I know many of you are looking for jazz music for that special progenitor in your life, so here are my current top 10 albums in no particular order:
1. Stan Getz – Cafe Montmartre (1991)
2. Diana Krall – Quiet Nights (2009)
3. Charles Mingus – Mingus Ah Um (1959)
4. Pat Metheny – Watercolors (1977)
5. Jeff Lorber – Midnight (1998)
6. Dave Brubeck – Jazz Impressions of Eurasia (1958)
7. Miles Davis – In a Silent Way (1969)
8. Billie Holliday – Complete Decca Recordings (1944-1950)
9. Steely Dan – Aja (1977)
10. Keith Jarrett – Solo Concerts in Bremen/Lausanne (1973)
Honorable Mention goes to Michael Bluestein – Wild World (2001), if only for the daringly successful rendition of Led Zeppelin’s “Ten Years Gone.” Soothingly mind-blowing.
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