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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
dopogue
1,773 posts
 
I have about 25 of them and (obviously) like them a lot. A cross-section of favorites:
Chris Anderson - Love Locked out
Harold Ashby - Just for You
King/Bluiett Trio - Makin' Whoopee
Gerard D'Angelo Trio - Not What My Hands Have Done
Walter Davis, Jr. - In Walked Thelonious
Clifford Jordan - Live at Ethell's
Frank Kimbrough Trio - Lonely Woman
Consuela Lee - Piano Voices
Andy McKee - Sound Roots
Bob Kindred - Gentle Giant of the Tenor Sax
Larry Willis - Solo Spirit

Caveat: If you like "smooth jazz," you'll likely hate all of them!
stehno
1,453 posts
 
Do you think anybody would be interested in purchasing my absolutely mint collection of 10 or 12 Mapleshade recordings?
ron007
15 posts
 
Drink Small"Live"
Sweetman and his Southside Blue's Kings..

These two "really" cook,if you like blue's,"heavy" on electric guitar and in your face you will love Drink Small.If you like "kick ass" down and dirty,sleazy stle,southern,sax with a whole lotta,rock then you'll love "Sweetman".Check them out,I have a very high end system,but it would not matter,if you had a boombox with these two,there loud,acurate,and true to the source!!!!!!
stehno
1,453 posts
 
I was surprised at the feedback I received so I created an auction for my Mapleshade collection of 11 mint condition cd's.

http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/auc.pl?softdisc&1019179744
rrick OP
23 posts
 
Thanks to all for the info and ideas. I suspect Mapleshade is probably an "acquired" taste, but on the other side, good recordings can't be all that bad.

Big thanks to SantafeFrank, for the obvious suggestion of going to the website (!!) and listening to various cuts. The samples are real helpful at getting the flavor of a CD.

The "Live at Ethels" album is right where my jazz tastes are at. I'm pretty sure I'll find a couple more to my liking.
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