The Good Stuff



There are simply two kinds of music, good music and the other kind ... the only yardstick by which the result should be judged is simply that of how it sounds. If it sounds good it's successful; if it doesn't it has failed. --  Duke Ellington

This purpose of this thread is to provide a place to post outstanding examples of the Good Music. 
Genre Immaterial.

On the Old Kentucky Shore // Joan Osborne & Ricky Skaggs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liTdpTz7g5A

My CD has a different cover art, but it is the same album.

Cheers
rok2id

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+1 on  Jimmy Scott.  What an incredible story of being rediscovered from abject poverty to performing again.  HIs "I go back home" is a tribute album and film that to me shows how much he was appreciated by people in the industry and I dig it out when I want to be emotionally moved.

Ray Sings, Basie Swings
Count Basie Orchestra and Ray Charles


Oh, What a Beautiful Morning

https://youtu.be/77CJ9aXjjL0

Feel So Bad

https://youtu.be/OuptVKEwiL4

How Long Has This Been Going On?

https://youtu.be/kN74SwHujhc

Georgia On My Mind

https://youtu.be/dkyFQnrW-FA

The movie Monkey Man introduced me to Zakir Hussain.  I'd never heard drums like that before.  Researching Zakir Hussain  led me to Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer - The Melody of Rhythm which blew me away.  Probably not for everyone but man can those guys play

 

Abby Lincoln has a "unique" voice which takes some time to warm up to like Cassandra Wilson, Terez Montcalm, Frazey Ford.

To me she has a similar vocal sound as Jimmy Scott

https://youtu.be/k7VfzwAfNxQ