Jazz Recommendations

Ray Brown Trio: Soular Energy

Carmen Macrae: The Great American Songbook (Outstanding live recording!)

Bill Berry: For Duke

Monty Alexander: Reunion in Europe

When I started out in Jazz, I got Miles Davis: Kind of Blue, Cannonball Adderley: Somethin' Else and The "After Hours" box set from CBC Radio. The box set gave me many different artists to look for, but the bulk of my jazz listening is done with my Tuner set to CBC radio everynight after 10pm with Ross Porter.

You won't regret buying "Jazz at the Pawnshop", Benny Green's "Testifying" and Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington's "The Great Summit/Master Tapes." All three are recorded well and very analog sounding.

Charley Hayden's latest on Verve. "Nocturne" is a collection of Brazilian and other classics rearranged and played by heavyweights in a quartet setting. A couple of originals by Hayden in the same genre add to the compelling sound of this made-with-love CD. Excellent recording that bears repeated, and I do mean "repeated" listening. Try it.

After a year of listening to (and buying) many of those recommended above (much thanks to all), I would like to add a couple that I did not see: Blues and the Abstract Truth and Tatum Group Masterpieces.

Thanks Again

Greg