A couple of weeks ago, while getting ready for a bicycle ride, I injured my lower back quite severely and so have been out of action, first flat on my back for almost a week, then followed by a week of physical therapy (with three more weeks to come), but now I'm starting to feel a little better so I thought I'd get back at the keyboard and make a post about music.
A few of you asked me to make a post about 20 of my favorite jazz albums, so I thought I'd go ahead and do that. It's actually kind of a hard post to do, because there's a lot of jazz I really like, and narrowing it down to my 20 favorites is nearly impossible. So what I thought is instead I'd post the first 20 of my favorites that come to mind, and ask you to do the same, so we can get a nice list of music going.
So here's a list of 20 of my favorite jazz albums, in no particular order, and I'll look forward to hearing about your favorites:
- Ballads by the John Coltrane Quartet with McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, and Elvin Jones, Impulse Records, 1962.
- Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus by the Vince Guaraldi Trio, Fantasy Records, 1962.
- Feeling Free by Barney Kessel, Contemporary, 1969.
- Blues for a Gypsy by Frank Vignola, Acoustic Disc, 2001.
- What is there to say: Joe Pass solo guitar by Joe Pass, Pablo, 2001.
- Someday My Prince Will Come by Miles Davis Sextet, Columbia Records, 1963.
- Someday My Prince Will Come by Chet Baker Trio, Steeplechase, 1983.
- Go by Dexter Gordon, Blue Note, 1963.
- Midnight Blue by Kenny Burrell, Blue Note, 1963.
- Live at the LOA - Summer Wind by the Ray Brown Trio, Concord, 1988.
- Everybody Digs Bill Evans by Bill Evans, Riverside, 1959.
- Brilliant Corners by Thelonius Monk, Riverside, 1956.
- Very Tall by the Oscar Peterson Trio with Milt Jackson, Verve, 1962.
- The Soulful Moods of Gene Ammons by Gene Ammons, Moodsville, 1962.
- Jazz Party by Duke Ellington, Columbia Records, 1959.
- The Great Prestige Recordings by the Miles Davis Quintet, Analogue Productions.
- Getz / Gilberto by Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto, Verve, 1963.
- Time Out by Dave Brubeck Quartet, Columbia, 1959.
- Ellington Indigos by Duke Ellington, Columbia, 1958.
- Cafe by Trio Da Paz, Malandro Records, 2002.
There's so many more favorites I could have listed, but at least this is a good start for those wanting to check into a little jazz. Enjoy!
