BEST little know Jazz Album that you ever heard?

Philosophy of the spiritual by Richard Davis. LP out of print but on Discogs sometimes.

Hands down, Nat Adderley’s, The Old Country. Featuring a young Vincent Herring on alto. Released on an obscure label in Japan only. The quintet is really really good, and the entire album is a masterpiece.

It’s been my go to recording for 35 years simply because the album was recorded so well and the music selections are so good.

I of course loaded the entire album on the tube.

Another is pianist Jessica Williams, Joy. Featuring the great Jay Thomas who doubles on Sax and Flugehorn It’s a live album with excellent acoustics Here’s Compassion from that album.

And a personal favorite, Jeannine from Adderley’s Old Country.

And, the great Bobby Shew’s, Breakfast Wine, never released to CD or digital, until I uploaded the album on the tube  :)

These lists give me lots of stuff to listen to.  Thanks 🙏 

Heres a few more:

Rodney Franklin / You’ll Never Know

Al Jarreau / Look to the Rainbow Live

Sea Level / Debut LP

Bob James & Earl Klugh / One on One

Grover Washington Jr / Paradise

Gino Vanelli / Storm at Sunup

Roger Nelson (Prince) -- "Loring Park Sessions ’77"

Lalo Schifrin -- "Black Widow"

Yuji Ohno -- "Lupin, the 3rd" anime soundtrack

Fish For Fish -- self-titled album and also their "Diving" album as well

And, finally Rhythmstick album which is compilation of various Brazilian artists such as Airto, Flora

"None But The Lonely Heart" 1997 release by Chris Anderson and Charlie Haden on Naim. Yes, that Naim. Anderson was Chick Corea's piano teacher but retired from performing due to his blindness and degenerative bone disease that made playing extremely painful. In this collaboration you can hear the effort he makes in voicing every chord, and Haden is at his peak, releasing 'Beyond the Missiouri Sky' with Pat Metheny that same year. Sound quality is as extraordinary as the performance.