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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Allen Toussaint

THE BRIGHT MISSISSIPPI

Nonesuch  2009

Allen Toussaint(piano & vocals), Don Byron(clarinet), Nicholas Payton(trumpet), Brad Mehldau(piano), Joshua Redman(tenor sax)

 

Egyptian Fantasy : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlifDYDUuHI

Saint James Infirmary : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdZcU4SniIc

West End Blues : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcPsgMa74Lk

Just a Closer Walk with Thee : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hxRMdXBFb4

 

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Miles Davis

BAG'S GROOVE

Prestige   1954 / 2008   RVG Remaster

Notes : "I remeber this session well, I remember how the musicians wanted to sound, and I remember their reactions to the playbacks.  Today, I feel strongly that I am their messenger." ---  Rudy Van Gelder

And folks say Miles had a big ego.

 

Bag's Groove : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRcOb0TUet8

Oleo : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJUZroNIbYM

Airegin : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxop4KMVPpY

 

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Miles Davis and Sonny Rollins

THE CLASSIC PRESTIGE SESSIONS, 1951-1956

Prestige   1951-1956,   Released 2009   2CD set

 

Dig : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehvorRA9zcc

Down : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41I_AoMp9UU

The Serpents Tooth : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3MMk2s5Qlg

Vierd Blues : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWPfiZ3QlB4

 

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK  KV 525

serenata notturna KV 239, 3 Divertimenti KV 136, KV 137, KV 138

Berlin Philharmoniker - Herbert von Karajan

DG  1956 / 1988

 

Allegro : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPrRRdI9U3w

Andante : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-sPSUUWQm4

Allegretto : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFU4UFy4CLw

Rondo, Allergo : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAJ3RhqbpOk

 

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Various Composers

FIEDLER GREATEST HITS

Arthur Fiedler / Boston Pops

RCA / BMG Classics 1956 / 1991

Fiedler and the Boston Pops did a lot to popularize Classical music. Great Album Cover art work. Always played the "Good Stuff."

 

Flight of the Bumblebee : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWgm1vGbjfg

Pomp and Circumstance : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMFFPVQIYfc

William Tell : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcF_4Pan1sM

Stars and Stripes : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8DbPPPNh8I

 

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Music for all time, for all time that is mine. It is kind of melancholic and sentimental and I like it:

 

 

 

Mary Jo,

I like it also.  Had to look him up.  From wiki:

What is the meaning of Gnossienne?

Noun. gnossienne (plural gnossiennes) (music, often capitalized) Any of several compositions having a dance-like quality.

How old was Satie when he died?

The French composer and pianist Erik Satie died at the age of 59 in Arcueil, a suburb of Paris. The cause of death was cirrhosis of the liver; Satie had long been a heavy drinker. Absinthe, which can have an alcohol content as a high as 74%, was his favorite.

Did Erik Satie carry a hammer?

Erik Satie | San Francisco Classical Voice

In the habit: Satie was a man of habits: every day he walked the 10 miles from his house to work, stopping at cafès along the way. He always carried an umbrella, and he stowed a hammer beneath his coat to defend himself if necessary.

Not a man to be trified with.

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J. S. Bach

LES SIX CONCERTS BRANDEBOURGEOIS

BWV 1046 - 1051

Le Concert Des Nations / Jordi Savall

AliaVox Heritage   2010  2 SACD Set

Excellent packaging with thick, 86 page glossy booklet.

 

Concerto 1, en Fa Majeur, BWV 1046

Allegro : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo3ArJAI9TQ

Adagio : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yiiBbTCn6g

Allegro : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmFJRS5OSos

Menuetto & Trio : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-teI6acTUMI

 

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Gene Harris Quartet

A LITTLE PIECE OF HEAVEN

Gene Harris(piano), Ron Eschete(guitar), Luther Hughes(bass), Paul Humphrey(drums)

The STE. Chapelle Winery is located in Idaho.

Concord Jazz  1993

 

Old Dog Blues : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBRGqNiPD1I

Ode to Billy Joe : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woTzdRrZCfk

Take the 'A' Train : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVnotgmZYjY

How Long : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wISJgKvh4io

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Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie

OSCAR PETERSON and DIZZY GILLESPIE

Pablo  1975 / 1987

The first of a series of recordings by Peterson with the Trumpet greats of Jazz.

 

Caravan : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0JdUEBoRcE

Autumn Leaves : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wwVTfFGqnU

Blues for Bird : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy_DMlpSLKE

Con Alma :  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78RJwmcqPaM

 

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Conrad Herwig

THE LATIN SIDE OF HORACE SILVER

Savant  2020

Notes: "In the bandleaders words, Latin side sessions offer a "reimagining" -- or, as I I like to say in layperson's terms -- a "Latinization" of said artists' music."

Great Playing throughout.   The amount of Silver heard varies by tune.

 

The Cape Verdean Blues : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t7Yalr4wNI

Filthy McNasty : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1pY1sEeh6w

Song for my Father : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dbVGphmpxA

Nutville : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vstTXT0k6Vs

 

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Thelonious Monk

CRISS CROSS

Thelonious Monk(piano), Charlie Rouse(tenor sax), Frankie Dunlop(drums), John Ore(bass)

Columbia   1963 / 1993

Monk's second recording for Columbia.

 

Hackensack : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wR3-XqDL9f4

Criss Cross : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-d0ULekFFc

Don't Blame Me : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2Qhal86M8M

Pannonica : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Hoyrkf4vQk

 

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Chanticleer

WHERE THE SUN WILL NEVER GO DOWN

Teldec  1994

Nice booklet with pictures.

 

Jesus come by here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o_9GNrwAuY

Lord I want to be a Christian : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sstqc0O8jlg

Am I a Soldier of the Cross : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V07CRSGA_3w

Twelve Gates to the City : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juPdr8nxA6U

 

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Thelonious Monk

THELONIOUS ALONE IN SAN FRANCISCO

Riverside / OJCCD   1959 / 1987

Solo piano.  Recorded at The Blackhawk.

 

Blue Monk : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwgWxcVEJOw

Ruby, My Dear : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64osskbLEXA

Round Lights : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZGXb2AcExM

There's Danger in your eyes : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1mfdsziCwM

 

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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

OVERTURE SOLENNELLE "1812" Op.49

Boston Symphony Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis

Universal / PentaTone    1979 / 2006   SACD

 

1812 Overture : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2Vpb9mRsOM

 

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Oscar Peterson

GIRL TALK

Exclusively for my Friends Vol. ll

MPS Records / Verve    1968 / 1992

 

On a Clear Day : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZn4kPR01HE

I'm in the mood for Love : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAbt3RdYMh0

Girl Talk : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_2gxpB6GoM

 

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Dizzy Gillespie and Friends

Concert of the Century - A Tribute to Charlie Parker

Recorded 1980 by club owner / Jusin Time Music    2016

Wow!!! What friends!   Minimal packaging.  No notes.

 

Blue 'n' Boogie : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jXAktkTOu4

Darben the Redd Fox : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww1B2gjj37s

The Shadow of Your Smile : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dNgiPBzWg8

Stardust : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J87iRetWsz0

 

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Awesome Stormy Monday Blues!  Awesome Clark Terry!  Thanks.  

Now, what Gershwin (hint) tune does Clark quote?  😊.  Brilliant.  
 

(Hope all is well with you)

Now, what Gershwin (hint) tune does Clark quote?

 

I could not detect the quote. If he had not used that silly mute, I might have. The curse of Miles. Muddy even drowned him out.

The performance does show how Jazz and Blues can meld seamlessly.

I am well. How are things in the Big Apple? The Governor here in Texas offered me a free bus ticket if I would move there. What a guy!

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Big Apple is…….well, it’s been better.  Cleaner, at least.  What a guy, indeed, but I always figured you were legal 😊.

“It Ain’t Necessarily So” @ 1:20.  Plunger mute, perfect for the Blues.  Best.

Got the quote.  What is the point of quotes?  Do they have to have any relationship to the tune being played?

Based on what I see from my "city walkers",  NYC is still the most impressive city.  Once they passed by the place where Wynton and boys play.

 

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Yes, they usually do have a relationship to the tune being played. While improvising, the harmonic progression of the tune being played may cause the player to think of a melody, or fragment of a melody of a different tune which has the same (or similar) chord progression. Sometimes it is done to add a bit of humor to the proceedings. Maybe as an “inside” joke for the sake of the other players, or for a variety of other intents. For instance, in your clip Stormy Monday Blues, Muddy Waters sings “They call it Stormy Monday………Saturday I go out to play” and Clark answers with “It ain’t necessarily so, it ain’t necessarily so”. Great improvisers have very quick and creative minds, as you know.

The place where Wynton’s and the boys play is a very nice part of town. Lincoln Center is great. Other parts of the city still haven’t recovered from the COVID shutdown and things like public transportation have taken a big hit. Still impressive, no doubt.

Speaking of Clark Terry, Wynton’s boys and the plunger mute:

 

@frogman 

One of my 'Walker' friends just walked past The Blue Note Jazz Club.  Coming attrraction poster inside the front door was for Brandee Younger.  Turns out she is a 'Jazz' harpist!!  Lawd, Lawd.

 

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Curtis Fuller's Quintet featuring Bennie Golson - BLUES-ette

Not one wasted word.  Case in point, Track 4: 

Minor Vamp

 

 

Hampton Hawes Quartet

ALL NIGHT SESSION VOL 3

Comtemporary / Avid Jazz    1956 / 2013

 

Do nothin' till you hear : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4YGUNEjD1s

Between Devil and Blue Sea : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDyuDH_Euf4

Blues #4 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oCMdB3SbtM

 

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Harry "Sweets" Edison

THE INVENTIVE MR. EDISON 

Harry"Sweets" Edison(trumpet),  Arnold Ross(piano), Joe Comfort(bass), Alvin Stoller(drums)

Pacific Jazz / American Jazz Classics   1953 / 2014

Recorded at The Haig Club, Los Angeles, July 1, 1953

 

Tea for Two : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeSbTTGLxUs

Sept in the Rain : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBJOdl-YGd4

'S wonderful : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erOGk6m-AFY

These Foolish Things : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMxNC2J1rpg

 

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Intelligent Percussion, Soulful strings, Trumpets speaking in Tongues.

Don't like this music?  Sell your gear.

One of the OP's (Jazz for aficionados) last recommendations.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVJMOpIHBgc&list=RDAVJMOpIHBgc&start_radio=1

 

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@rok2id

Sorry to read that. I owe Orpheus a great "thank you" for that thread he started. His suggestions there (and from others) have had a big impact on my listening habits. He is missed.

Maurice Ravel

BOLERO

Boston Symphony / Seiji Ozawa

DG  1973 / 2007

Knocked Barenboim and Orchestre de Paris out of first place.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxxCYNNyFNU

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Good to see you on here, ghosthouse.

Came across this lady very recently.  Thought it would be up rok2id’s alley.