Anyone recommend some cool smooth j***?

This has been quite a journey. While adventuring into other areas of jazz I am finding myself really warming to some of the more up beat 'snappy' stuff.

Recommendations?

Try 'The Sidewinder' by Lee Morgan - it's a fantastic album.

Nigel

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Originally posted by nicnaim:
Dave,

Ref Abdulla Ibrahim (AKA Dollar Brand)

Echoes From Africa (If you can find it)
Voice of Africa
A Celebration
African Sun
and Water From An Ancient Well are all excellent, but not exactly what I would call "cool smooth jazz". You may find what you want from any number of Stan Getz or perhaps even Grover Washington albums, it depends on how you define cool and smooth.

Regards

Nic

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Originally posted by Dave996:
A friend has recommended some Abdullah Ibrahim. Any comments?

I also find Cape Town Revisited by Abdullah Ibrahim very good.

Others you may find interesting as well(apologies should I repeat some previous recommendations, which IMHO are all very very good):
Miles Davis: Love Songs
Lee Konitz: Another kind of blue
Bill Evans: You must believe in spring
Keith Jarret: The melody at night, with you
Cassandra Wilson: Traveling miles
Michel Petrucciani Trio: Pianism
Pat Metheny: One quiet night

If you like the fusion of jazz and bossa nova:
Stan Getz did some excellent recordings, especially those with Joao Gilberto IMO, and with Laurindo Almeida (guitar player).
Also Laurindo Almeida & Baden Powell: Garota de Ipanema
Laurindo Almeida & Bud Shank: Brazilliance

Enjoy,
Ale

Try Ella Fitzgerald, the Duke Ellington Songbook

Track 2. Do nothing till you hear from me.

I have an original 1958 Verve Mono pressing and this track is my all time favorite.
The solos from Ben Webster and Stuff Smith are amazing. The is the ultimate cool and smooth.

R

That's pretty much Ben Webster just oozing out of your speakers. He's good at that!

Not particularily smooth, but cool in a swinging way - some great Quincy Jones arrangements here with a lovely mellow version of 'Basin Street Blues' alongside some snappy Big Band sounds - a fun feel-good jazz album.

Or you could take a listen to TheJazz radio station on DAB. They certainly play a lot of mellow stuff early evening. It might give you some ideas for purchases.

Steve

Dexter Gordon, Ballads.



Not actually a revolutionary in Jazz but what a sound ! This disc is always welcome no matter what your day looked like.

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Modern Jazz Quartet : Pyramid

I bought the original mono press vinyl in a charity shop today, gave it a clean on the Knosti (even the Knosti), and we gave this a spin this evening.

WOW!!! Flippin' 'Eck!! This lump of plastic is nearly 1/2 century old, and mono, and sounds absolutely phenomenol! Much better than some allegedly audiophile pressings of today. The sense of 'space' and dynamic interplay between the musicians on this mono pressing is incredible.

I got it on a CD (stereo) the other day. It's more or less as fantastic as you say!

JohanR

Smooth and fantastic

Smooth, easy listerning, smile inducing, relaxing, well performed jazz : )

regards ~
nymph