Jazz Recommendations

Adamaley,

Oops, nearly forgot. On the CD front, recenlty got hold of much more Kurt Elling (and have had the joy to catch his live performances on his visits to England). Of these, an absolutley sublime track is called 'The Waking' from his "Nightmoves" (Concorde Music Inc, 2007). Well worth a listen (repeatedly maybe).

Took a (musical) trip to Europe recently - here is what I found:

Lars Danielsson - Tarantella
Lars Danielsson - Melange Bleu
Trio Elf - 746
Marcin Wasilewski Trio - January
Helge Lien Trio - Hello Troll
Barcode Trio - License to Live
Nik Bartsch's Ronin - Holon
Neal Cowley Trio - Loud..Louder...Stop!
Arne Jansen Trio - My Tree
Wolfgang Haffner - Shapes
Eivind Aarset - Sonic Codex

Knownothing,

If you had to pick the stand-out top three of these cd's to start with, which would they be?

That is a tough request. I think I would choose the three below, not so much because they are the best, but because they cover a range of styles: Miles Davis In a Silent Way-esque musings, up-beat piano jazz, and reflective ethereal playing respectively.

1. Lars Danielsson - Melange Bleu
2. Neil Cowley Trio - Loud..Louder...Stop! (spelled incorrectly the first time)
3. Helge Lien Trio - Hello Troll

The entire list is good, and I find there is above average craft evident in the production values. Go on iTunes and you can hear samples of all.

Many thanks and will do