Thelonious Monk Quartet With John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall - I won't pretend to be a jazz expert, but this CD is pretty damn good (when a reviewer says 'damn', you know he's self-importantly implying that he's just bursting at the seams to say 'fucking', but has the dignity not to). Read the linked review by Ben Ratliff in the NY Times to tell you WHY it's so good and give you some historical perspective.
Try John Mayer Trio - Do, indeed, try this...Mayer is pretty gritty for a preppie guy...and funny... "let me take you back to the birthplace of the blues - Fairfield, CT."...He sounds a little like Dave Matthews in the beginning (in a good way, not a rip-off way), but then settles in to being the leader of this solid blues trio.
The Prisoner Herbie Hancock - A quick visit over to Integrity 'N Music yields this 1969 tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King.
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