The Good Stuff



There are simply two kinds of music, good music and the other kind ... the only yardstick by which the result should be judged is simply that of how it sounds. If it sounds good it's successful; if it doesn't it has failed. --  Duke Ellington

This purpose of this thread is to provide a place to post outstanding examples of the Good Music. 
Genre Immaterial.

On the Old Kentucky Shore // Joan Osborne & Ricky Skaggs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liTdpTz7g5A

My CD has a different cover art, but it is the same album.

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Oscar Peterson and Harry Edison

OSCAR PETERSON AND HARRY EDISON

Pablo / OJC  1974 / 1992

Another in a series of excellent recordings by Oscar Peterson with the Great Trumpet players of his day.  All except Miles Davis.  I think I found out why.

Gee baby, Ain't I good to youhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra4ckxOGqVI

Basiehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqcJbB-zvyw

Signifyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiIGVthj5kM

Willow weep for mehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sNXM3o9G6o

 

Cheers

Macy Gray

STRIPPED

Chesky Records  2016

Macy gray(vocals), Art Hoenig(drums), Daryl Johns(bass), Russell Malone(guitar), Wallace Roney(trumpet)

Recorded using one microphone in a Brooklyn Church.

 

I Try https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiT74s6nQqc

Sweet Babyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjiRbsuqvWI

Slowly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXONmYZNGZE

Nothing Else Matters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U-7mQyKDd4

Redemption Songhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObgENQ01UUo

 

Cheers

Cannonball Adderley with Bill Evans

KNOW WHAT I MEAN

Riverside / OJC     1961 / 2011

Cannonball Adderley(alto sax), Bill Evans(piano), Percy Heath(bass), Connie Kay(drums)

Heath and Kay of MJQ fame.  Adderley and Evans members of the 1958 Miles Davis Sextet.

 

Waltz for Debbyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acX3MhM_dpw

Know what I mean?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Vp-Z0odHTM

Toyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRTvayMkaKg

Who Careshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5yRYTzkuzY

 

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Joe Henderson

POWER TO THE PEOPLE

Milestone  1969 / 2007

Notes: The thing about Joe Henderson is, you can never get anybody to say anything bad about him.  maybe that's a problem: if he annoyed or angered or upset people, they'd write more about him, and then others would listen.

 

Lazy Afternoonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7xkgMAOccw

Black Narcissus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSQA61ENeRc

Isotopehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94pazM3f0o0

Foresight and Afterthought :  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7Vp_8pWoLI

 

Cheers

Close You Eyes
Artist: Woong San
Release date: December 16, 2009
YouTube doesn't do this album justice. Round Midnight is one of my go to bass tracks

Close Your Eyes

https://youtu.be/cCd4dSi--hk

Walk On By : Woong San feat. Toku

https://youtu.be/6_q1qII170k

Round Midnight

https://youtu.be/kHv6dD7aSY8