Michael Kelley’s Great Jazz Lists

Michael Kelley’s Great Jazz Lists

Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk

Michael Kelley is well-known in the Memphis jazz community.  Aka “Jazznik,” Michael was a Music Major at Memphis State in the late 60’s and became very involved in the jazz community starting in the 70’s.  Michael has promoted jazz since the 70’s and helped other jazz promoters in the area.  He knows all of the jazz musicians in Memphis and many more in New Orleans, Kansas City, Nashville, Boston, and New York.  In the late 80’s, Michael hosted a mainstream (hardcore) jazz radio show on WEVL.  He also boasts he possesses an extensive jazz CD collection including almost of all the Memphis jazz musicians’ cd’s.

Thank you to Michael Kelley for providing the following authoritative and definitive lists.  So, pour a glass of The Macallan 18, sit back, relax, and enjoy.

Top five Most Important Jazz tunes !

  1. Giant Steps                        John Coltrane
  2. Body and Soul                    Coleman Hawkins
  3. Oleo                                    Miles Davis
  4. A Night In Tunisia               Phineas Newborn
  5. Cherokee                            Clifford Brown

Note: The Artists playing the tunes above may not have written the tunes, but is just a sampling of a popular rendition.

Top five Most Popular Jazz tunes !

  1. On Green Dolphin St.         Grant Green
  2. Stella By Starlight                Lew Soloff
  3. Round Midnight                  James Williams
  4. Moanin’                               Bobby Timmons
  5. Take the “A” Train               Duke Ellington

Top five Not-to-be-Missed tunes in Jazz !

  1. In Walked Bud                     Art Blakey
  2. Airegin                                 Sonny Rollins
  3. Dat Dere                              Benny Green
  4. Stolen Moments                  Oliver Nelson
  5. Cape Verdean Blues           Horace Silver

Michael Kelley’s top five favorites in Jazz !

  1. In Case You Haven’t Heard          Woody Shaw
  2. Soulful Bill                                     Bill Easley
  3. Moment’s Notice                           Harold Mabern
  4. Recordame                                   Joe Henderson
  5. Blowin’ The Blues Away                Horace Silver

Most Important Composers (of Jazz Tunes):

Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
  1. Thelonious Monk
  2. Duke Ellington
  3. Horace Silver
  4. Miles Davis
  5. John Coltrane

Most Influential Jazz Artists:

  1. Thelonious Monk
  2. Charlie Parker
  3. Duke Ellington
  4. Dizzy Gillespie
  5. Miles Davis

Why post great jazz tunes on a divorce blog?  Getting lost in a great jazz tune can brighten any day.

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