Back when I was taking guitar lessons my teacher turned me on to a whole pile of players like Jim Hall (my teacher was so into Hall that he actually attended a taping of the Merv Griffin just because Hall was in Griffin's band), Gene Bertoncini and Howard Roberts. I've still got the tape made from my teacher's record, but since I can't play the tape on anything anymore, this album had to come home. Great guitar trio+organ music.
Ornette Coleman - The Best of Ornette Coleman
I don't have much Ornette on vinyl (besides Body Meta and my prized copy of Free Jazz) so this sampler from Atlantic was a no-brainer: "Una Muy Bonita", "Embraceable You", "Blues Connotation", "Lonely Woman", "Ramblin", "C & D". Great music, plus some killer Nat Hentoff liner notes.
Branford Marsalis - Royal Garden Blues
An older Branford album with some crazy-good musicians guesting including Ellis Marsalis, Ralph Peterson, Ron Carter and Charnett Moffett.
Prince - Around The World In A Day
Never had this in my collection before. Dang, "Raspberry Beret" sounds fine on vinyl.
Leo Kottke - Ice Water, Chewing Pine
While I'm generally a bigger fan of Kottke's solo guitar records, there's always something of interest lurking on the rest of his albums. Ice Water has his version of Tom T. Hall's classic "Pamela Brown". Chewing Pine has "Regards From Chuck Pink" and the confessionally titled "The Scarlatti Rip-Off." Kottke's a funny guy and a beyond great guitar player.
(First posted on Mark Is Cranky)
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