Grant Green's version of 'Round About Midnight

Mim,

Thanks for the heads up on Rosenberg Trio, I'll chase that down with Grant Green. The problem with recommending a Frisell record is that they vary so much. I like so many, but they are different. "Good Dog" is easy to like and the recent "Best Of" covers a lot of his country and pop-flavored stuff. "Gone Like A Train" is also first rate.

As to Django:

Not only is the recording quality iffy, but half the time I want to strangle Stephane Grappelli. In the end, who gives a crap? - The guy was born to play a guitar.

BTW, Danny Gatton had very odd taste, but -IMHO- he may be the greatest electric guitar player ever to come down the pike. To be sure, there are other worthy candidates, but you should hear "Harlem Nocturne" before you make the call.

Check out Grant Greens Best of and Idle Moments as well. Both quite good for GG depending whether you want to go shallow or deep into his stuff.

Burrell is awesome on pretty much anything he hsa done from solo, trio stuff to the great Ellingtonia sets. His work wtiht both Coltrane and Grover Washington were real enjoyable. Midnight Blue is a great classic. Live at the Vanguard is great for a live trio guitar gig with a mix of blues, jazz and a little latin.

Frisell is interesting. I like Nashville, East West, Good Dog Happy Man, Futher East-West,Frisell & Hirsch, The Intercontnentals.
Larry Coryell-Minor Bluse, Trio with Round Midnight and Shes Leaving Hom...cant remeber the name.

I think Mark Whitfield has been sadly overlooked since he started recording around 1990 or so. His album The Marksman is superb. Burrell, Benson(pre-Breezin') and Green all rolled into one.

In my opinion, Grant Green is the most consistant of all jazz artists. I could listen to him all night.

There are any number of Charlie Christian compilations. Pick one with his version of "Stardust" and "Swing to the Bop".

Oscar Moore was the guitarist in the Nat King Cole Trio. Although he is not that well known, his work is very impressive.

Danny Gatton played what he called "redneck jazz". He did make a true jazz recording, ""New York Stories Vol. 1". It's a hard bop jam session with Bobby Watson, Joshua Redman and Roy Hargrove.

One of the great jazz fusion album of the late '60s was Herbie Mann's ""Memphis Underground". It features both Larry Coryell and Sonny Sharrock along with the Muscle Shoal's studio house band. I particularly like their versions of "Hold On I'm Comin'" and "Chain of Fools".