seeking recommendations for melodic , ear pleasing, and musical sounding LP's?

@audio-b-dog -Two really good choices! Have you read "Three Shades of Blue," by James Kaplan? There's are many fascinating and informative stories and background about Evans, Davis and Coltrane. 

https://jameskaplan.net/3-shades-of-blue/

@wharfy 

I'll take a look. Thanks for the suggestion.

Jacob Collier is a slightly different genre than other suggestions, but listen to his first four albums and spend some time listening to his ballads or percussion-less tracks. I find them to be very pleasing. These aren’t live recordings, but he/they did a great job with whatever studio magic applied. 

Aaron Neville - Warm Your Heart and Bring it on Home.

Warm Your Heart covers everything from the sultry 'Feels Like Rain' to the divine 'Ave Maria' with stops in between. Absolute tour de force of his ability to sing almost any genre, and do it better than its ever been done. 

'Bring It On Home' is more focused on th soul classics, and again he delivers definitive versions of each song. 

Both are beautifully recorded and have incredible guest performers, like Linda Ronstadt and Mavis Staples.

Pat Matheny and Charlie Haden - Beyon the Missouri Sky. Incredible music, musicianship. And recording. Layers of detail musically and technically make this a joy are unveiled on repeated listenings.

Keith Jarrett - The Koln Concerts His ability to to simply sit down and play improvisational piano has never been more on display than on these sides. Simply listen and let them carry you away. 

Enjoy!

Van Morrison. I am not sure which ones would rank lower by your requirements but he is so freaking musical, if he read a police report, even that would be a catchy tune. This would be my top 10:

• His Band and the Street Choir
• Tupelo Honey
• Saint Dominic’s Preview
• Moondance 
• Down the Road
• Wavelength
• Veedon Fleece
• Into the Music
• Days Like This 
• The Healing Game

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