Synergistic Red Fuse ...

Sunday night was Guitar night.

First up was "MONK" by The  the Peter Bernstein trio
Peter Bernstein - guitar
Doug Weiss         Bass
Bill Stewart           Drums

This is warm, smooth music with Berstein's guitar having shades of Wes Montgomery and Kenny Burrell  Solid, sober music. (Thanks Charles 1dad )

NEXT  "THE PROSTHETIC CUBANS"
Mark Ribot          Guitar and trumpet
Gregory Ribot     Baritone SAX
Rodriquez           Drums and Percussion

Do not be fooled by the name of the band. These guys are ready for the Olympics in Rio next month. Explosive as a handful of grenades.You had better be standing when listening. Good quality recording. (Thanks Andynotadam)

THE MAIN EVENT:

JIM HALL   "CONCIERTO"
Jim Hall       guitar
Paul Desmond     Alto Sax
Chet Baker    Trumpet
Ron Carter   Bass
Roland Hanna  Drums

This production is of Reference quality in every way. i have had this SACD version for a long time. It might not be easily available.

Hi nyame,
I am glad you enjoyed the Peter Bernstein's "Monk".
I will search for the other two recordings you recommend.
Charles,

nyame ...

I have that "Concierto" recording on LP. Its a beautiful piece of music by Rodrigo.  I think I must have at least 25 renditions of it. One of the most moving renditions is contained within this album:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/JOHN-WILLIAMS-LP-GREATEST-HITS-THE-GUITAR-1972-/200925422534?hash=item2ec816...

John Williams' rendition of Concierto de Aranjuez is breath taking. The first time I heard this, it was while I was driving. It was in the early 70's. I was listening to the jazz station when the DJ said that he was going to play something very special. As the music unfolded, I had to pull my car over to the curb to finish listening to it. I had my note pad and pen out to write the title down.  I immediately headed over to the record store and picked up a copy of the record depicted in the above link. It still remains as one of the favorite records in my collection. Not only is it beautiful music, its audiophile quality as well. 

Charles ...

I have some of the original Blue Note recordings.  As the article says though, their "dual mono" recordings are a  little hard to take. Great music though.  Do you have "Sidewinder?"  How about Dexter Gordon's "One Flight Up?"  Those are two of my favorite Blue Notes. 

Last night's listening session was nostalgia night. Most of us know Fred Astaire for his wonderful dancing and fashion style. But ... he was also quite a singer. So, last night, Fred Astaire sang his way across my living room. This CD puts the man in the room. Yes, its mono ... but its good mono, has excellent presence and its great music to boot.

 http://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Irving-Berlin-Songbook-by-Fred-Astaire-CD-Jul-1987-Verve-/121845845760?h...

Happy listening ...

OP

And speaking of Jim Hall and Paul Desmond ... here's some ear candy for sure: 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PAUL-DESMOND-East-of-the-Sun-DISCOVERY-840-nm-w-Jim-Hall-Percy-Heath-Kay-/38...

Hi Frank,
I have Lee Morgan's "Sidewider" on vinyl and Dexter's "One Flight Up" on CD. A couple from these gents, Morgan, "Tom Cat".
Gordon,  "Doin' Allright ". If you don't already  have them I'm certain that you'll like both. 
Charles,