Greatest Jazz Tracks
Friends, In these perilous times, we all need forms of escape. For myself, I can't even imagine a day--even an hour, apart from sleep time (and even then I might dream music or a song)--when I'm not listening to music actively, or for background to create mood while I work. We all have our favorite genres, and jazz being one of mine (in addition to old time rock and roll, blues, and classical). Herein, therefore, please find my list of the greatest jazz tracks of all time, in alphabetical order: Cannonball Adderly : Mercy, Mercy, Mercy G ato Ba rbieri : Europa (composed by Carlos Santana , below). Booker T. and the M.G.s : Green Onions Some might argue that this was a rock instrumental. It could certainly be considered as a crossover. It laid the foundation for the rock and roll 4/4 beat, and was a classic, in whatever genre. It was also one of the first integrated bands outside of the big bands of the