Top 10 Jazz recordings ever

Rok, not all records, or CD's are created equal. This CD will give you everything the "analogers" rave about, and I'm sure you'll like the music. Grover Washington, Jr. Prime Cuts The Columbia Years 1987 -1999.

Orpheus10:

I have Grover on 'Then & Now' and 'Mister Magic'. I amazoned 'Prime Cuts' and liked the playlist. I put it in my cart. I'll listen to the ones I have and write a 'review'. :)
I remember back in the day, when heart transplants were new and in the news, a doctor performed the operation while listening to Grover's 'Inside Moves' thru the PA system. I love little musical tid-bits like that. I guess the patient can be thankful he was not an Sun Ra fan. :)

Soulful Strut is a Three Sounds tune isn't it? That takes me back to the very beginning of my interest in Jazz.

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Rok, "Soulful Strut" came from Young Holt/ Unlimited, which was a break off group from Ramsey Lewis. Drummer Isaac "Red" Holt and bassist Eldee Young, formerly members of Ramsey Lewis' jazz trio, formed a new outfit called the Young-Holt Trio with pianist Don Walker in 1966. In 1968, the group renamed itself Young-Holt Unlimited, and replaced Walker with Ken Chaney. Under their new name, the group scored a number three Hot 100 hit with "Soulful Strut".

"Those were the days my friend, I thought they would never end".

Enjoy the music.

Right!! Young holt unlimited. Let me amazon them now.
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The latest playlist.
We have the good, the great and then there is Ella.

The Good: 3-4 Stars
Jay McShann & John Hicks -- The Missouri Connection
Danilo Perez -- PanaMonk
Freddie Redd Quartet -- Shades of Redd
Lou Rawls & les McCann -- Stormy Monday
Stanley Turrentine with the Three Sounds (2 cd set)
Ben Webster & Oscar Peterson -- Ben Meets Oscar
Sonny Clark -- Cool Struttin'
all of the above had their moments, but a lot of, run of the mill stuff also.

The Great: 5 stars
Thelonious Monk -- Monk in Paris (live at the olympia)
includes DVD.

Charlie Rouse -- Epistrophy (his last recording)

Clark terry -- The Second Set (live at the village gate)

Harry 'sweets' Edison & Eddie 'lockjaw' Davis -- Sweets & Lockjaw live in Copenhagen

I just love all those old timers. They play Jazz. if you don't like the above, you don't like jazz.

Now,Words are not enough, you must hear this!: not enough stars in the milky way!

Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie -- A Perfect Match (live in montreux, switzerland)
There will never be another. She is so effortless. You will smile all the way thru the CD. Unique among all jazz singers I have heard, she has FUN! And you can feel, hear and sense it throughout the set. Enjoys her work. Esp on the tune 'Basella' The playful interplay between her and band is just wonderful!!
Ain't got it? Git it!

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