Mapleshade CD Favorites


Mapleshade is a small recording house with a reputation for great sounding CDs for either live or studio recordings. Since I've had their catalog sitting around for more time than I want to acknowledge; and if you buy 4 or more CDs, you get them for less than $10 each; I thought I would ask a simple question.

What's your favorite Mapleshade recording(s)? Which ones knocked your shoes off, revealed your system, or just made you happy? My musical preferences are jazz, and blues, but am willing to try good CDs in other venues.

I have seen some recommendations in other threads for:
Mojo - Big Joe Mahler Sextet
Live At Ethell's - Clifford Jordan Quartet
Big, Sweet and Blue - Norris Turney Quartet
Feel free to add more or elaborate on these.
rrick

Showing 1 response by santafefrank

My favorite is "Harp, Steel and Guts" by the Blue Rider Trio. The music is good (harmonica Blues) and of course the recording is excellent. I especially like "Salty Dog" and their version of "CC Rider".

They do have some samples on their web site:

http://www.mapleshaderecords.com

but they tend to be pretty short - usually a minute, though there are some full-length cuts. Of course they pick the best songs for samples, so on some of them the one song on the web is the only one I like. But liking one song is better than liking none. ;-)