Sweet & Hot's Recommendations

[Chas]

There was a request in another thread for jazz recordings to start a collection with. These are my opening recommendations.

Count Basie - Complete Decca Recordings
Duke Ellington - The Duke Box
Lester Young - Complete Aladdin Sessions
Benny Goodman Quintet w/ Charlie Christian
Benny Goodman - Trio And Quartet
Louis Armstrong - Essential Recordings
Billie Holiday - Essential Collection
Ella Fitzgerald - Early Years (Part 2) - this covers the early emergence of Ella as first lady of song.
Ella Fitzgerald - Ella In Hollywood Ella at the height of her powers.
Bix Beiderbecke - Bix Restored Series.
Ben Webster - Big Ben - covers Ben Webster's work w/ Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington, Willie Bryant and Jay McShann, as well as with his (and other) small groups
The Decca Anthology of Big Band Swing
Billy Strayhorn - Stanley Dance Sessions
The Complete Norman Granz Jam Sessions- this will blow your top.

 

[Barrelhouse]

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You really hit the high water marks Chas. I'll throw in a few more artist for the esoteric listeners:

anything by Django Reinhardt and The Hot Club of France
most anything by Jack Teagarden
Getz/Gilberto By Stan Getz
Take Five by Dave Brubeck
Sunday at the Village Vanguard by Bill Evans
The Original Quartet with Chet Baker by Gerry Mulligan


Happy listen to all!

 

[JennyLou]

These are great suggestion. Thanks!

 

[Chas]

I forgot to mention Lullabies of Birdland

 

[JennyLou]

Ok, so one of my favorite live recordings is Jazz at Massey Hall by The Quintet. Every member of The Quintet is a favorite musician of mine and I already have some of their solo albums. Can anyone suggest othe studio or live albums by any member of this quintet (Max Roach, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie)?