I tune in to this site: Jazztrax Radio (for easy listening, mood music)
http://69.43.137.40/jazztrax/ OT
@lawrence,
I listen to these artists for pure inspiration.
Just a list for your reference.
Almost all of the artists I mentioned below incorporates an ensemble, so
you can take any instrument part as a basis for your study.
(hehe, I drank too much coffee)Ahmad Jamal
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
Ben Webster
Buddy Rich
Bill Evans
Carmen McRae
Charlie Parker
Chick Corea
Lionel Hampton
Coleman Hawkins
Dexter Gordon
Dizzy Gillespie
Earl 'Fata' Hines
Gerry Mulligan
Lionel Hampton
McCoy Tyner
Miles Davis
Oscar Peterson
Stan Getz
Stephane Grappelli
Theolonius Monk
Wynton Marsalis
Ron Carter
Hank Jones
...etc.
Irio de Paula Trio/Quartet (plays Wes Montgomery)
Bulow/Besiakov Quartet
George Benson Quartet
Sweet Jazz Trio
Christoph Dangelmaier Trio
Continued in the Underground Orchestra
Medeski, Martin & Wood
SUD Trio
Glenn Ferris, Pentessence Quintet
Joel Miller
Pat Metheny
Charles Mingus
Allison Neale Quartet
Brian Trainor Quartet
Bobby Mcferrin
BWB Trio
Tobias Sudhoff
Carl Orje Trio
John Scofield
Jaco Pastorius
Salvatore Tranchini Quintet
Acoustic Alchemy
Amina Figarova
Dave Stryker
Kay Nakayama
Marc Antoine
Frode Kjekstad
Mariane Bitran
Some Bossanova...
(although some of the artists I mentioned above played some bossanova-type songs on their albums)
Astrud/Joao Gilberto
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Os Flautistas Do Rio
Joao Donato
Quarteto Em Cy
Carlos Lyra
Tambo Trio
Sebastiao Tapajos
Reinaldo Creagh
Milton Banana Trio
Maria Creuza
Lisa Ono
Toots Thielemans & Luis Bonfa
Johnny Alf & Girberto Gil
Sergio Mendes Trio
etc.
Plus some other French Jazz (Cafe Apres-Midi-Tuile/Ecru Compilation)
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