I'm at the pearly gates and they tell me I can only bring in one jazz cd


Prez and Teddy (Lester Young and Teddy Wilson). To my fellow jazz fans if you've never checked this out do so. I play it again...and again...and.......

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What happens if Heaven and Hell turn out to be real places? How trivial then would this thread be.

 

This will be controversial.  Allen Toussaint "Bright Mississippi".  Old style Kansas City jazz but with modern overlays by Toussaint.  Can't keep from tapping your toes while enjoying the solo excursions.  This is the only "jazz" CD Toissant every made (he was mostly noted for NOHO "funk".)  But it managed to win the title of best Jazz record of the year .... and in its creative juxtaposition of style is a jazz wonder.

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