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.

Cheers
rok2id

Jimmy Heath

LOVE LETTER

Jimmy Heath(tenor and soprano sax), Kenny Barron(piano), David Wong(bass), Lewis Nash(drums), Monte Croft(vibes), Russell Malone(guitar)

With / Wynton Marsalis(trumpet), Gregory Porter(vocals), Cecile McLorin Salvant(vocals)

Verve  2019

Jimmy Heath died January 2020 age 93, a month after this was recorded.

 

Don't Explain : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhEY4gl6mgI

Upper Neighbors : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whhcXIbBln0

Left Alone : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqIcivwBxZU

La Mesha : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvYFkYirHjQ

 

Cheers

 

The Muddy Waters Tribute Band

YOU'RE GONNA MISS ME (when I'm dead & gone)

Telarc Blues  1996

 

Gotta be Saturday Night somewhere!

Nice fold out booklet with pictures.

 

Clouds in my Heart : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhZxHPIHJto

You can't Lose : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4lPcFJvgIU

I don't know why : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIcGUQaIPnE

Walkin' in the Park : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNIjrX0bERY

Going Down Slow : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40VRDNoditw

 

Cheers

 

Ray Bryant

SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE

Hyena Records    2003

Notes : "Ray's doin' just fine.  He works where he wants, when he wants and for good bread.  And the honors have even started to come in.  He's one of a handful of musicians who are part of The Smithsonian's Living Legends Oral History Archive.  And recently he was elected to the Hall Of Fame at The Institute For Jazz Studies at Rutgers University.  So few of the guys from the golden age made it to their golden years in good shape.  Ray has his cake, and he's eatin' it.  Sometimes the good guys actually do win."

The first Jazz album I ever purchased was Bryant's Slow Freight.

 

Take The "A" Train : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_F4Z5bodYc

Con Alma : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5dfKirFhzA

Django : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyChHo0IDrs

After Hours : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBufKYk6i5c

Jungle Town Jubilee : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymZ2AXwh1nI

Slow Freight : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIiF3UH0MXY

 

Cheers