Ellis Marsalis – ‘Whistle Stop’ (1994)
Ellis Marsalis’ ‘Whistle Stop’ served as an important reminder that New Orleans’ jazz patriarch was still a hat-tipping, oh-so-swinging piano man.
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Frank Sinatra – ‘Sinatra and Sextet: Live in Paris’ (1994)
Skip the in-concert patter, and Frank Sinatra’s ‘Sinatra and Sextet: Live in Paris’ was a record that couldn’t help but matter.
Jim Hall – ‘Dedications and Inspirations’ (1994): On Second Thought
‘Dedications and Inspirations’ fully confirms the high praise of former bandmate Sonny Rollins, who once called Jim Hall “the greatest guitarist in jazz.”
Boz Scaggs – ‘Come On Home’ (1997)
Boz Scaggs, when he wanted, always had the chops back in the day. The throwback blues of ‘Come on Home’ made it clear that he still did.
James McMurtry – ‘Candyland’ (1992): On Second Thought
James McMurtry, we know now, had only just begun making steel-toe tapping records that take a while to sink in.
