Wonderful post, Aldavis! Thank you for sharing this and focusing us on music. I've been on a steep learning curve about jazz in recent years, having spent most of my time with classical music. It has been a rewarding experience finding such marvelous musicians as Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Gerry Mulligan, Horace Parlan, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Hank Mobley, and on and on. A whole new world to explore. I look forward to reading other contributions to this thread.
Recently, I've been playing Hank Mobley's "Soul Station" over and over again (in the recent Music Matters 45 rpm incarnation). While I'm not really in a position to say what classic jazz recordings are my favorites, the LPs regularly on my turntable for repeated listening in recent months have been:
Armstrong & Ellington: "Recording Together for the First Time" and "The Great Reunion"
Gerry Mulligan and Thelonius Monk in "Mulligan meets Monk"
"Thelonius Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall"
Miles Davis, "Steamin' "
Bill Evans, "Portrait in Jazz"
Coleman Hawkins, "Hawkins! Alive at the Village Gate!"
Art Pepper, "Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section"
.
Recently, I've been playing Hank Mobley's "Soul Station" over and over again (in the recent Music Matters 45 rpm incarnation). While I'm not really in a position to say what classic jazz recordings are my favorites, the LPs regularly on my turntable for repeated listening in recent months have been:
Armstrong & Ellington: "Recording Together for the First Time" and "The Great Reunion"
Gerry Mulligan and Thelonius Monk in "Mulligan meets Monk"
"Thelonius Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall"
Miles Davis, "Steamin' "
Bill Evans, "Portrait in Jazz"
Coleman Hawkins, "Hawkins! Alive at the Village Gate!"
Art Pepper, "Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section"
.