The Good Stuff

Sam Jones

THE SOUL SOCIETY

Riverside / Fresh Sound    1960 / 2013

Jones' debut as Leader.  Plays Bass and Cello.

Some Kinda Mean : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gtgr7q9vHcE

Deep Blue Cello : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QurtpqrG1SY

The Old Country : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP_4lACYHRY

Home : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAiACC3Qezw

So Tired : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFKv4ndnkIY

Cheers

Jimmy Scott

ALL THE WAY

Sire / Warner    1992

Jimmy Scott(vocals), Kenny Barron(piano), Ron Carter(bass), Grady Tate(drums), John Pisano(guitar), David"fathead" Newman(sax)

Wiki ::  James Victor Scott, known professionally as Little Jimmy Scott or Jimmy Scott, was an American jazz vocalist known for his high natural contralto voice and his sensitivity on ballads and love songs. After success in the 1940s and 1950s, Scott's career faltered in the early 1960s.

Born: July 17, 1925, Cleveland, OH

Died: June 12, 2014, Las Vegas, NV

All the way : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKGMMJAsM7A

Angel eyes : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSOtCP5z5e8

At last : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swf8s0-m69Q

Someone to watch over me : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHxa_VOk40w

Cheers

+1 on  Jimmy Scott.  What an incredible story of being rediscovered from abject poverty to performing again.  HIs "I go back home" is a tribute album and film that to me shows how much he was appreciated by people in the industry and I dig it out when I want to be emotionally moved.

Artie Shaw

THE COMPLETE GRAMERCY FIVE SESSIONS

RCA / Bluebird / BMG     1940-1945 / 1989

Great booklet about the career of Shaw.  After Pearl Harbor he enlisted in the Navy.:)  Different era.

My Blue Heaven : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K20NzOPmrcE

Mysterioso : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YNG0wfef8s

Smoke gets in your eyes : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5I13iMKaOo

The Grabtown Grapple : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MnBLoRbJKo

Summit Ridge Drive : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycdINaa8St0

Hop,Skip and Jump : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua7osZpJC4g

Special Delivery Stomp : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCKyRUT6oRw

and 8 more!

Cheers

Lee Morgan

CANDY

Blue Note  1957-1958 / 1987

Lee Morgan(trumpet), Sonny Clark(piano), Doug Watkins(bass), Art Taylor(drums)

Lee Morgan at age 19.

Candy : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx1D8E1fclA

Since I Fell for You : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sHn47DLnaQ

C.T.A. : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2PgbM5krNk

All the Way : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2QdZ5mNiBw

Cheers