The Good Stuff

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

SYMPHONIES  38 - 41

Scottish Chamber Orchestra - Sir Charles Mackerras

LINN  2008  SACD  2CD set

The Symphony No. 38 in D major, K. 504, was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in late 1786. It premiered in Prague on January 19, 1787,^[1][2] during Mozart's first visit to the city. Because it was first performed in Prague, it is popularly known as the Prague Symphony. --wiki

Symphony No.38 IN D (Prague), K.504

1. Adagio-Allegro : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpZfrupGHjA

2. Andante : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2qXRl3J6Co

3. Finale: Presto : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-1OJ_4BXaQ

wiki--Mackerras is a Scottish surname consisting of Mac "son of" and Kerras (=Fergus), i.e. Ferguson.  

Born: November 17, 1925, Schenectady, NY

Died: July 14, 2010, London, United Kingdom

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Jay Jay Johnson

J.J. JOHNSON THE EMINENT, VOLUME ONE

Blue Note  1953 / 2001 RVG Edition  Mono

It could happen to you : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOXg6ZfNabI

Turnpike : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOJ8Upt70aA

Get Happy : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQSs8G6iX4Y

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Cécile McLorin Salvant

WOMAN CHILD

Mack Avenue Records  2013

Cécile McLorin Salvant (born August 28, 1989)^[1] is an American jazz vocalist.^[2][3][4] She was the winner of the first prize in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition in 2010,^[5] releasing her first album, Cécile, shortly thereafter. Her second album, WomanChild, was released in 2013 on Mack Avenue Records, receiving a 2014 Grammy Award nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album. Salvant won four categories in the 2014 DownBeat Critics Poll: Jazz Album of the Year, Female Vocalist, Rising Star–Jazz Artist, and Rising Star–Female Vocalist. -- Wiki

Woman Child : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz3yd1NPsRI

John Henry : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6D5fcOnm0M

Jitterbug Waltz : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caR2t2H4OMg

Le Front Cache Sur Tes Genoux : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5kr0uX_Ths

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Gene Ammons and his All-Stars

GROOVE BLUES

Prestige / OJC  1958 / 1992

Saxophone : Gene Ammons, Paul Quinichette, John Coltrane, Pepper Adams

Groove Blues : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9AjGgHc5OQ

Jug Handle : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNBGYnuNXhI

It might as well be spring : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3JzPkDMo-Q

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Ernestine Anderson

NEVER MAKE YOUR MOVE TOO SOON

Concord Jazz  1980

Ernestine Anderson(vocals), Monty Alexander(piano), Ray Brown(bass), Frank Gant(drums)

Notes:  "...a voice to make more heralded singers weep with envy.  The accompaniment is flawless; the recording is excellent. -- Chris Albertson Stereo Review

Never move too soon : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8OotoTeLAk

What a difference : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUN2E_NO2yI&t=182s

My shining hour : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrI0FUXsn-0&t=59s

Poor Butterfly : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXHCaJbMs_o&t=193s

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