Fine trumpet , alto sax recordings?

If you want to revel in lovely timbres, and a relaxed feel, I recommend Stan Getz "The Lost Sessions".

Thanks Roxy! I will pick up this cd for sure. I like the way you put that, "revel in lovely timbres and a relaxed feel". That is exactly what I'm looking for.

A good place to start and finish - Miles Davis Kind of Blue.

For piano and magnificent haunting sax - Stan Getz and Kenny Barron People Time.

Sonny Rollins Road Shows #2.

****So I looking for more smoothe jazz styles for now.****

Dave Sanborn: "Another Hand". He created the "smooth jazz" alto sound. One of his most interesting recordings.

Michael Franks: "Barefoot On The Beach". Typical relaxed, catchy Franks tunes featuring just about every leading "smooth jazz" saxophone player on the scene. Brecker, Sanborn, Mann, Snitzer...

**** I do enjoy more straight ahead Jazz, but want to try a couple of albums with a more relaxed feel.****

Cannonball Adderly "With Strings". Fantastic.
Paul Desmond "My Funny Valentine". Smoothest alto sound, ever.
Clifford Brown "With Strings". Incredibly beautiful trumpet ballad playing.
Miles Davis "Plays For Lovers". Great compilation from the master.

****Are Botti and Kenny a good place to start?****

Well, if you want music with some meat-on-the-bones, any of the above has far more than anything ever done by either Botti or Kenny.

****Is trumpet,alto sax, and symbols , the best instruments to test the highs of my Raal tweeter?****

ANY instrument is good to test highs of a tweeter. You just have to know what a real instrument sounds like. Go hear a live trumpet, sax, or drum kit somewhere in order to establish a meaningful reference (live show, college band/orchestra).

Enjoy!

Thanks Yashu. It looks like I will be picking up a couple of Stan Getz cd's. I will also look into Sonny Rollins.
I bought Kind of Blue about 6 years ago and have listened to it many times, but not on the new system. I need to revisit this masterpiece for sure.