Post #116625 by Kawentzmann on Mon, Sep 27, 2004 4:16 AM

That’s a really good album. I call that type of music light jazz. It’s like lounge but with some schmaltz removed, and added some jazz chops on the lead instrument.
Tequila by Wes Montgomery is a good example.
I recently got two late sixties Tony Mottola (who sadly passed away a couple of weeks ago), and they fit that desciption, too. Being on Projet 3 like Command and Grand Award they’re Enoch Light productions.

More CDs going together well with Dorothy Ashby are:
Groovin’ with the Soulful Strings,
Cal Tjader Plays The Contemporary Music Of Mexico And Brazil,
the various artists compilation California Dreamin’ Jazz Exotica (on Impulse),
Spanish Rice by Clark Terry & Chico O’Farrill,
How About Uke? Lyle Ritz Plays Jazz Ukulele
and for the adventerous there’s a Don Sebesky album but the title escapes me now.
One of my favorite jazz guitarists is Gabor Szabo, who had a gypsy vibe woven into his groovy jazz lines.

KK