Fine trumpet , alto sax recordings?


I have some new speakers, and I am looking for good recordings of trumpet and alto sax. I picked up Chris Botti's To Love Again . I do love the purity and tonality of his playing. I also bought a ,close your ears, Kenny G album. Lol...
So I looking for more smoothe jazz styles for now. I do enjoy more straight ahead Jazz, but want to try a couple of albums with a more relaxed feel.
Are Botti and Kenny a good place to start?
Sacd's are welcome too.
Is trumpet,alto sax, and symbols , the best instruments to test the highs of my Raal tweeter?
Thanks,
Todd
toddnkaya

Showing 1 response by edorr

The problem with traditional "smooth jazz" (Kenny G and ilk), is they have a nice tone, but the music is artistically shallow. My favourite saxophone player with a beautiful mellow tone AND artistic depth is Paul Desmond. For beatifully mellow music on trumpet, you can't go wrong with Chet Baker.