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Requesting jazz quartet CD suggestions

I heard some great live club quartet Jazz that I loved recently on a business trip with a rental car equipped with XM radio. I didn't figure out how to push a specific button to identify the artist and CD name until I turned the car in (stupid me) or I could have written down dozens of potential CDs to peruse. This Jazz was not "cool jazz" or "smooth" jazz, but real live quartet Jazz with drums, bass, horns and piano. Can you guys direct me to some well recorded CDs that might fit this bill? Thanks.
mijknarf
tomryan
797 posts
 
Jeez, this is easy. John Coltrane, Miles Davis (add a horn or two now and then), Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, Chick Corea, James Carter, Josh Redman, etc., etc. These are just some classics and any trip through the jazz section of a good record store (Virgin for example) will tip you off to more.

Look for these labels:

JVC XRCD - Blue Note - Impluse - Y2K 20 bit (lots of different labels' reissues on this line; they are always in jewel box inside cardboard sleeve) - and others I can't quite think of right now.
mijknarf OP
266 posts
 
Just an update for you guys who contributed here. I found many artists on kplu.org through the suggestion of Celtic66. I'm still scoping out the others you guys recommended. I p/u the following:

Ray Brown Trio - Live at Starbucks
Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out
Ruby Braff George Barnes Quartet - Live at the New School
Mark Whitfield - True Blue

Thanks to all!
pardales
652 posts
 
Cannonball Addery quartet live in San Francisco - Hybrid SACD. It is a stunning disc.
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