More great albums by Lee Morgan are In Search of the New Land and Cornbread. Also, Bill Charlap. His Piano is really good. I have been blown away by Lee Morgan. He was amazing. Another great is Horace Silver! Most of his work is really good. Have fun with your vinyl!
Help me build up a jazz album collection. Can you suggest a must have album?
Just got back into analog after not having a turntable for 38 years. That was a Thorens TD 320. Now I have a VPI. Building a jazz album collection now since jazz seems to be what I enjoy now. I have barely 12 albums from Miles Davis, Art Blakey, King Curtis, Ray Charles, John Coltrane, Ike Quebec and Illinios Jacquet. Can you suggest a must have album? I generally like great sax, and percussion and sometimes a good vocalist, but I am open to anything that sounds GREAT. Also, if there is a particular label, issue or type of album. Thanks in advance.
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Iʻve got an ad on US AudioMart, selling out my jazz collection. All of the Miles Davis, Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers, as well as most of the hard bop is gone. But among the things I have left which are well worthy of your consideration are the albums by the Frankie Capp/Nat Pierce Juggernaut Big Band, Poncho Sanchez, the Dizzy Gillespie Paris Concert, Andy Narell (steel drums), Frank Rosolino and most of all - a must have "Supersax Plays Bird" (MFSL pressing). |
I've enjoyed this discussion of artists, labels and specific albums and can't quibble with most of it, but unless I missed it, there's scant mention of Duke Ellington's big band work on Columbia (Blues in Orbit, Jazz Party, Indigos and others) or his later small ensemble work on Pablo. The Duke's earlier work is also magnificent too but, as others pointed out, is best enjoyed with a dedicated mono phono cartridge. Also, MPS issued some excellent sounding records in Europe. |
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