The Good Stuff

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

Bill Evans Trio

EXPLORATIONS

Bill Evans(piano), Scott LaFaro(bass), Paul Motian(drums)

Riverside / OJC      1961 / 2011

Notes : "This Original Jazz Classics Remasters reissue of Explorations is the definitive edition of the album that captured one of Jazz's seminal bands on its final visit to a recording studio."

How Deep is the Ocean : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54_rzAdy57A

Haunted Heart : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlHg4_PJl8E

Sweet and Lovely : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SshXPDgbbfM

Nardis : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx6JhE5K22I

Cheers

Billie Holiday

BODY AND SOUL

Billie Holiday(vocals), Ben Webster(tenor sax), Barney Kessel(guitar), Harry "Sweets" Edison(trumpet), Jimmy Rowles(piano), Red Mitchell(bass), J Alvin Stoller(drums), Larry Bunker(drums)

Verve   1957 / 2002

Body and Soul : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ibo-f3Q-yJQ

Come Love : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Cq-EQGNfN0

Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4BfDMIRKUs

Moonlight in Vermont : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Anfl_eOh0f8

Cheers