The Good Stuff

Allen Toussaint

THE BRIGHT MISSISSIPPI

Nonesuch  2009

Allen Toussaint(piano & vocals), Don Byron(clarinet), Nicholas Payton(trumpet), Brad Mehldau(piano), Joshua Redman(tenor sax)

Egyptian Fantasy : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlifDYDUuHI

Saint James Infirmary : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdZcU4SniIc

West End Blues : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcPsgMa74Lk

Just a Closer Walk with Thee : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hxRMdXBFb4

Cheers

Miles Davis

BAG'S GROOVE

Prestige   1954 / 2008   RVG Remaster

Notes : "I remeber this session well, I remember how the musicians wanted to sound, and I remember their reactions to the playbacks.  Today, I feel strongly that I am their messenger." ---  Rudy Van Gelder

And folks say Miles had a big ego.

Bag's Groove : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRcOb0TUet8

Oleo : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJUZroNIbYM

Airegin : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxop4KMVPpY

Cheers

Christmas:

Ray Charles : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og97RMCvYMk

JALC : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAFB506NA80

Temptations : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUhvkXZufbg

JALC : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fcKYUhGHtU

Charles Brown : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjpt4kpzNpM

Cheers

Miles Davis and Sonny Rollins

THE CLASSIC PRESTIGE SESSIONS, 1951-1956

Prestige   1951-1956,   Released 2009   2CD set

Dig : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehvorRA9zcc

Down : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41I_AoMp9UU

The Serpents Tooth : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3MMk2s5Qlg

Vierd Blues : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWPfiZ3QlB4

Cheers

Cannonball Adderley

SOMETHIN' ELSE

Blue Note  1958 / 1998   RvG Edition

Autumn Leaves : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpB7-8SGlJ0

Dancing in the Dark : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX4Rf1r9yFk

Cheers