Easy Listening Jazz
 

As I have gotten back into vinyl, I have been buying various jazz albums. What I really prefer though are what would be soft jazz or maybe easy listening if that makes sense. Some of the ones I have acquired are really intense I guess the word would be. While that is ok some of the time I prefer the more sedate. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

Check out anything by Beegie Adair.

I don't know if you're requirements are specifically for content on vinyl, but I have a couple of suggestions; these are on digital. Don't know if they are on vinyl.

Guitarist Antonio Forcione. Perhaps start with his Touch Wood album. All his albums are very well recorded and mastered.

Melody Gardot: My One and Only Thrill

Shelby Lynne: Just a Little Lovin' This is an SACD, IIRC.

[emoji106] Antonio Forcione

TORD GUSTAVSEN TRIO

TINGVALL TRIO

LARS DANIELSSON TRIO

FLORA MARTINEZ

Good listening!!

Thanks for all of your responses so far. I have ordered one album so far. Will keep looking for others.

If you are referring to what is sometimes called "straight up" jazz, you might consider:
Ray Brown Trio
The New York Jazz Quartet
Harold Betters
Tsuyoshi Yamamoto
Some of the earlier work by Miles Davis and John Coltrane
Oscar Peterson
Red Garland

These are all artists who flourished largely between the 50s and 70s, and I've come across these artists in a variety of ways, from hearing them on vinyl as a kid on my dad's hifi to being gobsmacked hearing "Soul Junction" on the radio by Red Garland as an adult, and even more so that I wasn't familiar with his work.

Some of this music is easy to find on vinyl, a couple might require looking more intensely and seeking used vinyl.

Some suggestions above I will definitely look into - thanks for posting Fbgbill, and you guys who responded.

I'll throw in some suggestions:

Joe Pass - guitar
Vince Guaraldi - piano
Lee Ritenour - guitar
Toshiko Akiyoshi - piano
Clark Terry - trumpet/flugelhorn
Charles Earland - Hammond B3 organ

Bill, some excellent suggestions in the above responses.

As a general rule I would advise looking into the more relaxed albums/ballads of prominent jazzmen.

And later work you way into their more "challenging" ones if you feel like it.

Here are some suggestions... hope you'll enjoy them :music:

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Thanks Joel hifi

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Well I found and ordered most of what Joel hifi suggested. I really appreciate you suggesting certain albums. I was able to listen to some of them on Youtube. I have not found the Bill Evans album yet. It is very expensive it appears even in cd version.

I have several albums that others have recommended. The wife thinks I have gone crazy since it is her Amazon account that is taking the worst hit...! Thanks all, keep them coming.

Bill, alternatively you might want to check this Bill Evan's album which is easier to find and also mostly composed of slower tunes.

This is the last suggestion I'm making, don't want to get into any sort of trouble :D

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Trouble?!
AA is THE place where we help other people... to spend their money. :D

:naughty: :naughty: :naughty:

Don't stop the suggestions, I done been in trouble before. You should have seen her when the mono blocks arrived and they picked up my "worn out" MC462....!:D

Oh I might add that I did just buy the Bill Evans Trio album you just recommended.

Hahaha Bill!
I usually tell my dealer made me an offer I couldn't refuse. :D

I’m guilty of that one too!

This is like a master’s class in listening. Not a bad pull in the bunch. Bravo!

These would be my suggestions: