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.

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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.

Jimmy Scott

ALL THE WAY

Sire / Warner    1992

Jimmy Scott(vocals), Kenny Barron(piano), Ron Carter(bass), Grady Tate(drums), John Pisano(guitar), David"fathead" Newman(sax)

Wiki ::  James Victor Scott, known professionally as Little Jimmy Scott or Jimmy Scott, was an American jazz vocalist known for his high natural contralto voice and his sensitivity on ballads and love songs. After success in the 1940s and 1950s, Scott's career faltered in the early 1960s.

Born: July 17, 1925, Cleveland, OH

Died: June 12, 2014, Las Vegas, NV

 

All the way : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKGMMJAsM7A

Angel eyes : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSOtCP5z5e8

At last : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swf8s0-m69Q

Someone to watch over mehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHxa_VOk40w

 

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

CONCERTO NO.25 FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA

Leon Fleisher (piano) / Cleveland Orchestra - Szell

CBS   1960-1961 / 1987

 

Concerto NO. 25 in C major  K. 503

Allegro maestoso : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQlfeWv5KLQ

Andante : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryiiPm2HTEc

Allegretto : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJOLzItn67M

 

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The Pointer Sisters

YES WE CAN CAN

The best of the Blue Thumb Recordings

Universal Music  1997

You gotcha Blues, Country, Pop and Jazz, all on one disc.  A fourfer?

 

Going down slowhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8EwD62JTjs

Fairytale https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoZBErXJpIE

Cloudburst https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-OaC8LPdX4

Jadahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWrWtq7M9DM

Salt Peanutshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sKBSsaqeyY

 

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Paul Chambers

BASS ON TOP

Blue Note  1957 / 2007

Kenny Burrell(guitar), Hank Jones(piano), Paul Chambers(bass), Art Taylor(drums)

Excellent Booklet with pics.

 

Yesterdayshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqitMFdcsMU

You'd be so nicehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG4KfCiUVrs

Dear Old Stockholmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU6_nMhhYDI

Chasin' the Birdhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnrWtO0hzBI

 

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Gene Ammons' All Stars

THE BIG SOUND

Prestige / OJC   1958 / 1991

Notes : John Coltrane's only known recorded solos on Alto Saxophone.

 

Blue Hymnhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuH9Q3BxRuM

That's All https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSvqVSqKm2E

Cheek to Cheekhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x3KnsxVulA

 

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Sergei Rachmaninoff

PIANO CONCERTO No.2 

Van Cliburn (piano)

Chicago Symphony -- Fritz Reiner

RCA  1961, 1962 / 1994

Notes : Informative booklet which includes, 'The History of Living Stereo.'

 

Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18

Moderato; Allegrohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUrotc3cj-s

Adagio sostenutohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv3NfWt6LzM

Allegro scherzandohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5GbS96-_xw

 

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The Tina Brooks Quintet

THE WAITING GAME

Blue note  recorded / released  1961 / 2002

Wiki : The Waiting Game is an album recorded by hard-bop tenor saxophonist Tina Brooks, recorded on March 2, 1961 for Blue Note, but not released as a single album until 2002. It features performances by Brooks, Johnny ColesKenny DrewWilbur Ware and Philly Joe Jones. It was Brooks last recording as leader.

 

Dhyanahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaMk8GBM1jY

David the Kinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJZ652bZ1jY

Stranger in Paradisehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifPxhbrWTkc

The Waiting Gamehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMkT55MU7yU

 

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Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers

FIRST FLIGHT TO TOKYO

Recorded / Released by Blue Note   1961 / 2021   2CD set

Excellent packaging and absolutely Outstanding Booklet.

This set is a previously unissued gig by one of the greatest lineups in the long history of Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers -- Blakey, drums; Bobby Timmons, piano; Wayne Shorter, saxophone; Lee Morgan, trumpet; Jymie Merrit, bass. First Flight to Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings are drawn from the final shows of the band's first tour of Japan. They were professionally recorded on a Nagra tape recorder to serve as a soundtrack for a documentary film that was never completed. At some point over the decades, the original tapes were transferred to quarter-inch tape reels, cataloged, shelved, and sat some more -- they were never really "lost."  ---  All Music Guide

 

 

Moanin'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTvRqqYBfmA

Dat Derehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRuAO2S_kB0

A Night in Tunisiahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGDs4FAWqCQ

Now's the timehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPM7bUsMGMc

'Round about Midnighthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBGPeld0d4g

 

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Coleman Hawkins

THE HAWK FLIES HIGH

Riverside / OJCCD    1957 / 1987

Notes : Hawkins literally invented Jazz saxophone, starred in the first Jazz big band, and played with unfailing strength and invention into the sixties.

 

Sanctityhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHeXHbb0IE8

Chanthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtGhtrDueO0

Laurahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8JkbVfoB1Y

 

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Herbie Hancock

GERSHWIN'S WORLD

Verve 1998

with / Joni Mitchell, Kathleen Battle, Stevie Wonder, James Carter, Chick Corea, Kenny Garrett, Orpheus Chamber Orch, Wayne Shorter, and Eddie Henderson.

 

The man I Lovehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hng-V6zwaIE

Summertimehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrU73XFKkjM

St. Louis Blueshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8ETI30Oyhc

Cotton Tailhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C-jUAQJzWo

Prelude in C# minorhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jNqGX3wrd0

 

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Stanley Turrentine and The Three Sounds

BLUE HOUR--THE COMPLETE SESSIONS

Blue Note  1960 / 2000   2CD set

 

I want a little girlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaL-vjOBGqk

Ain't I good to youhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A6PE1Xc7Ds

Since I fell for youhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz1IRaVCkwI

Willow weep for mehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AJHLr7dJfE

Blues in the closethttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9vNUao-Cww

Blue hourhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2C6RInZ-0g

 

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Jacky Terrasson

REACH

Blue Note   1996

Booklet includes Interesting info on the recordings process used for this session.  Notes : The Cello recorded approach brings back this sonic fidelity beyond even the best of the legendary vintage recordings.

 

Sentimental Reasonshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84DcSyPTwnc

I should Carehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8utvlx9mtw

Just one of those thingshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJks6gXPeT0

Reach/Smoke gets in your eyeshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5lpahSpEFs

 

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McCoy Tyner

THE REAL McCOY

Blue Note    1967 / 1987

McCoy's debut at Blue Note.  Notes by Nat Hentoff.

 

Passion Dancehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zdoOyeRTCA

Four by Fivehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CO-eIhgxuU

Blues on the Cornerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQFZNm7JGqg

 

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Big Davis fan here, as a Jazz player.  No so much as a Trumpet player.  Armstrong, Marsalis, Edison and Eldridge are my favorites.

Maybe he played muted trumpet just a little too much.

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Just watched the Netflix Miles Davis Birth of the Cool documentary.  I'm not really a Miles Davis fan as but I will say I'm more of one today than yesterday.  Great soundtrack.

Franz Joseph Haydn

STRING QUARTETS Op.71 and Op.74

The Griller String Quartet

Vanguard / Artemis    1959 / 2005

 

Quartet in B-flat major, Op.71, No.1

Allegrohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bET4qGwLoY

Adagiohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE2a1YPXzZs

Menuetto :  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtJ3ud6BMHQ

Vivacehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nqbAayZpzs

 

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John Coltrane

BOTH DIRECTIONS AT ONCE - THE LOST ALBUM

Impulse / Verve   1963 / 2018   2CD set

"This is like finding a new room in the great pyramid." -- Sonny Rollins

Many alternate takes.

 

11383https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFesTJYGDHo

One up, One downhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv5jXVR-fK4

Impressionshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NACtkYkOHOA

Slow Blueshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH3mb3oXCpw

Vilia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC6iqCx_vKc

 

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Sonny Rollins

A NIGHT AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD (complete)

Blue Note  1957 / 1999    2CD set  

Evening set.

 

Softly as in a morning sunrisehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2O9RVsKFk0

Sonnymoon for twohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl4LKaS1nLI

All the things you arehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2O9RVsKFk0

I'll remember Aprilhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69kkkyEom8Y

 

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Donald Byrd

BYRD IN HAND

Blue Note / Enlightenment   1959 / 2014

From The Definitive Classic Blue Note Collection.  5CD set, 10 complete albums.

 

Witchcrafthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VftxJwFjHx4

Here am Ihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jpFtZ9KmvI

Devil Whiphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwZDzjpf8WA

Bronze Dancehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHvtiJJEDVc

 

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Various Composers

FAMOUS OVERTURES

Chicago / London / Wiener / Symphony Orchestras - Sir Georg Solti

Decca  1999    2CD set

 

Light Cavalryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcgpeyEae-Y

Le nozze di Figarohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIH0qnQXX6U

Egmont https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTMmyAt-Jik

II barbiere di Sivigliahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tOrpfCHw_I

Pique Damehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY7LU95jHi0

Poet and Peasanthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGkzj7JRR7w

Morning, Noon and Nighthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjZRRwShkB0

And 12 more!

 

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Dee Dee Bridgewater

MEMPHIS...YES I'M READY

Okeh Records   2017

Nice fold out booklet with pictures.  When you remove the CD there is a cute pic of Dee Dee as a baby.  Memphis is her hometown.

 

Yes, I'm readyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3tJwWNntc8

Can't get next to youhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D12fn1a-Mes

Going Down Slowhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5tiONsEnRE

The Sweeter he ishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuibejJg9mA

Can't stand the rainhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WQJC6FVxmk

Precious Lord (take my hand) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRdszR6rCLA

 

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Sonny Clark

SONNY'S CRIB

Blue Note    1959 / 1998

Nice booklet and notes by Leonard Feather.  Trane on Board!

 

Sonny's Cribhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAn0suIllvg

With a song in my hearthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1BRS6hiMTs

Speak Lowhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4-TDkdu5ds

News for Luluhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb6iRsTlhOE

 

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@danager , @curiousjim 

Thank you kindly.

 

"That Old Black Magic" brought me back to my younger days and Louis Prima and Keely Smith.  One of my earliest ventures into Jazzy type music.

 

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Thanks @rok2id and all,

I’ve been lurking here for quite a while and enjoying all the titles. I’m currently on Amazon Music and can get most of the suggestions, will probably be going to Tidal soon if they have a larger library.

I want to thank ROK2  for keeping this thread going.  It's like a sampler letting me taste all the beers.  My submission for today

Roberta Gambarini 
So In Love
With special guests James Moody, Roy Hargrove

So In Love

https://youtu.be/ObNAQu7M32Y

Crazy

https://youtu.be/GBsy1JyuoNw

That Old Black Magi

https://youtu.be/fV9gYH_AsMs?list=OLAK5uy_npqvKWCziI6VUb9_tFBi8b4fhQhMdb-8s

Estate

https://youtu.be/OTcv8N9stMQ?list=OLAK5uy_npqvKWCziI6VUb9_tFBi8b4fhQhMdb-8s

You Ain't Nothing But A J.A.M.F.

https://youtu.be/npt4bioLUrQ?list=OLAK5uy_npqvKWCziI6VUb9_tFBi8b4fhQhMdb-8s

Lee Morgan

THE COMPLETE LIVE AT THE LIGHTHOUSE

Blue Note  1970 / 2021    8 CD set

Lee Morgan's last release during his life time.

 

Friday, 10 July 1970,   Set One:

The Beehivehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u084Bm_i6wU

Yunjanahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peLDg3DHCbY

Something Like Thishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkPK8thmNmE

 

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Modern Jazz Quartet

FOR ELLINGTON

East-West  Records   1988

John Lewis(piano), Milt Jackson(vibes), Percy Heath(bass), Connie Kay(drums)

 

Rockin' in Rhythmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkJXYfi4MSE

Jack the Bearhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2WETT64tH8

Ko-Ko https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg7CxVW1mrs

It Don't Mean a Thinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvK-X9hXdws

 

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

VIOLIN CONCERTOS

Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin)

Berliner Philharmoniker -- Herbert von Karajan

DG  1978 / 1999

Anne-Sophie Mutter was 14 when this was recorded.  Mozart was 19 when he wrote it.

Violin Concerto No.5  KV 219

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaJqkk8R-Q4&t=248s

 

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Albert Collins / Robert Cray / Johnny Copeland

SHOWDOWN

Alligator   1985

It's Saturday Night Somewhere!!

 

T-Bone Shufflehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V88a0iBy9B4

Lion's Denhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoCSB0jNgqM

She's into Somethinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxaqKUwETFI

Black Cat Bonehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okYn4h35W5c

Bring your fine self homehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSHtO0SdOL4

 

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