[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1406298980' post='2510362']
Thousands of albums come and go as we move through life but there are always a handful that stay with us and which we never tire of. For me, there ones that never seem to grow stale include...
Nova - Vimana - a 1976 LP by an Italian fusion outfit but with Percy Jones on bass. Impossible to locate but there are some tracks in Youtube (Vimana, Night Games, The Princess and The Frog)
Bill Bruford - Feels Good To Me (1978) Jeff Berlin's finest moment with Annette Peacock, Allan Holdsworth, Dave Stewart and Kenny Wheeler)
Kenny Wheeler - Music for Large and Small Ensembles (1990)
Marc Johnson - Bass Desires (1985) John Scofiled, Bill Frissel, Peter Ersking - stunning
Dave Holland - Extensions (1990)Holland, Steve Coleman, Kevin Eubanks and Marvin Smitty Smith
Jaco Pastorius - Twins - the US double LP version (recorded 1982 but released 1999)
Joe Lovano - Landmarks (1990) - Lovano, Marc Johnson, Bill Stewart, Kenny Werner, John Abercrombie but this one is greater than the sum of it's parts
Genesis - Seconds Out (1976?) - every track a gem - love lots of their stuff but this one was the one that broke them for me
Branford Marsalis - Trio Jeepy
Yes - Close To The Edge - my first prog LP
There are so many more but these are the ones that come to mind and which I occasionally go back to whilst others are long, long gone.
What are your keepers?
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some great albums there mate....I've also got a Nova album in my list, here goes.....
Nova - Wings of love, saw them live in the late 70's and Barry Johnson's Bass playing had a profound effect on me at the time
Camel - Breathless
Caravan - Better by far
Wishbone Ash - live dates
Rush - Exit stage left
Joni Mitchel - Miles of Aisles
Stanley Clarke - School Days
Genesis - Wind and Wuthering
Pink Floyd - Dark side of the moon
Joni Mitchel - Shadows and light