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Originally posted by kgilroy kgilroy wrote:


A Resonance Records recent release.



Resonance does interesting stuff for sure. Some of their releases can be a bit expensive though. I had a Sonny Rollins live release in my hand and had to put it back when I looked at the price tag! I might grab that one on CD as it's a bit cheaper. I have some Wes Montgomery and Grant Green releases from Resonance on vinyl from a few years ago. 

If you like the archival live recording stuff that Resonance does, check out Cellar Live/Reel to Real. They do a similar thing and put out quality stuff, not too expensive either. I have a couple of their releases and will pick up more when I can. Like Resonance, they do both vinyl and CD releases. 


Thanks for that link.  Yea, Resonance vinyl can be expensive and availability frustrating since they tend to do limited production RSD releases.  A lot of the archival live stuff can be a bit dicey depending on how well they are recorded. I bought most of the Bill Evans Resonance records and they are very good except for the one in the UK where recording quality is less than great and I didn't buy the recent one at Ronnie Scotts for that reason.
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Just discovered Keith Jarret! Amazing pianist, have ordered a couple of albums and watched a couple of youtube videos of him playing in trio; marvellous stuff I could listen to all day.

I’m also very interested in the Tone Poet releases from Blue Note but most seem to be on back order at the moment. The reviews are very positive for this series, mastered by Kevin Gray from original master tapes, and mostly in high quality gate fold sleeves using original photos etc.

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Just discovered Keith Jarret! Amazing pianist, have ordered a couple of albums and watched a couple of youtube videos of him playing in trio; marvellous stuff I could listen to all day.

I’m also very interested in the Tone Poet releases from Blue Note but most seem to be on back order at the moment. The reviews are very positive for this series, mastered by Kevin Gray from original master tapes, and mostly in high quality gate fold sleeves using original photos etc.

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There are 2 albums that Keith Jarrett made with Charlie Haden that are definitely worth a listen.  Jasmine and Last Dance.  Just piano and double bass.  The only thing about Keith Jarrett is that he occasionally likes to hum along in some of his recordings and you have to just accept that as part of his process.
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Yes, I did notice he has a rather idiosyncratic  style of playing! 

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Keith Jarrett is an interesting guy. There is a documentary on him somewhere that's worth checking out. He recorded a lot of albums, and I certainly haven't heard them all.

Two famous ones are The Koln Concert and the Solo Concerts - Bremen/Lausanne. The latter was originally released as a 3xLP boxset. Both of these are on the ECM label, which released a lot of great stuff. 
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Surprisingly Keith Jarrett also recorded Bach's Well Tempered Clavier.

A bit off topic but since you mentioned the Keith Jarrett documentary there are a few others that I can heartily recommend

Bill Evans - Time Remembered
Miles Davis - Birth of the Cool
Thelonious Monk - Straight, No Chaser
The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene Smith
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Originally posted by kgilroy kgilroy wrote:

Just something a little different:


I have another one of Tod Gustavsen’s albums as a hires download but was looking for vinyl and hence this.  The music is very atmospheric but they still manage to swing.  All of his recordings sound good regardless of the media.

BTW I also love the Getz/Gilberto album mentioned in the last post.
I have three of the Tord Gustavsen Trio's albums (as downloads) and simply love them. Highly recommended! (Plus of course the Getz/Gilberto album!)
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