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Please suggest serene, restful jazz recordings


Could you please suggest some quite, late night type jazz recordings on CD?

* Recording quality is at least as important as the music; if it isn't extremely well recorded, I wouldn't be interested.

* Instrumentals only, no vocals.

* Well recognized classic songs like "Misty", "Stardust", "Moon River", "When I Fall in Love", etc.

* No piano banging (like Oscar Peterson), only smooth, flowing piano

* No CD's that are marred by a single lousy cut.

* I'm looking for restful, background music, not something that will impress/irritate my neighbors with my audio system.

Thanks in advance for your help!
exagorazo
osgorth
109 posts
 
I'll add to the Tord Gustavsen Trio fanclub, and let me also tell you to get their latest CD, released this year, called "Being There" (ECM) .. Excellent stuff, an improvement on the 2nd CD in my opinion.
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hoopster
184 posts
 
Gdoodle,
Can't believe I left out "Beyond the Missouri Sky", great call.

Pbb,
Once our friend Exagarazo gets a hold of some of these maybe he will quit listening at background music and start feeling it...all who love good jazz had to be initiated!
davemitchell
253 posts
 
One could accuse Oscar Peterson of playing too many notes, as the King said to Mozart, but banging? He has a very delicate touch. Busy, but delicate.

Listen to Oscar Peterson's "We Get Requests."

Other pleasant recordings to try:

Bill Evans "Sunday at the Vanguard"
Getz/Gilberto
Stanley Turrentine "Blue Hour"
Charlie Haden/Hank Jones "Steal Away"
Cyrus Chestnut "Blessed Quietness"
Stan Getz "The Essential:" Verve
kitch29
316 posts
 
Kenny G. who unravels the knitted sleeve of care...zzzzzzzz
rshak
416 posts
 
Kind of Blue - Miles Davis. Superb.
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