These days, mostly rock music, but I also listen to a lot of folk/singer-songwriter too. I know Steely Dan a little bit, and Dire Straits are one of my absolute favourite bands, but I’ll check out Sultana and Chuck Mangione. I’ll also check out Joe Pass and Grand Green too.
Jazz more than rock is sometimes more oriented around composers than artists
So like classical then? Because that’s what I grew up listening to, so I know that quite well. I’ll check out some standards and go from there, too. Thanks for the tip.
I think I misspoke before – artists are more well known than composers, but songs are the top.
I’d say compared to classical, the songs are more well known than the composers. For example, every jazz head would have heard of “Stella by Starlight” or “Misty”, but wouldn’t necessarily know the composers of those tunes.
Whereas with classical, people might have heard of Mozart, but not be able to name too many of his compositions.
These days, mostly rock music, but I also listen to a lot of folk/singer-songwriter too. I know Steely Dan a little bit, and Dire Straits are one of my absolute favourite bands, but I’ll check out Sultana and Chuck Mangione. I’ll also check out Joe Pass and Grand Green too.
So like classical then? Because that’s what I grew up listening to, so I know that quite well. I’ll check out some standards and go from there, too. Thanks for the tip.
I think I misspoke before – artists are more well known than composers, but songs are the top.
I’d say compared to classical, the songs are more well known than the composers. For example, every jazz head would have heard of “Stella by Starlight” or “Misty”, but wouldn’t necessarily know the composers of those tunes.
Whereas with classical, people might have heard of Mozart, but not be able to name too many of his compositions.
Ah, makes sense. Very good info, thank you!