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![]() | Miles Davis: The Complete Birth of the Cool (Blue Note, 1998) This album is a classic. All the tracks were originally recorded in the late 1940's. Included in this recording are the studio recording as well as some live recordings made at the Royal Roost. The recording quality and performances on the live recordings are uneven. Even with that, this album should be in everyone's library. |
![]() | Gerry Mulligan: The Original Quartet with Chet Baker (Blue Note, 1998) "Bernie's Tune"? is practically the national anthem for West Coast Jazz. This two disc set is filled with classics such as "Walkin' Shoes."? Chet Baker's playing on "My Funny Valentine"? is timeless. |
![]() | Shorty Rodgers: Cool and Crazy (RCA, 1953 & 1956) |
![]() | Shorty Rodgers: Short Stops (RCA, 1952) These two CDs duplicate eight tracks with Short Stops as the one to find. "Coop de Graas,"? "Infinity Promenade,"? and "Short Stop"? show off Shorty's writing and the playing of some of the best musicians of the 1950s. "Contours"? showcases the trombone of Milt Bernhart. Shorty's sense of humor comes through here as well with titles like "Sweetheart of Sigmund Freud."? |
![]() | Howard Rumsey & The Lighthouse All-Stars: Sunday Jazz a la Lighthouse (Contemporary, 1953) |
![]() | Howard Rumsey & The Lighthouse All-Stars: Volume 2 (Contemporary, 1953) |
![]() | Howard Rumsey & The Lighthouse All-Stars: Volume 6 (Contemporary, 1954 & 1955) Three albums with a combination of live and studio recordings. Listening to these recordings today causes one to imagine what those jam sessions must have been like. |
![]() | Lennie Niehaus: Volume 1: The Quintets (Contemporary, 1956) |
![]() | Lennie Niehaus: Volume 5: The Sextet (Contemporary, 1956) Like Mulligan and Rogers, Niehaus is a double threat as a player and a writer. He also led small groups that varied in instrumentation, sometimes with and sometimes without a piano like Mulligan. His writing serves as a perfect platform for Bob Gordon, Stu Williamson, and Bill Perkins. He has been one of Clint Eastwood's favorites, having written for most of Eastwood's movies since Play Misty for Me. |
![]() | Henry Mancini: The Music from Peter Gunn (Buddha, 1999) |
![]() | Various Artists: The Jazz Sound from Peter Gunn (Fresh Sound, 1994) |