Agreee re: your praise to Johnny Guarnieri.
Don't miss the Black&Blue disc, Walla Walla (1975), also issued on Classic Jazz as Gliss Me Again
Other recordings lead by Guarnieri include:
-the Johnny Guarnieri sessions for Savoy (from 1944), one with his All Star Orchestra including Lester Young, another one as a trio
-the Johnny Guarnier Quartet with Don Byas ('45)
-his trio and quartet dates for Majestic (1946); his solo dates for the same label (1947)
-several transcriptions, issued by IAJRC and Jazz Unlimited
-Sings and Plays (Admiral, 1950)
-The Duke Again and The Songs of Hudson and DeLange (Coral, 1956)
-Plays Johnnie Guarnieri (Golden Crest, 1957)
-& His Group (Camden, '56-'57)
-Piano Dimensions on Dot (1965)
-Plays Harry Warren on Jim Taylor Presents label (1973)
-Breakthrough in 5/4 (Bet, 1976)
-Superstride (Caz-Jazz, 1976)
-Plays Walter Donaldson on Dobre (1978)
-Stealin' Apples (JG plays Fats Waller) (Caz-Jazz, 1978)
-Keep on Dreamin' and Original on Jim Taylor Presents, both from 1979
-Echoes of Ellington on Sounds Great (1984)
Best regards,
Agustín