Jazz must have pressings???

For me, it's the 3 Ms---Miles, Monk, and Metheny; Bill Evans is in there also.

Desert Island disc: Miles' Kind of Blue

Babybear, are you certain Monty Alexander is on that Summerwind recording with Ray Brown? Ray did a Summerwind recording with Gene Harris on piano. Probably one of their hottest recordings during their 80-90's pairing. Check Gene out on 'Can't help lovin' dat man'. Talk about a clinic, and having the audience in your pocket!

Yes, I am 100% sure its Monty Alexander. Here is a link to a CD version on ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/RAY-BROWN-BASS-SUMMERWIND-NEW-CD-/120649110905?pt=Music_CDs&hash=item1c173f5579

The LP is hard to find. I think the one that you are referring to is called The Ray Brown Trio Live at the LOA Summerwind (I have it on CD). That is Ray Brown, Gene Harris and Jeff Hamilton. I agree that Gene Harris is great. Which reminds me that another very good LP is The Gene Harris Trio Plus One.

I forgot Evans! Oh, him dancing with Lafarro (especially) is some of the most stunning music ever produced, period!

And Ray Brown.

Anything you can find by the L.A. Four on Concord is golden. The Concord LPs of the '70s and '80s have stunning clarity and dynamics, and the LA Four was a jazz supergroup composed of Ray Brown, Bud Shank (flute, sax), Laurinda Almeida (classical guitar), and Shelley Manne on drums, later replaced by Jeff Hamilton. I have 3 of their LPs and they're all tremendous, both musically and sonically.

For piano one of my favorites is "Satch and Josh" on Pablo from the mid-'70s. First pairing of Count Basie and Oscar Peterson, which made for an interesting counterpoint of styles while both have an impeccable sense of timing. The band is rounded out with Ray Brown, Freddie Green, and Louie Bellson. In other words, another supergroup.