Jazz must have pressings???


Since this board is dominated by rock n' rollers, let's hear from a jazz oriented crowd.

Being a piano-guitar player my vinyl collection is heavy with those two instruments. I'm thinking of expanding my vinyl collection to balance it a bit.

So the ? is, what selections do you recommend that are absolutely 'must haves'?
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Thanks for the tip Elizabeth, will do.

Philjolet, archtops with fixed pickups are my thing. They're spendy but worth it. CB is fabulous. I've too many favorites to mention, Montgomery, Burrell, Green, the list is endless.
Babybear, are you certain Monty Alexander is on that Summerwind recording with Ray Brown? Ray did a Summerwind recording with Gene Harris on piano. Probably one of their hottest recordings during their 80-90's pairing. Check Gene out on 'Can't help lovin' dat man'. Talk about a clinic, and having the audience in your pocket!
Pryso, you're preachin' to the choir with many of those selections.

Perhaps I wasn't clear. I'm seeking to expand my vinyl collection beyond the huge amount of piano and guitar vinyl I have.

I've tons of cd's, but it's my vinyl collection, or rather MUST HAVE pressings on vinyl that I'm interested in learning about, i.e., Adderly's Something Else, or KOB as you've mentioned. Those are both must have type pressings in my book that I'd recommend to anyone.

Knowledge wise I'm a hobbyist musician, which is to say one is always studying/learning something new. It's a lifetime ambition. There is never an end to learning, whilst one is still breathin'. But thanks for the rec's just the same.

BTW, the moniker came about back in '99 whilst in the midst of signing up I was listening to Blue Trane. I'm actually a bigger Keith Jarrett fan than anything else, but I've always admired Trane's approach to his instrument and music in general!