Pairings that worked together.

[Hardbopjazz]

I have been listening to Coltrane's Impulse recordings. I just finished up his two sessions that Impulse paired Trane with another solo artist. One being Duke Ellington and the second with Johnny Hartman. Both of these work so well from the first track to the last. Too bad these were both one off projects. Like that bag of chips, you even eat the crumbs wedged at the bottom,  I wanted more from both.

Are there any other one off collaborations that are as good? 

 

[BillF]

Then there's Monk and Pee Wee Russell

[Hardbopjazz]

I have both of these, Brubeck and Rushing and Monk and Mulligan and these are two as well. The Monk and Mulligan has a fell as if they had been working together for sometime. 

[BillF]

Ronnie Scott's recommendation of Elvis Presley Meets Thelonious Monk was of course just a fantasy 

[ghost of miles]

Timely thread for me--I'm working on a "Great Encounters" Night Lights show for later this year that runs along this theme.

[JSngry]

McLean/Morgan/Mobley/Higgins, in any combination

Same with Konitz/Marsh/Ind/Levitt

Corea/Burton, whether or not you like it or not, they go together

Parker/Drake

So many more...

[felser]

[Chuck Nessa]

[erwbol]

I feel the Duke Trane pairing on Impulse! is an almost complete dud. I have never really liked it, but I don't hate it like the Ballads album. I did get the APO Hybrid SACD of the Duke album back when exchange rates were much more favourable for around €20. Good value, but little played.

[jazzbo]

Interesting. I find it a fascinating listen and have listened to it many tines.

[T.D.]

  On 7/23/2019 at 8:04 PM, jazzbo said:

Interesting. I find it a fascinating listen and have listened to it many tines.

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Yes. I enjoy it too.

  On 7/23/2019 at 6:34 PM, Hardbopjazz said:

... Are there any other one off collaborations that are as good?

  On 7/23/2019 at 7:08 PM, JSngry said:

McLean/Morgan/Mobley/Higgins, in any combination

Same with Konitz/Marsh/Ind/Levitt

Corea/Burton, whether or not you like it or not, they go together

Parker/Drake

So many more...

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One-offs?

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

 

[felser]

[HutchFan]

Focusing only on "one-offs":

- Lee Konitz & Hal Galper - Windows (Steeplechase)

- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Paul Gonsalves - Love Calls (RCA)

- Al Cohn & Jimmy Rowles - Heavy Love (Xanadu)

- George Coleman & Tete Montoliu - Meditation [aka Dynamic Duo] (Timeless)

- Bucky Pizzarelli & Bud Freeman - Buck & Bud (Flying Dutchman)

[BillF]

Reading subsequent responses, I see I was concentrating on unexpected/unpromising  pairings that came off. Others seem to have interpreted the question dfferently.

[jlhoots]

Steve Lacy / Kenny Davern

[JSngry]

 

[medjuck]

IIRC there's a Benny Carter recording where he plays with several "guests".  And also Benny with Phil Woods and with Marian McPartland.   For strictly duo I like Gil Evans and Lee Konitz but I'm not sure Gil's really a "solo artist".

[felser]

[duaneiac]

I enjoyed this Chick Corea & Bela Fleck pairing, although I guess they have another album (which I have not heard) together now, so it's no longer a one-off . . .

[bertrand]

  On 7/23/2019 at 9:01 PM, felser said:

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The best! A shame that several live dates are AWOL.

[BillF]

Not exactly pairings, but some unlikely partners in a highly successful enterprise: Dolphy, Eldridge, Mingus, Jo Jones.

[Mark Stryker]

  On 7/23/2019 at 10:44 PM, JSngry said:

 

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Good Lord, how did I not know this existed?

[Justin V]

This is desert island material for me that I don't see mentioned often.

I don't have much of Shepp, but his bruised lyricism works well with Chet's style in this live recording from shortly before Chet's death.  A big plus is the rhythm section of Horace Parlan, Herman Wright and Clifford Jarvis.

[Simon8]

Speaking of Chet, another pairing that clicked beautifully: