Best Joey DeFranceso albums

[Peter Friedman]

There are many many albums with Joey DeFrancesco as leader and as a sideman.

I am not familiar with most of them.

What do people here recommend as the best ones to get?

[Rabshakeh]

5 Spot for me. Hot stuff. 

[Tom in RI]

I am by no means deeply into Mr Defrancesco but I have always liked the date he did with Danny Gatton on Big Mo called Relentless.

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[BillF]

The perfect organ trio with Paul Bollenback and Byron Landham.

Joey is very good (both verbally and musically) on this one, too:

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[kh1958]

I like these:

Pat Martino, Live at Yoshi's

Marchel Ivery Meets Joey DeFrancesco

Marchel Ivery, Three

Danny Gatton and Joey DeFrancesco, Relentless

Joey DeFrancesco, In the Key of the Universe

[felser]

I love that Martino album.

[robertoart]

This more recent one is something to enjoy. It captures the brilliant trio he had together for some time with Dan Wilson and Jason Brown. So glad I got to experience this trio live. Sadly to be no more. 

 

 

[danasgoodstuff]

In the Key of the Universe and The Trane Trib with McLaughlin work for me.

[mjzee]

Just came across this:  https://archive.org/details/john-mc-laughlin-free-spirits-1993-umea-jazz-sweden

[Milestones]

My go-to records for Joey are Live at Yoshi's with Pat Martino and McLaughlin's After the Rain (which has Elvin on drums).  Guitar/organ/drums doesn't get any better.

Concerning his work as a leader, I favor Reboppin'--a generous 14 tracks and covers of Miles, Trane, Monk, Shorter, Silver, plus originals.  You'll also hear his trumpet playing.  Put it on a blindfold test and most would guess it's Miles. 

[JSngry]

1 hour ago, Milestones said:

Put it on a blindfold test and most would guess it's Miles. 

And then the firing squad finishes up. 

Never waste a good blindfold!