I was looking for. That Hermann Szobel song is so amazing, I have to track down some recording of that record.

And if you're looking for funky jazz fusion, I don't know much either but I just found out about Rufus Harley the other day. Funk/jazz with bagpipes, and it's great. http://www.uppitymusic.com/2007/11/rufus-harley-re-creation-of-gods-1972.html Scroll down to the streaming "radio" thing at the bottom and listen to The Crack.

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