The Good Stuff



There are simply two kinds of music, good music and the other kind ... the only yardstick by which the result should be judged is simply that of how it sounds. If it sounds good it's successful; if it doesn't it has failed. --  Duke Ellington

This purpose of this thread is to provide a place to post outstanding examples of the Good Music. 
Genre Immaterial.

On the Old Kentucky Shore // Joan Osborne & Ricky Skaggs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liTdpTz7g5A

My CD has a different cover art, but it is the same album.

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A Boston Pops Christmas -- Live from Symphony Hall

The Twelve Days of Christmas

BSO Classics   2013

 

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Bernard Purdie

SOUL TO JAZZ

Not bad for a German Radio Band.  

Along with Purdie, includes the Brecker Bros and Eddie Harris.

 

 

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Three Mo' Tenors

Rodrick Dixon - Thomas Young  - Victor Trent Cook

RCA / BMG    2001

 

Today I sing the Blues

 

Let the Praise Begin / Just Come / It's My Time

 

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Bobby McFerrin

SPIRIT YOU ALL

Sony Masterworks    2013

Swing Low

 

Joshua

Fix me Jesus

 

25:15

 

with Ali Jackson, Lisa Fischer, Esperanza Spalding

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Bryant and Jones:

Excellent selections.   Of course the Composer did the heavy lifting.

Both significant to me:

The first Jazz album I ever purchased was Bryant's "SLOW FREIGHT."  And of course Jones is from Mississippi.

Thanks

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The last time I heard Victoria de los Angeles, my play back system consisted of Thorens, Shure and SME.  I need to find her on CD.

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Billie Holiday

THE SILVER COLLECTION

Ben Webster, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Jimmy Rowles, Barney Kessel

Verve  1984

Body and Soul

Moonlight in Vermont

Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You

All or Nothing at All

 

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The Neville Brothers

YELLOW MOON

A&M Records   1989

 

A Change is gonna Come

 

 

With God on Our Side

 

 

The Ballad of Hollis Brown   (Saddest & most depressing song ever)

 

Will the Circle be Unbroken

 

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PLAYING FOR CHANGE

 

Love Rescue me

 

Chanda Mama

 

A Change is Gonna Come - Spoiled by the Obligatory Katrina whine

War / No More Trouble

 

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Andy Bey and the Bey Sisters

Prestige Records   2000

 

Willow Weep for Me

A Taste of Honey

Sister Sadie

Besame Mucho

Smooth Sailing

 

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Doo Wop

THE DOO WOP BOX -- Volume Three

Doo Wop's Golden Age  (1957-1959)

Rhino Records 1993 4CD Box

Once upon a time in America, before the distorted drug crazed rocker invasion.

 

Been so Long

For Your Precious Love

16 Candles

So Fine

I only have eyes for you

Maybe

 

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Bernard Purdie

SOUL to JAZZ II

ACT Music  1997

 

A Motherless Child

Nobody Knows the Trouble I have Seen

Amen

New Orleans Strutt

 

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Anne-Sophie Mutter

Pablo de Sarasate: Fantaisie de Concert sur des motifs de l'opera "CARMEN", op.25

DG  1993

 

Introduction, Allegro Moderato

Moderato

Lento Assai

Allegro Moderato

Moderato

 

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Jon Batiste

HOLLYWOOD AFRICANS

Verve  2018

No filler here!

Kenner Boogie

Saint James Infirmary Blues

Is It Over

Nocturne No.1 in D Minor

What a Wonderful World

Don"t Stop

 

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Isaac Stern

FAVORITE VIOLIN ENCORES

 

Rimsky-Korsakov - Flight of the Bumblebee

Brahms - Hungarian Dance No.5

Greensleeves

Copland - Hoe-Down

Gershwin - Bess You is my Woman Now

Benjamin - Jamaican Rumba

 

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Allen Toussaint

AMERICAN TUNES

Nonesuch Records  2016

Viper's Drag

Confessin' that I Love You

Rocks in my Bed

Come Sunday

Southern Nights

 

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Nigel Kennedy

GREATEST HITS

 

Scarborough Fair

Danny Boy

The Lark Ascending

 

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Divas Galore

White, Fischer, Knight, Turner

 

Superwoman

How can I Ease the Pain

End of the Road Medley

What's Love Got to do  With it

 

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The Gaithers

Swing Low Sweet Chariot

 

 

Randy Travis

God is Able

You Don't Love God

Will the Circle be Unbroken

 

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Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

A NIGHT IN TUNISIA

Lee Morgan(trumpet), Wayne Shorter(tenor sax), Bobby Timmons(piano), Jymie Merritt(bass), Art Blakey(drums).

Blue Note 1960 / 1989

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHKyVJ5YfNU

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 Crème de la crème of Artists

WE ARE THE WORLD

Great talent, Good Cause, Great Performance.

I wonder what happened to the money.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AjkUyX0rVw

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Charles Mingus

MINGUS AT ANTIBES

Mingus(bass), Booker Ervin(tenor sax), Ted Curson(trumpet), Eric Dolphy(alto sax & bass clarinet), Bud Powell(piano), Dannie Richmond(drums)

Atlantic Jazz    1976 / 1986

These guys are on fire!

 

Wednesday Night Meeting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNWqqGTgwew

 

Prayer for Passive Resistance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UUV3dHBEBc

 

Folk Forms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=397PU-4KX5w

 

Better Git It in Your Soul

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V46NvfMpThs

 

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BTW, Mingus on 'vocals'  😊

 

 

Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings The Flood

Hem - Eveningland 

Michael Hedges - Taproot

Ray Charles

GENIUS LOVES COMPANY

HEAR Music 2004

Ray Charles died the year this was recorded.  Excellent Booklet with great pictures.

 

Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word -- with Elton John

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-Qcll0gTDE

 

Fever -- with Natalie Cole

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvYUA6dtjE4

 

Here we go Again -- with Norah Jones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD4Eo3KWx1k

 

Sinner’s Prayer -- with B.B. King

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSOGcEFdoLI

 

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Johann Strauss

WALTZES AND POLKAS

Sony Essential Classics   1961, 1962, 1969, / 2003

 

Viennese Blood

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSYNRTM0PKk

 

Thunder and Lightning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE52O3YYacY

 

The Blue Danube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNdbCE3hp-U

 

Roses from the South

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2fsrmaYHoM

 

The Blue Danube   (Mo better version)

Willi Boskovsky - Wiener Philharmoniker

London / Decca   1984

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntAsXVV7oCM&list=RDMM&index=1

 

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